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Cast & Crew

Alan Metter
Director
Danny Elfman
As Oingo Boingo Band Member
Danny Elfman
Composer
M. Emmet Walsh
As Coach Turnbull
Ned Beatty
As Dean Martin
Burt Young
As Lou
Robert Picardo
As Giorgio

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Thornton Melon, a self-made millionaire, decides to enroll in his son's college to give him a better education and to show him the importance of academic success. However, Thornton's unorthodox methods and clashes with the college's ivory tower ways create hilarious antics and tension with his son and the school's faculty. As he struggles to gain his son's respect and prove his worth, Thornton learns the value of education and the importance of following your dreams.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Back to School include Top Secret!, Porky's II: The Next Day, Ski School, Maybe Baby, Other People's Money, Franky And His Pals.

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Back to School was released in theaters on June 13, 1986.