Up the Academy

“The education they got wasn't in books.”

4.6

1980

1h 27m

Comedy

Four boys are sent, for different reasons, to a Military Academy. The life of discipline asks a lot of the four geeks. Of course these boys know how to make a party out of the hard times. Will they be "real men" after one year.

Key Crew

Director

Robert Downey Sr.

Producers

Danton Rissner

Marvin Worth

Writers

Jay Tarses

Tom Patchett

Cinematography

Harry Stradling Jr.

Cast (13)

Ralph Macchio

Chooch Bombalazzi

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