Up the Academy
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Up the Academy

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

★ 4.8/10 TMDB 1980-06-06 87 min

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.

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Ralph Macchio
Ralph Macchio
Chooch Bombalazzi
Wendell Brown
Eisenhower "Ike" MacArthur
Tommy Citera
Hash
Hutch Parker
Hutch Parker
Oliver Holt (as J. Hutchison)
Harry Teinowitz
Rodney Ververgaert
Tom Poston
Tom Poston
Sgt. Skip Sisson
Antonio Fargas
Antonio Fargas
Coach
Stacey Nelkin
Stacey Nelkin
Candy
Barbara Bach
Barbara Bach
Bliss
Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr.
Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)
Ron Leibman
Ron Leibman
Major Vaughn Liceman (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe
Ian Wolfe
Commandant Causeway
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