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Up the Academy

Up the Academy

# The education they got wasn't in books.
Comedy
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1980-06-06
⌚ Running Time: 87 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 4.7

Beloved Cast

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

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