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The education they got wasn't in books.

Up the Academy

4.8 / 10 4.8 1980 1h 27mR

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.

Directed by Robert Downey Sr.

VISUAL NOTES

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CAST

The people behind the story

Ralph Macchio

Ralph MacchioChooch Bombalazzi

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Wendell BrownEisenhower "Ike" MacArthur

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Tommy CiteraHash

Hutch Parker

Hutch ParkerOliver Holt (as J. Hutchison)

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Harry TeinowitzRodney Ververgaert

Tom Poston

Tom PostonSgt. Skip Sisson

Antonio Fargas

Antonio FargasCoach

Stacey Nelkin

Stacey NelkinCandy