Up the Academy

Up the Academy

87 mins | Comedy | June 6, 1980

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.

Up the Academy

87 mins | Comedy | June 6, 1980

Up the Academy
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.
IMDb rating 4.7
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title Up the Academy
Directors Robert Downey Sr.
Writers Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett

Cast

Ralph Macchio

as Chooch Bombalazzi

Wendell Brown

as Eisenhower "Ike" MacArthur

Tommy Citera

as Hash

Hutch Parker

as Oliver Holt (as J. Hutchison)

Harry Teinowitz

as Rodney Ververgaert

Tom Poston

as Sgt. Skip Sisson

Antonio Fargas

as Coach

Stacey Nelkin

as Candy

Barbara Bach

as Bliss

Robert Downey Jr.

as Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)

Ron Leibman

as Major Vaughn Liceman (uncredited)

Ian Wolfe

as Commandant Causeway

Allyson Downey

as Platoon Leader