Making the Grade

Making the Grade

105 mins | Comedy, Romance | May 18, 1984

Lazy preppie Palmer Woodrow hires street-smart Eddie Keaton to go to school for him while he lives it up in Europe. Eddie falls in love with preppie gal Tracey, upsetting Biff, the Hoover Academy bully. When his bookie from the old neighborhood, Dice, comes to collect on Eddie's gambling debts and Palmer returns early from Europe, the the scheme slowly starts to unravel. Soon, Eddie can't even tell whose side he's really on.

Making the Grade

105 mins | Comedy, Romance | May 18, 1984

Making the Grade
Lazy preppie Palmer Woodrow hires street-smart Eddie Keaton to go to school for him while he lives it up in Europe. Eddie falls in love with preppie gal Tracey, upsetting Biff, the Hoover Academy bully. When his bookie from the old neighborhood, Dice, comes to collect on Eddie's gambling debts and Palmer returns early from Europe, the the scheme slowly starts to unravel. Soon, Eddie can't even tell whose side he's really on.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions
Original title Making the Grade
Directors Dorian Walker
Writers Charles Gale, Gene Quintano

Cast

Judd Nelson

as Eddie Keaton

Dana Olsen

as Palmer Woodrow

Jonna Lee

as Tracey Hoover

Gordon Jump

as Mr. Harriman

Walter Olkewicz

as Coach Wordman

Ronald Lacey

as Nicky

Dan Schneider

as Blimp

John Dye

as Skip

Carey Scott

as Rand

John Stevens

as Mr. Hoover

Lucile Doan Ewing

as Mrs. Hoover

Patrice Watson

as Muffy

Moses Peace

as Regis

Robert Meltzer

as Mr. Townsend

Ray Hill

as Dr. Mueller

Mattie Grayson

as Maid

Timothy Fall

as Caddy