Back to School Page #9

Synopsis: Millionaire businessman Thornton Melon is upset when his son Jason announces that he is not sure about going to college. Thornton insists that college is the best thing he never had for himself, and to prove his point, he agrees to enroll in school along with his son. Thornton is a big hit on campus: always throwing the biggest parties, knowing all the right people, but is this the way to pass college?
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Director(s): Alan Metter
Actors: Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Keith Gordon
Production: HBO Video
  1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
68
Rotten Tomatoes:
85%
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PG-13
Year:
1986
96 min
1,213 Views

There will be an additional

springboard installed...

for Melon's dive,

the Triple Lindy.

- Is that hard?

- It's impossible.

Melon! You did it!

That was great!

Oh, you were great!

That was incredible!

I guess there's nothing

you can't do.

I've got the results

of your exams right here.

Do I want to hear 'em?

You passed!

All "Ds" and an "A."

Who gave me the "A"?

- I did.

- Oh, yeah?

I would like to introduce

our speaker today.

This is the first time...

in the history

of this fine institution...

that a freshman

has given this address.

Mr. Thornton Melon.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, Dean Martin,

President Sinclair...

and members

of the graduating class.

I have only one thing

to say to you today...

it's a jungle out there.

You gotta look out

for number one.

But don't step in number two.

And so,

to all you graduates...

as you go out into the world

my advice to you is...

don't go!

It's rough out there.

Move back with your parents.

Let them worry about it.

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Steven Kampmann

Steven Kampmann (born May 31, 1947) is an American actor, writer, and director. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is best known for his role as Kirk Devane on the first two seasons of Newhart. Kampmann also had roles in The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me, L.A. Law, The Richest Cat in the World, Multiplicity, and Analyze That. Additionally, he was a writer for WKRP in Cincinnati. In 1981, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for his work on WKRP in Cincinnati. His screenplay credits include Back to School, The Couch Trip and Stealing Home. In 2008, Kampmann wrote and directed BuzzKill, a film about a struggling writer who becomes famous when a serial killer steals his car and the newest draft of his script. Kampmann is married to actress Judith Kahan and they have four children, Christopher, Robert, William, and Michael. more…

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