Making the Grade
1984·United States·105 min.
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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.
DirectorDorian Walker
MusicBasil Poledouris
CinematographyJacques Haitkin
CastJudd Nelson·Jonna Lee·Gordon Jump·Walter Olkewicz·Ronald Lacey·Dana Olsen·Carey Scott·Scott McGinnis·Andrew Dice Clay·John Dye·John Stevens·Lucille EwingShow all
Original titleMaking the Grade