Back to School
Comedy. After divorcing his cheating wife, Thornton Melon, who has grown rich from his 'Tall and Fat' outsize clothes shops, decides to fulfill his ambition of earning a college degree. He enrols at the same university as his son, to give the failing boy some encouragement. Melon thinks, however, that he can use his wealth to further his education without having to do the real work.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Thornton Melon Rodney Dangerfield
- Diane Turner Sally Kellerman
- Lou Burt Young
- Jason Melon Keith Gordon
- Derek Robert Downey Jr
- Philip Barbay Paxton Whitehead
- Valerie Desmond Terry Farrell
- Coach Turnbull M. Emmet Walsh
- Vanessa Adrienne Barbeau
- Chas William Zabka
- Dean Martin Ned Beatty
- Dr. Barazini Severn Darden
- Professor Terguson Sam Kinison
- Giorgio Robert Picardo
- Himself Kurt Vonnegut
- Marge Edie McClurg
- Sorority Girl Sarah Abrell
- Young Woman Dana Allison
- Tony Meloni Boris Aplon
- Agnes Nora Boland
- Girl in Dorm Hallway Kimberlin Brown
- Lisa Lisa Denton
- Contractor Bob Drew
- Girl in the Crowd Holly Hayes
- Young Thornton Jason Hervey
- 1st Coed Leslie Huntly
- Judge James Ingersoll
- 1st Player Michael Mcgrady
- Bartender Santos Morales
- Mrs. Stuyvesant Beth Peters
- 1st Executive Phil Rubenstein
- Trendy Man Timothy Stack
- Security Guard Steve Sweeney
- Hot Tub Girl Stacey Toten
- Hot Tub Girl Becky Lebeau
- 2nd Executive John Young
- Petey Brad Zutaut
- Student in Diane's Class Josh Saylor
- Drunken Student William Grauer
- Girl in Diane's Class Kristen Aldrich
- Lisa's Friend Tricia Hill
- Girl at Dorm Party Jill. D. Merin
- Man in Stands John James
- Student at Fraternity Party Eric Alver
- Cashier Theresa Lyons
- 1st of the Rodettes Dallas Winkler
- 2nd of the Rodettes Lisa Le Cover
- 3rd of the Rodettes Kimberlee Carlson
- "Twist & Shout" band member Curtis Stone
- "Twist & Shout" band member Michael Reid
- "Twist & Shout" band member Cactus Moser
- "Twist & Shout" band member Brian O'dougherty
- "Twist & Shout" band member Davey Faragher
- "Twist & Shout" band member Cliffie Stone
- band Oingo Boingo
- Oingo Boingo Band Member Danny Elfman
- Oingo Boingo Band Member Steve Bartek
- Oingo Boingo Band Member John Hernandez
- Oingo Boingo Band Member Sam Phipps
- Oingo Boingo Band Member Leon Schneiderman
- Oingo Boingo Band Member Dale Turner
- Oingo Boingo Band Member John Avila
- Oingo Boingo Band Member Mike Bacich
Credits
Direction
- Director Alan Metter
- 2nd Unit Director David Rawlins
- Assistant Director Robert P. Cohen
- Assistant Director Steve Cohen
- Assistant Director Dustin Bernard
- Assistant director (2nd unit) Jerry Sobul
- Assistant director (2nd unit) Michael Looney
Production
- Production Company Paper Clip Productions
- Production Company Orion Pictures Corporation
- Executive Producer Estelle Endler
- Executive Producer Michael Endler
- Executive Producer Harold Ramis
- Producer Chuck Russell
- Production Associate Kathy Lymberopoulos
- Production Manager Chuck Russell
- Production Co-ordinator Mary McLaglen
- Production Controller Douglas Burdinski
- Location Manager Cass Martin
- Location Manager Joe O'har
- Location Manager Pam O'har
- Production Assistant Jean-Claude Bonnardot
- Production Assistant William Watts
- Production Assistant Joe Camp
- Production Assistant Regi Plummer
- Production Assistant Melanie Roy
Casting
- Casting Caro Jones
- Casting Melissa Skoff
Writing
- Script Steven Kampmann
- Script Will Porter
- Script Peter Torokvei
- Script Harold Ramis
- Original story Rodney Dangerfield
- Original story Greg Fields
- Original story Dennis Snee
Photography
- Director of Photography Thomas Ackerman
- 2nd unit photography (Triple Lindy) Frederick Moore
- Underwater photography (2nd Unit) Alan Gornick Jr.
- 2nd unit lighting technician Kenneth Rissien
- 2nd unit lighting technician Frederick White
- Camera Operator Douglas Knapp
- Video playback Inter Video
Special Effects
- Special effects supervisor Michael Lantieri
- Assistant special effects Timothy J. Moran
- Prosthetics Cannom Creations
Editing
- Editor David Rawlins
Design
- Production Designer David L. Snyder
- Set Designer Edmund Silkaitis
- Set Decorator Linda Descenna
- Set Dresser Steve Husch
- Set Dresser Tom McCown
- Production Illustrator David Russell
Costumes
- Costume designer Durinda Wood
- Costume supervisor Ellis Cohen
- Women's costumer Sandy Ampon
- Women's costumer Janet Stout
Make-up
- Head makeup Hallie D'amore
- Assistant makeup Janna Phillips
Titles
- Main title sequence design Dan Curry
- Titles Cinema Research Corporation
Film processing
- Opticals Pacific Title
Music
- Music Danny Elfman
- Music Director Lennie Niehaus
- Music Supervisor Linda Perry
- Music Editor Dick Bernstein
- Music Editor Robert Badami
Sound
- Sound Recording William Nelson
- Dialogue mixer Gary Bourgeois
- Music mixer Neil Brody
- Supervising Sound Editor Fred Judkins
- Supervising Sound Editor Tom C. McCarthy
- Sound Editor Neil Burrow
- Sound Editor Gordon Davidson
- Sound Editor Mark Gordon
- Sound Editor James J. Klinger
- Sound Editor James Matheny
- Sound Editor Don S. Walden
- Sound Effects Chris Carpenter
- ADR Editor Burton Weinstein
- Foley walker Vanessa Ament
- Foley walker Hilda Hodges
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Dick Ziker
- Stunts Pete Antico
- Stunts Gregory Barnett
- Stunts Todd Bryant
- Stunts Harold Burton
- Stunts Justin Derosa
- Stunts Tom Elliott
- Stunts Richard Epper
- Stunts Gary Epper
- Stunts Allan Graf
- Stunts Carlos A. Herzer
- Stunts Bill Hooker
- Stunts Hugh Hooker
- Stunts Gary Hymes
- Stunts Anderson Martin
- Stunts John Meier
- Stunts Don Mcgovern
- Stunts William Oliver
- Stunts Noon Orsatti
- Stunts Manny Perry
- Stunts Charles Picerni Jr
- Stunts Steve Picerni
- Stunts Carol Rees
- Stunts Cyndi Lee Rice
- Stunts Mike Runyard
- Stunts Spike Silver
- Stunts Dean Wein
- Stunts Scott Wilder
- Stunt diver Mike Ostavich
- Stunt diver Mark Lindout
- Stunt diver David Draves
- Tandem diver Dana Burgess
- Tandem diver Abbe Masel
- Diver (1st AE) Jim Mantrell
- Diver (2nd AE) Dan Walter
Consultant
- Diving adviser Julia Alexander