Up the Academy (1980)
The education they got wasn't in books.
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.
Rated
R
Year
1980
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
6 June 1980
TMDB
4.7 (34)
CineVerse
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Ratings
0 fansNo ratings yet.
Ralph Macchio
Chooch Bombalazzi
W
Wendell Brown
Eisenhower "Ike" MacArthur
T
Tommy Citera
Hash
Hutch Parker
Oliver Holt (as J. Hutchison)
H
Harry Teinowitz
Rodney Ververgaert
Tom Poston
Sgt. Skip Sisson
Antonio Fargas
Coach
Stacey Nelkin
Candy
Barbara Bach
Bliss
Robert Downey Jr.
Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)
Ron Leibman
Major Vaughn Liceman (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe
Commandant Causeway
A
Allyson Downey
Platoon Leader
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