Making The Grade

– Lazy preppie Palmer Woodrow hires street-smart Eddie Keaton to go to school for him while he lives i..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 45 Minutes
Release Year:
1984
Making the Grade (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.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Making the Grade (1984) - Trailer

Release Date:

18 May 1984

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Dorian Walker

Writer:

Gene Quintano (screenplay), Gene Quintano (story), Charles Gale (story)

Main Actors:

Judd Nelson, Jonna Lee, Gordon Jump, Walter Olkewicz

Plot:

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.

Production:

MGM

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.7/10