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Actors: Rodney Dangerfield, Keith Gordon, Sally Kellerman
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Back to School |
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A wealthy man decides to go back to school. He enrolls in college with his son. He falls in love with one of his teachers. He's soon the most popular guy on campus. For each of his final exams he hires the top expert in the field to do it for him. He's accused of cheating and is forced to take all oral exams. He barely passes with all D's. When one of the swimteam's divers fakes an injuy, the man fills in, landing the 'triple lindy', the impossible dive that made him famous years ago in a diving show on the boardwalk.
--Brandon Swenson, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Back to School |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kind of comedy
- adults acting eccentric
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- simply wealthy
Age:
- 60's-90's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) fat
Unclothed?
- Chest
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average build
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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