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Back to School

Back to School

Jun 13, 1986
96 min
Comedy
6.3/ 10
470 votes

Overview

Self-made millionaire Thornton Melon decides to get a better education and enrolls at his son Jason's college. While Jason tries to fit in with his fellow students, Thornton struggles to gain his son's respect, giving way to hilarious antics.

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TMDB
6.3/10
470 votes
IMDB
6.7/10
38,745 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
81%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
68/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$11,000,000Production cost
Box Office$91,258,000Worldwide gross
Profit$80,258,000Profitable
ROI
+729.6%Return on investment
US Box Office$91,258,000Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

1 win & 2 nominations total

Details

Production information

"He enrolled in college for the pursuit of finer things...like co-eds, shapely professors, fun and rock and roll."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$11,000,000

Revenue

$91,258,000

Production Companies

Orion PicturesPaper Clip Productions

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