Millionaire businessman Thornton Melon is upset when his son Jason announces that he is not sure about going to college. Thornton insists that college is the best thing he never had for himself, and to prove his point, he agrees to enroll in school along with his son. Thornton is a big hit on campus: always throwing the biggest parties, knowing all the right people, but is this the way to pass college?
Comedy, Romance, Sport
Theatrical Release
June 13, 1986
Director
Alan Metter
Writers
Rodney Dangerfield (story), Greg Fields (story), Dennis Snee (story), Steven Kampmann (screenplay), William Porter (screenplay), Pj Torokvei (screenplay), Harold Ramis (screenplay)
Actors
Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Keith Gordon