

Up the Academy
1980-06-06 · 87 min · ★ 4.8
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.
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- Directors
- Robert Downey Sr.
- Production companies
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Ralph MacchioChooch Bombalazzi
Hutch ParkerOliver Holt (as J. Hutchison)
Tom PostonSgt. Skip Sisson
Antonio FargasCoach
Stacey NelkinCandy
Barbara BachBliss
Robert Downey Jr.Boy on Soccer Team (uncredited)
Ron LeibmanMajor Vaughn Liceman (uncredited)
Ian WolfeCommandant CausewayTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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