UP THE ACADEMY (1980)

The trailer for 1980’s UP THE ACADEMY. Directed by Robert Downey Sr. and written by Tom Patchett and Jay Tarses. The film stars Wendell Brown, Tommy Citera, Hutch Parker, Ralph Macchio, Harry Teinowitz, Tom Poston, Ian Wolfe, Antonio Fargas, Stacey Nelkin, Barbara Bach, and Leonard Frey.

The plot summary is as follows:

This puber-comedy is a kind of mixture between ANIMAL HOUSE and POLICE ACADEMY. Four boys are sent, for different reasons, to the Sheldon R. Wienberg 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?

UP THE ACADEMY is not currently streaming but is available for rent/purchase on most digital platforms.