Making the Grade (1984)
Lazy preppie Palmer Woodrow hires street-smart Eddie Keaton to go to school for him while he lives it up in Europe. Eddie falls in love with preppie gal Tracey, upsetting Biff, the Hoover Academy bully. When his bookie from the old neighborhood, Dice, comes to collect on Eddie's gambling debts and Palmer returns early from Europe, the scheme slowly starts to unravel. Soon, Eddie can't even tell whose side he's really on.
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This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.
The greatest movie ever made..!
There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.
The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.
For anyone who was alive and well in the 80's this movie is the funniest of all time. Of course you might need to remember the Preppy Handbook, putting pennies in your shoes (or coins from other countries if you wanted to be really cool), nicknames like Bif, Kiki and Buffy, and men wearing pink and yellow.The star of this movie is the REAL Palmer Woodrow, Dana Olsen. It is a shame it doesn't look like he is still in the business.The character of Rand is well played and is very, very funny.Andrew Dice Clay, Gordon Jump and Judd Nelson all put in solid performances.I have this on DVD...it is great.I really wish they made Tourista. That would have been excellent.
You have to take this movie for what it is and when it was released. The characters are likable and the dialogue doesn't try too hard to be funny; it just is.Granted, some of the appeal may be nostalgic at this point; it's hard to imagine how this looks to a first-time viewer today. OK, some parts are bound to be ridiculous; there is a break-dancing scene and accompanying music that are hopelessly dated... then again break-dancing does appear to be making a comeback.I'm not a huge Andrew Dice Clay fan, but this movie is where the "Diceman" character originated.The actor who plays Palmer Woodrow wrote the movie The Burbs, as it turns out.
Andrew "Dice" Clay plays "Dice". I'm used to the movie box cover where the guy is sitting on the hood of a Porsche. This is a story of a "my parents are rich, and so am I" kid, who tires of attending Prep School, so he hires Judd Nelson's character to play him while he vacations/travels around. -He gets tired of travel, so he returns.., -I'm not at liberty to say anymore, so you'll have to watch the movie to see what happens! It is a decent movie; kind of "B-movieish", but well worth the watch if you get the chance. (Please, if you see this video in the rental store, rent it! You won't be sorry, I promise you.) Gordon Jump (WKRP's Arthur 'Big Guy' Carlson) plays the Dean. Not a big role in the film, but a part he played well. Good story; Funny movie, and I recommend it highly.
I'm always amazed when I find people who think Caddyshack is hilarious but have never even heard of Making the Grade. Making the Grade is still the funniest golf/class struggle/gettin lucky/uptight white people movie to date. There's even breakdancing. For anyone who hasn't seen this film and likes goofy 80s fare, run to your video store. For anyone who has seen it and doesn't like it, I must quote Coach, "Attention! Attention! You guys suck!"