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starring: Wendell Brown, Tommy Citera, Hutch Parker, Ralph Macchio, Harry Teinowitz directed by: Robert Downey  Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Release Date: June 05, 2008 Running Time: 88 minutes Studio: Warner Bros. Theatrical Release Date: February 01, 1980 Related Items: Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Average Rating:
 Rating:  - So bad you can smell itAnd yes, I gave it 5 stars. Its greatness is in how bad it is. It's even edited poorly...And yet this is what makes it hilarious. Although there are a few jokes that are actually quite funny. I agree with other reviewers that the soundtrack is awesome - Nick Lowe, Cheap Trick, Boomtown Rats, Iggy Pop, etc. I put this right up there with "Boom!" as one of the best bad movies ever made. Even though he disowned the film and his involvement in it, Ron Liebman as Major Vaughn Liceman is priceless. "Say ... Read More Rating: - Four FriendsHate this school they go to, they abuse the school as much as they can. Rating:  - High School FlashbackNot a great movie by any stretch, but enough goofy laughs and sophomoric humor to keep you interested and chuckling throughout. A funny and self depricating acting turn by Emmy winner Ron Liebman as the wormy, sadisitc, and sleazy Major Liceman; interesting that his part is uncredited. It always cracks me up that when he walks into a room a chill wind precedes him and makes everyone shiver in his presence. Also a good representative soundtrack of the very late 70s/early 80s that is topped off by the ... Read More Rating: - "Geez, I don't remember this barbed wire in any of the brochures."After National Lampoon's success with Animal House (1978), MAD Magazine tried its hand in movies with this film, titled Up the Academy (1980). The Result? It was considered so bad MAD Magazine's founder William Gaines actually paid Warner Brothers to remove any references to MAD Magazine upon release to home video. So why does the reference to Mad appear on the DVD release? Well, seems Time Warner has since bought MAD Magazine, and reinstated all previously removed references (seems your money was ... Read More Rating: - I Was A Teenage Extra , I Was A Teenage Extra !!What more could possibly be said about a movie that almost wasn't.....? Originally titled "The Brave Young Men Of Weinberg", MAD magazine entered the picture early on and bought the rights and titled it "MAD Magazine Presents...Up The Academy". This movie was filmed in Salina, Kansas at an actual boys military academy and I was an extra, in the bleacher shots during the soccer scenes. I met Ralph Macchio, and this was his first movie, and he was quite excited about it. He was discovered tap dancing ... Read More 
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