Synopsis
Self-made millionaire Thornton Melon decides to get a better education and enrolls at his son Jason's college. While Jason tries to fit in with his fellow students, Thornton struggles to gain his son's respect, giving way to hilarious antics.
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Cast
- Rodney DangerfieldThornton Melon
- Sally KellermanDiane
- Burt YoungLou
- Keith GordonJason Melon
- Robert Downey Jr.Derek
- William ZabkaChas
- Paxton WhiteheadPhillip Barbay
- Adrienne BarbeauVanessa
- M. Emmet WalshCoach Turnbull
- Terry FarrellValerie
Recommandations
- 80
Chicago Reader
It's a good character for Dangerfield, one that veers him away from the “I don't get no respect” pathos that comes too easily to him, and enough attention is paid to the minimal plot to integrate Dangerfield's classically constructed one-liners into something like a dramatic situation. This is what they mean by “a good vehicle.” - 80
Empire
As vehicles for fat comedians who were big in the States but never exported well go, this self-proclaimed slob comedy is nearly a masterpiece and certainly much better than the comparable Revenge of the Nerds films. - 75
Chicago Tribune
In this very funny Rodney Dangerfield comedy, there has been an important shift in Rodney`s entertainment persona, a shift that has made this small film a monster hit. - 75
Christian Science Monitor
The profoundly strange presence of Rodney Dangerfield triumphs over sloppy writing and lumpy editing in this sometimes raunchy farce about a middle-aged dad who joins his son as a freshman at college. The theme of father-son loyalty is attractive, and the supporting cast is strong. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
This is exactly the sort of plot Marx or Fields could have appeared in. Dangerfield brings it something they might also have brought along: a certain pathos. Beneath his loud manner, under his studied obnoxiousness, there is a real need. He laughs that he may not cry. - 70
The New York Times
The film is a good-natured potpourri of gags, funny bits, populist sentiment and anti-intellectualism. - 60
TV Guide Magazine
The plot is suitably slight, allowing plenty of room for the barrage of jokes that roll off Dangerfield's tongue. The result is unsophisticated, unilluminating, unambitious, and hilarious. - 50
Philadelphia Inquirer
A comedy that belongs back on the drawing board.
