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Up the Academy

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.

Director

Robert Downey Sr.

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Awards

3 nominations

Ike

Hash

Oliver

Chooch

Rodney Ververgaert

Harry Teinowitz

Sisson

Commandant Causeway

Coach

Candy

Bliss

Keck

Vitto

Nubia

Candy Ann Brown

Rev. MacArthur

Mrs. Bombalazzi

Commandant's Wife

Mayor Holt

James G. Robertson

Mayor Holt's Wife

Sheik Amier

Burly Cook

Robert Lynn Mock

Assistant Cook

Tough Upperclassman

Chester

Henchman #1

Patrick McKenna

Henchman #2

Landmine #1

John R. Gallagher

Landmine #2

Jack N. Stewart

Landmine #3

Landmine #4

Charles Lloyd Kephart

Landmine #5

James D. Coddington

Military Instructor

William J.L. Bunting

Candy's Roommate

Sheri Ann Hoffhines

Another Girl

Annette Katafiasz

Platoon Leader

Butch Officer #1

Barbara Lindsay

Butch Officer #2

Tough Girl

Another Butch Officer

Rev. Ike's 2nd Wife

Camera Store Owner

Ernest Vishneske

Sheik's Wife

Boy on Soccer Team

Boy on Soccer Team

Robert Downey Jr.

Major Vaughn Liceman

Kevin

Audrey B. Nelsen

Teen Girl at Soccer Game

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Well, now, you're gonna learn
to listen and learn. - Up the Academy

Well, now, you're gonna learn to listen and learn.

God be with you, Eisenhower MacArthur. - Up the Academy

God be with you, Eisenhower MacArthur.

I'll miss you, Eisenhower. - Up the Academy

I'll miss you, Eisenhower.

It just seems to me
that the son of the mayor... - Up the Academy

It just seems to me that the son of the mayor...

Thank you, Commandant Causeway,
for that inspiring opening message. - Up the Academy

Thank you, Commandant Causeway, for that inspiring opening m...

Just call me lke Hash - Up the Academy

Just call me lke Hash

I'm taking this top bunk Anybody got any objections - Up the Academy

I'm taking this top bunk Anybody got any objections

Here he comes! - Up the Academy

Welcome, gentlemen.
My name is Major Vaughn Liceman. - Up the Academy

Welcome, gentlemen. My name is Major Vaughn Liceman.

I was 7 years old when I first came
to the academy. - Up the Academy

I was 7 years old when I first came to the academy.

Holt - Up the Academy

You're a disgrace to niggers the world over - Up the Academy

You're a disgrace to niggers the world over

Shit! And for this, I gave up being white. - Up the Academy

Shit! And for this, I gave up being white.

Now you see that is an untruth - Up the Academy

Now you see that is an untruth

Do you recall what I said I'd do to you if I ever caught you stealing again - Up the Academy

Do you recall what I said I'd do to you if I ever...

- Holt, dismiss yourself.
- Yes, sir. - Up the Academy

- Holt, dismiss yourself. - Yes, sir.

Hash. - Up the Academy

No I generally just piss over the side - Up the Academy

No I generally just piss over the side

Hey, Rodney, how do you like the food? - Up the Academy

Hey, Rodney, how do you like the food?

Those seal beams you're wearing make you stand out like a turd in a punch bowl - Up the Academy

Those seal beams you're wearing make you stand out like...

Oh, forget about the windows.
We are in a hurry. - Up the Academy

Oh, forget about the windows. We are in a hurry.

We'll pick you up
in exactly 10 minutes! - Up the Academy

We'll pick you up in exactly 10 minutes!

What the hell are you doing? - Up the Academy

What the hell are you doing?

Where's your roommate? - Up the Academy

Where's your roommate?

- Halt! Who goes there?
- It's a sperm-chucker. Let's get him! - Up the Academy

- Halt! Who goes there? - It's a sperm-chucker. Let...

There he is. Quick! Get him, Killer. - Up the Academy

There he is. Quick! Get him, Killer.

Go ahead, Oliver. What happened next? - Up the Academy

Go ahead, Oliver. What happened next?

Gentlemen, you are dismissed. - Up the Academy

Gentlemen, you are dismissed.

How are we gonna get
those pictures back? - Up the Academy

How are we gonna get those pictures back?

Master Sergeant Sisson,
you frightened me. - Up the Academy

Master Sergeant Sisson, you frightened me.

Right If you ever wanna get those pictures back - Up the Academy

Right If you ever wanna get those pictures back

You guys think there will be any
hot-to-trot quail at the dance tonight? - Up the Academy

You guys think there will be any hot-to-trot quail at the da...

Boy, what a maggot. - Up the Academy

Boy, what a maggot.

Candy's so much prettier
than the other girls. - Up the Academy

Candy's so much prettier than the other girls.

Hey, Sergeant Patty! - Up the Academy

Hey, Sergeant Patty!

Okay. And now for a real treat. - Up the Academy

Okay. And now for a real treat.

I gotta get some air. - Up the Academy

I gotta get some air.

Oh, my God. - Up the Academy

Anyway, I'm supposed to get into
a fistfight with you at 9:00. - Up the Academy

Anyway, I'm supposed to get into a fistfight with you a...

- Good evening, soldier.
- Good evening. - Up the Academy

- Good evening, soldier. - Good evening.

Tickle your ass with a feather - Up the Academy

Tickle your ass with a feather

Tickle your ass with a feather - Up the Academy

Tickle your ass with a feather

So how about it, then, there? - Up the Academy

So how about it, then, there?

Oh my God there's a turd in the punch bowl - Up the Academy

Oh my God there's a turd in the punch bowl

Get ready, lover. I'll be right there. - Up the Academy

Get ready, lover. I'll be right there.

Okay, Vaughn. If you don't want
to turn me on... - Up the Academy

Okay, Vaughn. If you don't want to turn me on...

I know it sounds crazy, Candy,
but if our plan works... - Up the Academy

I know it sounds crazy, Candy, but if our plan works...

Did you see the food they served us?
It was atrocious-looking. - Up the Academy

Did you see the food they served us? It was atrocious-lookin...

You just be ready. - Up the Academy

You just be ready.

As we reach the middle of the second half,
it's still a scoreless tie... - Up the Academy

As we reach the middle of the second half, it's still a...

And Cadet Bombalazzi scores,
breaking the tie! - Up the Academy

And Cadet Bombalazzi scores, breaking the tie!

And with a driving shot
deflected by the head of the goalie... - Up the Academy

And with a driving shot deflected by the head of the goalie....

Dumb honkies. - Up the Academy

You boys are gonna pay for this! - Up the Academy

You boys are gonna pay for this!

Be a puff of smoke... - Up the Academy

Be a puff of smoke...

Up the Academy poster

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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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Director: Robert Downey Sr.

Writer: Tom Patchett, Jay Tarses

Production: N/A

Genre: comedy

Year: 1980

MetaScore: 29/100

ImdbRating: 4.7

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 06 Jun 1980

Awards: 3 nominations

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