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Making the Grade
“If you can't make it...fake it!”
5.1 / 10• 1984• 1h 45m•R• English
Comedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Judd Nelson
Eddie Keaton
LeadDO
Dana Olsen
Palmer Woodrow
Jonna Lee
Tracey Hoover
Gordon Jump
Mr. Harriman
Walter Olkewicz
Coach Wordman
Ronald Lacey
Nicky
Dan Schneider
Blimp
Andrew Dice Clay
Dice
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Dorian Walker's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Making the Grade is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
