Back to School (1986) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Alan Metter.

Cast

Rodney Dangerfield as Thornton Melon
Sally Kellerman as Diane
Burt Young as Lou
Keith Gordon as Jason Melon
Robert Downey Jr. as Derek
William Zabka as Chas
Paxton Whitehead as Phillip Barbay
Adrienne Barbeau as Vanessa
M. Emmet Walsh as Coach Turnbull
Terry Farrell as Valerie
Ned Beatty as Dean Martin
Severn Darden as Dr. Barazini
Sam Kinison as Professor Terguson
Robert Picardo as Giorgio
Kurt Vonnegut as Self
Edie McClurg as Marge
Sarah Abrell as Sorority Girl
Dana Allison as Young Woman
Boris Aplon as Tony Meloni
Nora Boland as Agnes
Kimberlin Brown as Girl in Dorm Hallway
Lisa Denton as Lisa
Bob Drew as Contractor
Jason Hervey as Young Thornton
Leslie Scarborough as Coed #1
James Ingersoll as Judge
Michael McGrady as Player #1
Santos Morales as Bartender
Beth Peters as Mrs. Stuyvesant
Phil Rubenstein as Executive #1
Timothy Stack as Trendy Man
Steve Sweeney as Security Guard
Stacey Toten as Hot Tub Girl
John William Young as Executive #2
Brad Zutaut as Petey
Josh Saylor as Student in Diane's Class
William Grauer as Drunken Student
Kristen Aldrich as Girl in Diane's Class
Becky LeBeau as Hot Tub Girl
Tricia Hill as Lisa's Friend

Crew

Harold Ramis — Screenplay
Alan Metter — Director
William Porter — Screenplay
PJ Torokvei — Screenplay
Chuck Russell — Producer
Thomas E. Ackerman — Director of Photography
Danny Elfman — Original Music Composer
Steven Kampmann — Screenplay

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