Making the Grade
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.
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Making the Grade
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
May 18, 1984
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Comedy
User Score
52%
Original Title
Making the Grade
Production Companies
The Cannon Group, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Golan-Globus Productions
Director
Dorian Walker
Revenue
$4,561,346
Description
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.