Making the Grade 40 years old

His major was attitude.

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 the scheme slowly starts to unravel. Soon, Eddie can't even tell whose side he's really on.

Credits

Making the Grade Cast

Name Character
Gordon Jump He was 52, 71 years old when he died as Mr. Harriman
Ronald Lacey He was 48, 55 years old when he died as Nicky
Judd Nelson He was 24, now 64 years old as Eddie Keaton
Dana Olsen He was 31, now 71 years old as Palmer Woodrow
Andrew Dice Clay He was 26, now 67 years old as Dice
John Dye He was 21, 47 years old when he died as Skip
Dan Schneider He was 18, now 58 years old as Blimp
Jonna Lee She was 2, now 43 years old as Tracey Hoover
Walter Olkewicz He was 36, now 76 years old as Coach Wordman

Making the Grade Crew

Name Department
Gene Quintano as Screenplay. He was 38 (now 78) years old Writing
Yoram Globus as Executive Producer. He was 42 (now 83) years old Production
Dorian Walker as Director. Directing
Making the Grade poster
Making the Grade (40 years)

His major was attitude.

  • Release day: Friday, May 18, 1984
  • Runtime: 105 minutes