Back to School

"He enrolled in college for the pursuit of finer things...like co-eds, shapely professors, fun and rock and roll."

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Ratings & Reviews

6.7/10

38,745 votes

81/100

Fresh

68/100

Metascore

6.3/10

479 votes

Great

Average

Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

1 win & 2 nominations total

Source: OMDB

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$11.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$91.3M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$91,258,000

United States

Profit

+$80.3M

ROI: +730%

Budget Recovery830% of budget

$0|Budget: $11.0M|Revenue: $91.3M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

33.9K

Daily Avg

566

7-Day Trend

+3%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

California

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1 Location Found

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Thomas E. Ackerman

Music / Score

Danny Elfman

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Distributors

Orion Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Back to School

Available in 134 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	Amazon Prime Video, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV, Philo, BBC America, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Plex Channel	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

Austria6

SpainA

Ireland15

Production

Director

Alan Metter

Writers

William Porter, Dennis Snee, Rodney Dangerfield, Greg Fields, Harold Ramis

Production Companies

Orion PicturesPaper Clip Productions

Cast

Rodney Dangerfield

Thornton Melon

Sally Kellerman

Diane

Burt Young

Lou

Keith Gordon

Jason Melon

Robert Downey Jr.

Derek

William Zabka

Chas

Paxton Whitehead

Phillip Barbay

Adrienne Barbeau

Vanessa

M. Emmet Walsh

Coach Turnbull

Terry Farrell

Valerie

Ned Beatty

Dean Martin

Severn Darden

Dr. Barazini

Tags & Keywords

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