Review of Up the Academy (1980) by John B — 10 Apr 2013
Up the Academy is a movie that I always saw in the comedy section but didn't think anything of it because I would watch Animal House or others instead. I didn't have an interest in this until I found out that Mad Magazine produced it and being that Mad was one of my favorite things as a kid, I felt it was worth checking this out.
The Good: It kind of captures the humor of the magazine, the actress playing Candy was hot, The Stooges' Gimme Danger being played when that instructor was around. There are some decent laughs in this as it is a little stereotypical like a lot of raunchy 80's comedies.
I liked seeing a brief and weird image of Alfred E Neuman The Bad: It is kind of aimless and while it has a decent setup, it really doesn't go anywhere. That annoying kid, who is named Rodney by the way, wasn't so bad but his little chuckle annoyed me.
Up the Academy isn't terrible but isn't great.
This review of Up the Academy (1980) was written by John B on 10 Apr 2013.
Up the Academy has generally received mixed reviews.
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