Back to School

  • PG13 (SINGAPORE)
  • 1986


MOVIE IS cinematic minimal psychological populist enjoyable
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84 % Fresh
$ 91 Million
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Positive Reviews 14
Negative reviews 2
Average Rating 3.3/5
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3.8
This is exactly the sort of plot Marx or Fields could have appeared in.Dangerfield brings it something they might also have brought along: a certain p .. Rogerebert
4.0
In many respects, this thoroughly enjoyable comedy is a classic of its genre, the 1980s collegiate party movie. Common Sense Media
4.0
This Rodney Dangerfield vehicle is a lot better than it should be.
3.8
The result is unsophisticated, unilluminating, unambitious, and hilarious. Tv Guide
2.5
The profoundly strange presence of Rodney Dangerfield triumphs over sloppy writing and lumpy editing in this sometimes raunchy farce. Cs Monitor
3.0
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the .. Q Network
3.5
This guilty pleasure comedy works best as a cinematic time capsule for the unique comic stylings of the late Rodney Dangerfield. Herald Sun
3.0
Despite mediocrity seeping into the plot to outshine Dangerfields signature jests, this is still one of his most appealing projects.
3.0
It is a trim movie, something vanishingly rare in film comedy after the late 1950s. Alternate Ending
4.0
Dangerfield seems to be setting the films brisk pace and flawless timing himself. La Times
1.5
Its a good character for Dangerfield, one that veers him away from the I dont get no respect pathos that comes too easily to him, and enough attention .. Chicago Reader
3.8
This is the yuppie drama that St. Elmos Fire wanted to be but wasnt. Articles Chicago Tribune
3.0
Still, this is at best a flyweight summer movie.It is notrepeat notRodney, a warm up for King Lear. People
1.5
But five minutes or so of decent stand up comedy material in the course of an entire movie just doesnt make for a satisfying experience. Articles Orlando Sentinel
2.5
I mean no disrespect to Rodney Dangerfield in suggesting that Back to School is a comedy that belongs back on the drawing board. Articles Philly
3.5
Dangerfield proves once again why hes one of the funniest men on screen. Articles Sun Sentinel
4.4
One of the brightest (and least pretentious) comedies of the past quarter century, the 1986 box office hit Back to School is the sort of film thats ea ..
3.0
The film is a good natured potpourri of gags, funny bits, populist sentiment and anti intellectualism. Nytimes



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