It’s Back to School season!
The plot centers on a wealthy but uneducated father (Dangerfield) who goes to college to show solidarity with his discouraged son Jason (Gordon) and learns that he cannot buy an education or happiness.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_School
The movie is basically an excuse for classic stand-up comedian Rodney Dangerfield to drop a series of one-liners. And he has several decades’ worth. The story is very straightforward and gets the job done. Of note:
- Robert Downey Jr (later famous as a Disney superhero) has a supporting role as an eccentric college kid
- cameo by writer Kurt Vonnegut
- performance by New Wave band Oingo Boingo
- supporting performances by comedian Sam Kinison, William “Cobra Kai” Zabka, and Terry Farrell (who went on to play Jadzia Dax in Star Trek: DS9)
- here it is: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x93cwoc
Yes, Rodney was the king of comedy when I was growing up. This movie isn’t quite Caddyshack level but it’s close.