Other mistake: After his wife has a party at their house, Thorton Melon (Dangerfield) decides to have a swim in his pool. The camera shows Melon as he is about to dive into the pool from the edge. The camera cuts away and a much "thinner" Melon is seen doing a flip into the water. Watch carefully as the "thinner" man makes his dive. You can clearly see his hairpiece fly off the top of his head.
Back to School (1986)
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Directed by: Alan Metter
Starring: Burt Young, Keith Gordon, Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman
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9.6/10.Possibly one of Rodney Dangerfield's best movies.I liked the idea of this self made millionaire going to college to make up for lost time with his son.It's touching at times while still being funny.One of the funnier gags they ever did was when Rodney was making a hoagie at this posh party his wife was hosting.If anyone who wanted to go into comedy wanted to learn the art of the straight line watch this movie.I would say it's possibly one of the most overlooked comedies of the 80's.
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Thornton Melon: Listen, Sherlock. While you were tucked away up here working on your ethics, I was out there busting my hump in the real world. And the reason guys like you got a place to teach is 'cause guys like me donate buildings.
Trivia: The swimming pool scenes were filmed at an aquatic club at the bottom of a hillside hotel property in Industry, California. The entire pool area was torn down in 2005 and the ground levelled with dirt everywhere so now if you drove by there, you would never know it ever existed.
Question: What poem is Diane reading to her class that makes Thornton say, "Yes, yes!"?
Answer: She was reading from the novel Ulysses by James Joyce.
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Answer: She was reading, "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night," by Dylan Thomas.
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