Back to School (1986)
A movie review
A quick introduction to Rodney Dangerfield
Rodney Dangerfield was a well-known stand-up comedian in the fifties and sixties. His jokes were often self-deprecating and included references to how little respect he received. After decades of making crowds laugh, he was given the opportunity to be in movies. Some of the movies he is best remembered for include, Caddyshack, Ladybugs, and Back to School.
Check out a sample of Dangerfield at work. (Note there is a mention of suicide in one of the jokes.)
What is Back to School about?
“I don’t care how rich or successful a man is, if he don’t got an education, he’s got nothing.”
Those are the words that a young Thornton Melon hears from his father as a young child after coming home from school with a bad report card. Young Thornton doesn’t change his ways, in fact, he doesn’t even graduate from high school. That doesn’t stop Thornton from becoming a successful businessman. He takes his father’s small…
