Back to School
1986 · 96 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 37,569 VOTES · DIR. Alan Metter
Overview
Self-made millionaire Thornton Melon decides to get a better education and enrolls at his son Jason's college. While Jason tries to fit in with his fellow students, Thornton struggles to gain his son's respect, giving way to hilarious antics.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,525 lines
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00:01:23 Thorny.
00:06:36 - Later. My son's on the phone. - But, Mr. Melon!
00:09:43 It's all right. I'll get it myself.
00:14:51 The only Greek I know owns a coffee shop on State Street.
00:17:59 Boy, what a great-lookin' place.
00:20:47 is the kind of business that it actually is.
00:24:17 Yeah, I know.
00:27:41 Well, boys, what do you think?
00:30:46 but they are not part of the legitimate business world...
00:33:59 Good answer. Good answer.
00:37:31 Certainly not.
00:41:31 Not bad.
00:45:21 Hey, guys, let me see some I.D.
00:49:21 He threw the teacher out the window.
00:52:15 Actually, I was married twice.
00:55:36 We'll celebrate. We're havin' a party!
00:59:42 Make sure he gets that.
01:03:03 I'm sorry. I have a date with Philip tonight.
01:08:18 It's only me, only me
01:11:21 I know you came here to help me, and I really appreciate it...
01:14:55 He's lookin' out for ya. Look out for him.
01:21:09 In response to Roman numeral 27...
01:25:45 Because... get this, towel boy...
03:00:04 than our average freshman...
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,525
Dialogue density15.9 lines / min
First line00:01:23
Final line03:00:04
Production Record
DirectorAlan Metter
LanguageEnglish
Budget$11,000,000
Revenue$91,258,000
IMDb votes37,569