Making the Grade
1984 · 105 MIN · IMDB 5.6 · 1,692 VOTES · DIR. Dorian Walker
Overview
Lazy preppie Palmer Woodrow hires street-smart Eddie Keaton to go to school for him while he lives it up in Europe. Eddie falls in love with preppie gal Tracey, upsetting Biff, the Hoover Academy bully. When his bookie from the old neighborhood, Dice, comes to collect on Eddie's gambling debts and Palmer returns early from Europe, the scheme slowly starts to unravel. Soon, Eddie can't even tell whose side he's really on.
Dialogue Timeline — 2,188 lines
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00:00:09 Captioning made possible by mgm home entertainment
00:05:06 You know, I have a very delicate psyche.
00:09:36 Now, that's respect.
00:15:07 ¶ you're riding- ¶
00:19:44 Smack's a freshman or-or any new kid.
00:23:51 Hey, wait, wait. Wait, let me help.
00:28:15 All right, guys, move over.
00:32:28 You guys pickin' on the blimp again? Nice.
00:37:21 Well, I guess he wasn't thinking.
00:42:45 You better learn from the master
00:48:07 To see the hoover image stained like this.
00:53:35 Tracy: Mr. Woodrow here is an expert rider.
00:58:18 ¶ and gentle sighs ¶
01:02:23 Come on, sidney, let's go.
01:05:36 And I mean that, eddie.
01:09:45 You're talking about blowing the whole thing.
01:14:12 That doesn't build character in a man.
01:17:27 Please, don't whine
01:22:04 He didn't tell you about it, huh?
01:25:12 Hey, honey
01:28:49 We'll all prosper.
01:34:19 And, uh...
01:38:48 Well, I'll just endorse this check
10:00:00 when you graduate.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed2,188
Dialogue density20.8 lines / min
First line00:00:09
Final line10:00:00
Production Record
DirectorDorian Walker
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$4,561,346
IMDb votes1,692