SYNOPSIS
Millionaire businessman Thornton Melon is upset when his son Jason announces that he is not sure about going to college. Thornton insists that college is the best thing he never had for himself, and to prove his point, he agrees to enroll in school along with his son. Thornton is a big hit on campus: always throwing the biggest parties, knowing all the right people, but is this the way to pass college?
- Rodney DangerfieldThornton Melon
- Sally KellermanDr. Diane Turner
- Burt YoungLou
- Keith GordonJason Melon
- Robert Downey Jr.Derek Lutz
- Paxton WhiteheadPhilip Barbay
- Terry FarrellValerie Desmond
- M. Emmet WalshCoach Turnbull
- Adrienne BarbeauVanessa
- William ZabkaChas
- Ned BeattyDean David Martin
- Severn DardenDr. Barazini
- Sam KinisonProfessor Terguson
- Robert PicardoGiorgio
- Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Self
- Edie McClurgMarge Sweetwater
- Sarah AbrellSorority Girl
- Dana AllisonYoung Woman
- Boris AplonTony Meloni
- Nora BolandAgnes
- Kimberlin BrownGirl in Dorm Hallway
- Lisa DentonLisa
- Bob DrewContractor
- Holly HayesGirl in the Crowd
- Jason HerveyYoung Thornton