Making the Grade
1984.
Directed by Dorian Walker, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Judd Nelson, Dana Olson, Carey Scott, Jonna Lee, Gordon Jump.

What happens when a wealthy preppy hires a street kid from Brooklyn to attend prep school for him? Well, not much of a movie, that’s for sure. Stupidity abounds in this Golan-Globus funfest. A week after seeing this film, I cannot remember a single detail. And that is perhaps the highest praise I can give this piece of schlock.

     

This article appears in June 1 • 1984 (Cover).

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