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Veteran actor Ned Beatty makes a memorable appearance in "Back to School" as Dean Martin, the College Administrator.  One of the last shots in the opening sequence of the film is of Rodney Dangerfield playing golf. This was taken from a previous film of his, "Caddyshack". -Thanks to StephanieBack To School director Alan Metter also directed 80's favourite "Girls Just Want Have Fun" (1985) & Richard Pryor's "Moving" (1988). The person hired to write the paper on Kurt Vonnegut is ... Kurt Vonnegut! When Rodney Dangerfield is looking for his son on campus and goes on sorority row, you can see the letters of Delta Delta Delta chalked on the ground. -Thanks to SaraJason's love interest in the movie is played by Terry Farrell. Terry was also seen in Poltergeist 2 and later cast as Judsea Dax in "Deep Space Nine". She also played the owner of the bar that Ted Danson hung out in his sitcom Becker. -Thanks to Rob AndrewsThe dive that Thornton Melon does in the movie is the "Triple Lindy". That may refer to a '30s dance called the Lindy Hop, named after Charles Lindbergh, the pilot. -Thanks to Ross TrimboliWilliam Zabka also played in the Karate Kid, and the guy who played Jason (Keith Gordon) actually played in Stephen King's "Christine". -Thanks to April AmosThe actor who played the young version of Thornton Melon was Jason Hervey who also played Wayne Arnold in "The Wonder Years". -Thanks to DavidWilliam Zabka was Audrey's boyfriend Jack in "European Vacation". -Thanks to BryanBurt Young, who plays bodyguard and limo driver Lou, plays Paulie, Adriennes brother in the Rocky films. -Thanks to coandjsmommyThe guy who plays Mellon's high-strung history teacher is none other than legendary comedian Sam Kinnison! -Thanks to M NAdrienne Barbeau who plays Thorton's wife is also seen in John Carpenter's movies "The Fog" and "Escape from New York" and was once married to Carpenter. -Thanks to coandjsmommy« Click here to add some Back To School trivia Rediscover your favorites! If you like Back To School or 80's Comedy classics, then be sure to check out this list: ..... Tootsie ..... Raising Arizona ..... Good Morning, Vietnam ..... Blues Brothers ..... Heathers ..... Fast Times At Ridgemont High ..... This Is Spinal Tap ..... Naked Gun ..... Adventures In Babysitting ..... Airplane ..... License To Drive ..... Money Pit ..... Porky's ..... Risky Business ..... Twins ..... Soul Man .....[More] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Featured Movie Location: Jason's UniversityWanna see the real life filming location used for Jason's University in the movie? These scenes were actually shot at University of Wisconsin, located in Madison, Wisconsin. [New! Show Google Map] The sorority house that Thorton stumbles upon in the beginning is actually the Tri-Delta house at the on 28th St. (The Row) at the University of Southern California. You can see the greek letters and a dolphin (their mascot) painted on the street in front of the house when his limo pulls up. [Thanks to Jason] The exterior of the house of Sally Kellerman's character ("Diane") was the same home used in the original "Halloween" (i.e., the "Tommy Doyle House" to those in the know!). The home is actually located on Orange Grove right off of Sunset Blvd. in the heart of Hollywood. [Thanks to Dan Farrands] Much of Back to School was filmed on the campus of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, hardly a swimming powerhouse. Long, cold winters cut the outdoor swimming season down to about three months. In fact, as a student there I don't remember one outdoor pool. [Thanks to Mark Everly] The swim stadium scenes where the diving competiton took place is the swimming complex at the Industry Hills Sheraton / Country Club in the City of Industry, about 25 miles southeast of Hollywood, CA. [Thanks to Sal Gomez] Some scenes were filmed at California State University, Los Angeles, CA.
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The music in the film is a good mix of 80's pop music. We're not sure about the pop soundtrack ever being released, but Danny Elfman's score can be had on CD. Use our search feature to locate it. During the scene when the tough guys are having a party, dressed as cave men, a song called "Everybody's Crazy" is playing in the background. It's a song by Michael Bolton, he did a hair band style rock album back then of which this was the title track (pre adult contemporary cheese). I just thought it might be interesting because virtually nobody knows that he did such an album. [Thanks to Jason Fortier / Brad Duren] Alice Cooper wrote a song for the "Back to School" soundtrack, but it was not included in the film. The song, titled "The Great American Success Story" is on his 1986 MCA album "Constrictor". [Thanks to Brad Duren] Danny Elfman, who scored the film, also appeared in the movie with his band Oingo Boingo performing "Dead Man's Party" during the party scene. This track can be had on their "Dead Man's Party" album. [Thanks to Meaghan Ross] It's a shame that Rodney Dangerfield's live (no lip synching like Ferris Bueller) rendition of 'Twist & Shout' wasn't included on the soundtrack... ...Well on second thoughts... Did you know that this 80's "tour de force" has spawned such a cult following that the popular alternative band SUM 41 used a scene from the film as inspiration for one of their videos? The video takes place at a diving meet, where the entire school body is in attendance, a la "Back to school", and the band performs the dives. This video is so true to form, there is even a William Zabka esque protagonist present. For me, the true genius lies in the final dive that the band attempts, but the spoiler stops here. If you're true "Back to school", fan, go home, sit in front of MTV for like four hours and you'll see it. -Thanks to Jason WhiteThe Michael Bolton album was released in the U.S. I believe it was released in late 84 or early 85 under the same title, Everybody's Crazy. It was a big AOR hit in the mid 80's. -Thanks to Scott EggeIn the band, in the twist and shout sequence, the bass player and the drummer are actually the founding members of a country group "Highway 101",which had quite a few hits in the late 80's. -Thanks to Tytam92Alice Cooper wrote a song for the "Back to School" soundtrack, but it was not included in the film. The song, titled "The Great American Success Story" is on his 1986 MCA album "Constrictor." -Thanks to Brad DurenDanny Elfman also headed the rock group Oingo Boingo, which is why they made an appearance. The lead guitarist of the band, Steve Bartek, is also a composer and has orchestrated most of Elfman's films to date. -Thanks to Amy S.Danny Elfman scored the film. Some of his other 80's credits includes "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" (1985), "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1986), "Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2" (1986), "Beetlejuice" (1988), "Midnight Run" (1989), "Batman" (1989) and he was the man that scored the infamous main theme for The Simpsons (1989) TV series. « Click here to add new music trivia for Back To School Soundtrack Available: On CD | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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