Product Details

• Actors: Judd Nelson, Jonna Lee, Gordon Jump, Walter Olkewicz, Ronald Lacey
• Directors: Dorian Walker
• Writers: Gene Quintano, Charles Gale
• Producers: Gene Quintano, Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus
• Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Subtitles: Spanish, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
• DVD Release Date: October 2, 2001
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005N89P
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,855 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Making the Grade" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

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Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: R
Release Date: 2-OCT-2001
Media Type: DVD

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "A manly laugh, for manly men such as we.", August 24, 2001

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Christoph B. Gondek "Host, www.theinvisibleha... (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Making the Grade (DVD)

I know what you're thinking. "Judd Nelson in a 80's teen movie. Pass" Such is your misfortune, because Making the Grade is a cut above most 80's teen movies, mainly because of an great supporting cast, led by screenwriter Dana Olsen in one of the great characters from 80's teen flicks, preppy slob Palmer Woodrow III. The plot is fairly simple. Palmer has to graduate from prep school, so, like all rich kids, he hires an impostor from the streets (Judd Nelson) to impersonate him at his new prep school, while he spends some quality slacking time. Unfortunately, he has picked a guy with a questionable pass, which will return to haunt them all. The two leads aren't very interesting and the fish out of water plot is hardly new, but once you get past that, you will be laughing at everyone else in the movie. Just remember Palmer's creed, "I'm rich, I don't have to be nice," and all will be well.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great period flick!!!, August 31, 2001

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John Santiago (FPO, AP United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Making the Grade (DVD)

"'ha-ha-haa, ha-ha-haa, ha-ha-ha-ha-haa-haaaa' a manly laugh, for manly men such as we" These, and other infamous quotes will undoubtedly go down in history as misunderstood genius. Or, maybe, they will just go down in history. Regardless, Making the Grade chronicles the mishaps of that zany group, Palmer, Eddie, and the charasmatic Dice, as they trapse throughout Hoover prep in search of Love, money, and those last 11 minutes on the hour. In addition, the sound track by Shandi brings such incredible emotional swells that one can only be reduced to tears. Even if you aren't a fan of 80s B movie genre, you find a loveable cast carving out shards of humanity in a humanistic drama wrought by cunning deception and vengeful greed. A great movie depicting a classic era. Its also a great educational film. Quotes like "remember, its almost NEVER the letter E" got me through a prestigious medical school. Give this one time, its an acquired taste, like Brie. You will love it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another '80s Drive-in Classic!, March 11, 2002

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Mr Doug Gordon (Toronto, ON Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Making the Grade (DVD)

I was surprised to see this movie available on DVD. It was a long time since I had seen this movie, and viewing it again brought back some great memories from the '80s. Judd Nelson plays a street kid that switches places with a rich guy, and goes to Prep School for him. Lots of Preppies, and laughs are what this movie is all about! This classic was a Golan & Globus Production, which also gave us movies like "Breakin'", and "Invasion USA" If you like '80s teem comedies, this one is a "must have" for your collection.