Making the Grade (1984) on Netflix
Eddie Keaton, a hustler dodging the bookie he owes, is hired by rich prep student Palmer Woodrow to attend Hoover Academy in his place and earn the diploma his parents demand.
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Plot summary
Palmer Woodrow, a rich prep school student who rarely attends class, is told by his traveling parents that he must graduate from Hoover Academy or lose his money. Eddie Keaton, a high school dropout who runs small con games, owes money to a loanshark named Dice. Fleeing Dice's men, Eddie hides in a country club locker room and overhears Palmer and his friend Rand discussing a stand-in for Palmer at Hoover. Eddie offers himself for the job, and Palmer promises him $10,000 and a red sports car.
Cast
- Dana Olsenas Palmer Woodrow
- John Stevensas Mr. Hoover
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Making the Grade (1984)
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- Chuck Vincent, who produced and directed the film Preppies, filed a complaint with the MPAA over the use of the words "preppie" and "preppy" in the title The Last American Preppie; the MPAA sided with him and MGM/UA changed the name.
- After a shortlist of 200 alternate titles all fell short, the studio turned the naming into a contest: test screenings of the film, then titled Name This Movie, were held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where audience members could suggest names for it.
- More than 1,000 entries came in, and the winning title, Making the Grade, was suggested by an eighteen-year-old University of Central Florida student, a title that had already been on the shortlist of rejected alternates.
- Making the Grade marks the first appearance of Andrew Clay's "Dice" persona, the character that made its screen debut in this film.
