---
title: 'Up the Academy (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Downey Sr.'
released: '1980-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 87
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/up-the-academy-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081695/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Up the Academy (1980)

1980 · 87 min · United States


## Synopsis

Mad Magazine Presents Up the Academy is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Robert Downey Sr. and starring Wendell Brown, Tommy Citera, Ron Leibman, Harry Teinowitz, Hutch Parker, Ralph Macchio, Tom Poston, King Coleman, and Barbara Bach. The plot concerns the antics of a group of cadets at a military school.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Downey Sr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-downey-sr)
- **Producer:** [Marvin Worth](https://cinepixo.com/people/marvin-worth)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harry Stradling](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-stradling-2)
- **Editor:** [Bud Molin](https://cinepixo.com/people/bud-molin)

## Cast

- [Wendell Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/wendell-brown)
- [King Coleman](https://cinepixo.com/people/king-coleman)
- [Tom Poston](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-poston)
- [Leonard Frey](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-frey)
- [Robert Downey Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-downey-jr)
- [Barbara Bach](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-bach)
- [Ralph Macchio](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-macchio)
- [Antonio Fargas](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-fargas)
- [Ian Wolfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-wolfe)
- [Ron Leibman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-leibman)

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