Cast & crew
Back to School (1986)
Directed by Alan Metter Written by Greg Fields, William Porter, Harold Ramis, Dennis Snee, Rodney Dangerfield, PJ Torokvei, Steven Kampmann
Cast
| Rodney Dangerfield | Thornton Melon |
| Sally Kellerman | Diane |
| Burt Young | Lou |
| Keith Gordon | Jason Melon |
| Robert Downey Jr. | Derek |
| William Zabka | Chas |
| Paxton Whitehead | Phillip Barbay |
| Sam Kinison | Professor Terguson |
| Adrienne Barbeau | Vanessa |
| Terry Farrell | Valerie |
| Ned Beatty | Dean Martin |
| Severn Darden | Dr. Barazini |
| Robert Picardo | Giorgio |
| Kurt Vonnegut | Self |
| M. Emmet Walsh | Coach Turnbull |
| Sarah Abrell | Sorority Girl |
| Dana Allison | Young Woman |
| Boris Aplon | Tony Meloni |
| Nora Boland | Agnes |
| Kimberlin Brown | Girl in Dorm Hallway |
| Lisa Denton | Lisa |
| Bob Drew | Contractor |
| Edie McClurg | Marge |
| Jason Hervey | Young Thornton |
| Leslie Scarborough | Coed #1 |
| James Ingersoll | Judge |
| Michael McGrady | Player #1 |
| Beth Peters | Mrs. Stuyvesant |
| Phil Rubenstein | Executive #1 |
| Stacey Toten | Hot Tub Girl |
| Santos Morales | Bartender |
| Timothy Stack | Trendy Man |
| Steve Sweeney | Security Guard |
| Jill D. Merin | Girl at Dorm Party |
| John William Young | Executive #2 |
| Brad Zutaut | Petey |
| Josh Saylor | Student in Diane's Class |
| William Grauer | Drunken Student |
| Kristen Aldrich | Girl in Diane's Class |
| Tricia Hill | Lisa's Friend |
| Becky LeBeau | Hot Tub Girl |
| Eric Alver | Student at Fraternity Party |
| Theresa Lyons | Cashier |
| Kimberlee Carlson | Rodette |
| Lisa Montgomery | Rodette |
| John William James | Man in Stands |
| Dallas Winkler | Rodette |
| Curtis Stone | "Twist & Shout" Band Member |
| Michael Reid | "Twist & Shout" Band Member |
| Cactus Moser | "Twist & Shout" Band Member |
| Brian O'Doughtery | "Twist & Shout" Band Member |
| Davey Faragher | "Twist & Shout" Band Member |
| Cliffie Stone | "Twist & Shout" Band Member |
| Leon Schneiderman | Oingo Boingo Band Member |
| Dale Turner | Oingo Boingo Band Member |
| Steve Bartek | Oingo Boingo Band Member |
| Danny Elfman | Oingo Boingo Band Member |
| Johnny Vatos Hernandez | Oingo Boingo Band Member |
| John Avila | Oingo Boingo Band Member |
| Sam 'Sluggo' Phipps | Oingo Boingo Band Member |
| Mike Bacich | Oingo Boingo Band Member |
Crew
| Alan Metter | Director |
| Greg Fields | Story |
| William Porter | Screenplay |
| Harold Ramis | Screenplay |
| Dennis Snee | Story |
| Rodney Dangerfield | Story |
| Pete Antico | Stunts |
| PJ Torokvei | Screenplay |
| Hal Burton | Stunts |
| Justin De Rosa | Stunts |
| Todd Bryant | Stunts |
| Tom Elliott | Stunts |
| Richard Epper | Stunts |
| Gary Epper | Stunts |
| Allan Graf | Stunts |
| Carlos A. Herzer | Stunts |
| Hugh Hooker | Stunts |
| Billy Hank Hooker | Stunts |
| Gary Hymes | Stunts |
| Anderson Martin | Stunts |
| Don C. McGovern | Stunts |
| William Oliver | Stunts |
| Manny Perry | Stunts |
| Chuck Picerni Jr. | Stunts |
| Steve Picerni | Stunts |
| Carol Rees | Stunts |
| Cyndi Lee Rice | Stunts |
| Michael Runyard | Stunts |
| Spike Silver | Stunts |
| Mike Ostavich | Stunt Driver |
| Mark Lindout | Stunt Driver |
| David Draves | Stunt Driver |
| Dean Wein | Stunts |
| Scott Wilder | Stunts |
| Robert P. Cohen | First Assistant Director |
| Steve Cohen | Second Assistant Director |
| Mary McLaglen | Production Coordinator |
| Chuck Russell | Production Manager |
| To Lee | Second Assistant Camera |
| Jeff Goldenberg | Second Assistant Camera |
| David L. Parrish | First Assistant Camera |
| Linda Goldner Perry | Music Supervisor |
| Douglas Knapp | Camera Operator |
| Margie Stone McShirley | Assistant Art Director |
| Jules Strasser | Boom Operator |
| Edmund Silkaitis | Set Designer |
| Bill Nelson | Sound Mixer |
| Steven Curtis Husch | Set Dresser |
| Judy Rosenthal | Script Supervisor |
| Esther Vivante | Script Supervisor |
| David Q. Quick | Property Master |
| Tom McCown | Set Dresser |
| Ric McElvin | Leadman |
| Janna Phillips | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Hallie D'Amore | Makeup Department Head |
| Ellis Cohen | Costume Supervisor |
| Sandy Ampon | Costumer |
| Janet Stout | Costumer |
| Michael Lantieri | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Donna Barrett Gilbert | Key Hair Stylist |
| Dustin Bernard | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Tim Moran | Special Effects Assistant |
| Darren T. Holmes | Assistant Editor |
| Fred Judkins | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Tom C. McCarthy | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Joyce Rudolph | Still Photographer |
| Karen Standard | Casting Assistant |
| Neil Burrow | Sound Editor |
| Mark Gordon | Sound Editor |
| Gordon Davidson | Sound Editor |
| James J. Klinger | Sound Editor |
| James Matheny | Sound Editor |
| Don S. Walden | Sound Editor |
| Melinda Cooke | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Mike Wilson | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Hilda Hodges | Foley Artist |
| Burton Weinstein | ADR Editor |
| Vanessa Theme Ament | Foley Artist |
| Chris Carpenter | Sound Effects |
| Bob Badami | Music Editor |
| Frederick Moore | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| David Rawlins | Second Unit Director |
| Dick Bernstein | Music Editor |
| Jerry Sobul | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Michael Looney | Second Assistant Director |
| Jeffrey S. Leader | First Assistant Camera |
| Alan Gornick | Underwater Camera |
| Jamie Anderson | Camera Operator |
| Mary Ann Newfield | Script Supervisor |
| Harold Ramis | Executive Producer |
| Chuck Russell | Producer |
| Michael Endler | Executive Producer |
| Estelle Endler | Executive Producer |
| Danny Elfman | Original Music Composer |
| Thomas E. Ackerman | Director of Photography |
| Durinda Wood | Costume Design |
| David L. Snyder | Production Design |
| David Rawlins | Editor |
| Melissa Skoff | Casting |
| Dick Ziker | Stunt Coordinator |
| Linda DeScenna | Set Decoration |
| Steven Kampmann | Screenplay |
| Caro Jones | Casting |
| David Aaron | Assistant Property Master |
| Doug Burdinski | Production Controller |
| Margaret Scarpello | Production Accountant |
| Kenny Rissien | Lighting Technician |
| John Casino | Stunts |
| Bruce J. Gfeller | Construction Coordinator |
| Mychal D. Smith | Cableman |
| Steve Callas | Propmaker |
| Greg John Callas | Propmaker |
| Mike Wells | Propmaker |
| David Russell | Production Illustrator |
| Dick Girod | Paint Coordinator |
| Joseph M. O'Har | Location Manager |
| Pam O'Har | Location Manager |
| Jean Andrews | Standby Painter |
| Michael W. Blymyer | Lighting Technician |
| Dan Delgado | Best Boy Electric |
| Michael Laws | Lighting Technician |
| Dennis Wehr | Lighting Technician |
| Ward Russell | Gaffer |
| Manuel Jimenez | Best Boy Grip |
| Kurt Young | Dolly Grip |
| Ted Rhodes | Key Grip |
| Lee Jimenez | Grip |
| Michael Salts | Grip |
| Michael McDuffee | Transportation Coordinator |
| Laurin Benson | Grip |
| Tim Roslan | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Richard Padgett | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Mark Pearson | Grip |
| Gary C. Bourgeois | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Neil Brody | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sharon Morov | Production Secretary |
| Michael G. Riba | Camera Technician |
| Bob Hagans | Color Timer |
| Fred White | Lighting Technician |
| Daniel Jiménez | Dolly Grip |
| Stanley Ascough | Property Master |
| Michael Liakos | Grip |
| Lennie Niehaus | Conductor |
| Dan Curry | Main Title Designer |
| Cass Martin | Location Manager |
| Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts |
| John C. Meier | Stunts |
| Noon Orsatti | Stunts |