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Back to School: Extracurricular Edition
Wednesday, 25 July 2007
Grab your books, pack your bags and prepare for an all new version of the famously funny college comedy, Back to School: Extracurricular Edition on DVD August 14th from MGM Home Entertainment. An education in laughter, this uproarious tale features legendary comedian Rodney Dangerfield as Thornton Melon, the self-made millionaire who has riches, but no respect!  Desperate for a new lease on life, Melon decides to pay a visit to his socially challenged son Jason (Keith Gordon) to see what college life is all about.  But when Jason decides class is for clods, Melon vows to change his tune, even if it means enrolling himself.  After acquiring his admission through a hefty donation, the fun-loving slacker becomes big man on campus with enough dough to show everyone an endless good time and buy himself out of any trouble!  However, it seems to be last call when Thornton is threatened with expulsion unless he passes a multi-part oral exam. With unforgettable performances, Back to School enlists an impressive roster of laughs from a cast of side-splitting slapstick comedians, including OscarÒ nominated actor Robert Downey Jr. (1992) as the ultra-left-wing misfit Derek, as well as the first and last big screen appearance of the iconic Sam Kinneson as the shell shocked Professor Terguson. The film even contains a surprise cameo by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.!  The DVD boasts an array of A+ bonus features including all-new featurettes “School Daze: The Making Of Back To School,” “Dissecting The Triple Lindy,” And “Paying Respect:  Remembering Rodney Dangerfield” as well as archival promotional materials including the original news wrap “From Rocky To Rodney” and sports wrap “Rodney: A Driving Force!” 

The Back To School: Extracurricular Edition on DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.98 U.S.   Prebook date is July 18, 2007.

Synopsis

Rodney Dangerfield (Caddyshack, Meet Wally Sparks) makes the grade with this laugh-riot comedy that's in a class of its own! Higher education will never be the same when co-stars Sally Kellerman, Robert Downey, Jr., Sam Kinison, Ned Beatty and more join the maniac as he takes on the brainiacs! Thornton Melon's (Dangerfield) son is a college misfit, so Thornton's lending some fatherly support...by enrolling as a fellow freshman! Who cares if the owner of the "Tall and Fat" clothing empire never finished high school? Thornton's pockets are deep enough to buy a ticket to class...and hire NASA to do his homework! But when he ticks off his professor and then steals his girlfriend Thornton takes things just a little too far. Now, he'll have to hit the books instead of his bank account or go back to being the world's wealthiest dropout! "Dangerfield is sensational" (The Hollywood Reporter) in this howlingly funny comedy that scores an A+!

Back to School: Extracurricular Edition Disc Features

Back to School: Extracurricular Edition is available in widescreen format and features Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound and is presented in English, as well as French and Spanish 2.0 Dolby Surround and English and Spanish subtitles. Bonus features include:

  • School Daze: The Making of Back to School
  • Dissecting the Triple Lindy
  • Paying Respect: Remembering Rodney Dangerfield
  • Kurt Vonnegut: In Memoriam
  • Original News Wrap: From Rock to Rodney
  • Original Sports Wrap: Rodney: A Diving Force
  • Photo Gallery
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • TV Spots: Class, Swimming, The Brain



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