Back to School

Summary

Back to School is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,294 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Back to School's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Back to School was directed by Alan Metter^[4].
• Harold Ramis wrote the screenplay for Back to School^[5].
• Back to School's composer is recorded as Danny Elfman^[6].
• Back to School's genre is comedy film^[7].
• A cast member of Back to School was Sally Kellerman^[8].
• A cast member of Back to School was Burt Young^[9].
• A cast member of Back to School was Keith Gordon^[10].
• A cast member of Back to School was Adrienne Barbeau^[11].
• A cast member of Back to School was Robert Downey Jr.^[12].
• A cast member of Back to School was Sam Kinison^[13].
• A cast member of Back to School was Ned Beatty^[14].
• A cast member of Back to School was Rodney Dangerfield^[15].
• A cast member of Back to School was Terry Farrell^[16].
• A cast member of Back to School was M. Emmet Walsh^[17].
• A cast member of Back to School was William Zabka^[18].
• A cast member of Back to School was Edie McClurg^[19].
• A cast member of Back to School was Jason Hervey^[20].
• A cast member of Back to School was Kurt Vonnegut^[21].
• A cast member of Back to School was Paxton Whitehead^[22].
• A cast member of Back to School was Robert Picardo^[23].
• A cast member of Back to School was Severn Darden^[24].
• A cast member of Back to School was Timothy Stack^[25].
• A cast member of Back to School was Danny Elfman^[26].
• A cast member of Back to School was Steve Bartek^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Album^[28]

• Secondary type(s): Soundtrack^[29]

• First release date: 1986^[30]

• Genre(s): pop rock, rock^[31]

• Community tags: pop rock, rock^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: c0878051-9094-4dff-95df-396839b1e7d2^[33]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Back to School was produced by Chuck Russell^[34]. It was directed by Alan Metter^[4]. Harold Ramis wrote the screenplay for it^[5]. Cast members include Sally Kellerman^[8], Burt Young^[9], Keith Gordon^[10], Adrienne Barbeau^[11], Robert Downey Jr.^[12], and Sam Kinison^[13].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1986^[35] and March 19, 1987^[36]. The original language of Back to School was English^[37]. Its genre is comedy film^[7]. It was distributed by video on demand^[38].

Reception

Reviews include 86%^[39], 6.9/10^[40], and 68/100^[41].

Why It Matters

Back to School ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,294 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42]