Making the Grade
1984, English. Directed by Dorian Walker.
If you can't make it...fake it!
Lazy preppie Palmer Woodrow hires street-smart Eddie Keaton to go to school for him while he lives it up in Europe. Eddie falls in love with preppie gal Tracey, upsetting Biff, the Hoover Academy bully. When his bookie from the old neighborhood, Dice, comes to collect on Eddie's gambling debts and Palmer returns early from Europe, the scheme slowly starts to unravel. Soon, Eddie can't even tell whose side he's really on.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
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- Released
- 18 May 1984
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Gene Quintano, Charles Gale
- Box office
- $4.6M
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Making the Grade runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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Making the Grade is rated R in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
Which OTT platform is Making the Grade on?
Making the Grade isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 18 May 1984. (Checked 6 November 2026.)
What movies are like Making the Grade?
If you liked Making the Grade, try Three O'Clock High, The F**k-It List, 72 HOURS.
Who directed Making the Grade?
Making the Grade (1984) was directed by Dorian Walker and stars Judd Nelson, Dana Olsen, Jonna Lee.