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Making the Grade poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 63.9 / 100
1984·Comedy / Romance·1h 45m

MAKING THE GRADE

“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.

Above the Line
Dorian Walker·DirectorGene Quintano·ScreenplayCharles Gale·StoryBasil Poledouris·Original Music ComposerDaniel Wetherbee·Editor
Cast
Judd Nelson·Eddie KeatonDana Olsen·Palmer WoodrowJonna Lee·Tracey HooverGordon Jump·Mr. HarrimanWalter Olkewicz·Coach WordmanRonald Lacey·NickyDan Schneider·BlimpAndrew Dice Clay·DiceJohn Dye·SkipCarey Scott·Rand
Full Crew
(10 credits)
Directing· 1
Dorian Walker·Director
Writing· 2
Gene Quintano·ScreenplayCharles Gale·Story
Editing· 2
Daniel Wetherbee·EditorRoy Watts·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Basil Poledouris·Original Music Composer
Production· 3
Gene Quintano·ProducerYoram Globus·Executive ProducerMenahem Golan·Executive Producer
Other Departments· 1
Jacques Haitkin·Cinematography
By the Numbers
63.9
OF 100
Master Score
5.6
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$5M
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#FFFFFF
#000080
#FF0000
Mood
Humorous
Composition
Centered
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster for "Making the Grade" features a man in a graduation gown and cap, holding a lacrosse stick, and wearing patchwork shorts. A blonde woman in a”

romance
Key Elements
Lacrosse StickGraduation GownNotebookPatchwork Shorts
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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