This film begins with a pampered, rich teenager named "Palmer Woodrow" (Dana Olsen) being told by his parents that he has been enrolled for his senior year in a prep school known as the Hoover Academy. This displeases Palmer very much and since his parents subsequently head overseas he becomes determined to find a solution to his problem. To that end a poor but conniving teenager by the name of "Eddie Keaton" (Judd Nelson) just happens to appear who needs a place to hide from a local bookie named "Dice" (Andrew Dice Clay) to whom he owes a large sum of money. Since Palmer has plenty of money he offers it to Eddie in exchange for taking his place. Naturally, Eddie jumps at this opportunity but the question soon becomes whether a street-wise kid from Jersey can somehow manage to fit in at a posh prep school for the extremely wealthy. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this film had a good premise and plenty of potential but the comedy wasn't quite as sharp as it could have been. Likewise, although I thought Andrew Dice Clay performed quite well, I was somewhat disappointed in the uneven nature of the film and for that reason I have rated this movie accordingly. Average.
Review of Making the Grade
