Back to School

1986 film by Alan Metter
Movie film Q598633
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Back to School

Summary

Back to School is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,903 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].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Back to School was produced by Chuck Russell[28]. 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[29] and March 19, 1987[30]. The original language of Back to School was English[31]. Its genre is comedy film[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[32].

Reception

Reviews include 86%[33], 6.9/10[34], and 68/100[35].

Why It Matters

Back to School ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,903 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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