Making the Grade

Making the Grade

Making the Grade

Eddie Keaton

Tracey Hoover

Mr. Harriman

Coach Wordman

Nicky

Rand

Bif

Dice

Skip

Blimp

Mr. Hoover

Mrs. Hoover

Muffy

Regis

Mr. Townsend

Dr. Mueller

Maid

Caddy

Elder #1

Elder #2

Dice's Henchman #1

Dice's Henchman #2

Thomas

Chauffeur

Scared Freshman

Passing Senior

Old Chauffeur

Reggie

Dicette #1

Dicette #2

Dicette #3

Rock & Roll Band

Gymnastic Coordinator

Student Greeter

Student in Locker Room

During post-production, Richard Kraft, then the Head of Music for Cannon Films and now Hollywood Music Agent, was fired because he had uncovered a discrepancy in the music cue sheets which had literally taken off the names and performers of the music which included the film's composer Basil Poledouris and substituted them with bogus names (non-exsistant composers) for each title track, published under a bogus copyright music company and were declared "Public Domain" because the company did not want to pay the re-use fees, which at the time were a requirement for all films and television to be included in the film and used for future rebroadcasts on Cable TV and network television and also because someone within Cannon Films was taking credit for Poledouris' compositions and deliberately keeping the money for themselves.

Breakthrough film role of actor Judd Nelson.

Movie posters for this film featured a blurb that read: "Palmer Woodrow III earned his diploma the old-fashioned way. He hired Eddie Keaton to graduate for him. Making the Grade. If you can't make . . . fake it!".

When Eddie is throwing rocks at his girlfriend's window, all of his dialogue is dubbed in as his lips don't move once, all while facing the camera.

The girl school mixer band's rendition of My Sharona in no way corresponds to the band's physical movements. There is not even anyone singing when the vocals are being heard.

Palmer Woodrow: What do you recommend?

Mr. Townsend: As your father's personal assistant...

Caddy: Ladies and gentlemen, it looks like, yes it is! It's slicing toward the elm trees!