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4 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 40The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyUp the Academy sets out to offend almost everybody, including women, blacks, homosexuals, Arabs, the military, and so on, but they've all been more efficiently offended by other, better movies.
- 38The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay ScottThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay ScottUp the Academy, directed by Robert Downey, combines Little Darlings, Meatballs and Animal House into a crude concoction that holds out the promise of approximating Mad Magazine's cheerful, sophomoric vulgarity. [09 June 1980]
- 30Washington PostGary ArnoldWashington PostGary ArnoldDowney's direction is so flat that about 20 rock songs have been inserted to cover the dithering continuity with a semblance of rhythm. Like the flatulent and shattering noises, the score functions a distracting sound effect, camouflaging tattered swatches of "comedy." [10 June 1980, p.B2]
- 20TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineUp The Academy is another in the seemingly endless parade of inane teenage comedies.