‘Back to School’

By Andrew Sopkin

Rodney Dangerfield may say he never gets any respect, but he sure deserves it for his performance in “Back to School.” In this movie, Dangerfield plays a self made millionaire who goes to visit his son at college. When he arrives, Dangerfield discovers his son is not fitting in. Rodney decides to become a college freshman to help his son and hilarity ensues. The highlight of this movie is by far when Dangerfield has to help the school diving team win a match. In order to win, Dangerfield has to do the hardest dive ever invented, “the triple lindy.” How Rodney Dangerfield did not get an Oscar for this performance I do not know. Forget “Animal House,” “Back to School” is the greatest college movie ever made. Rent this movie today if you can find it.