Making the Grade

Making the Grade was a fairly mediocre 1984 movie starring Judd Nelson as a streetwise kid, Eddie, who finds himself attending a stuffy prep-school. The fish out of water plot is standard and could have used some editing, but the movie shines as a period piece that highlights mid-80s preppy style.

In this next clip, Eddie, who's been hired by the rich and lazy Palmer Woodrow III to replace him at school, must learn the basics of being a preppy from his sidekick Rand. (who kind of looks like Amir from CollegeHumor)

What follows is a tongue in cheek look at the way preppies dress.