Millionaire Thornton Melon’s (Rodney Dangerfield) son is a college misfit, so Thornton lends some fatherly support...by enrolling as a fellow freshman! Who cares if he never finished high school? Thornton’s pockets are deep enough to buy his way in! But when he steals his professor’s girlfriend (Sally Kellerman), Thornton goes just a little too far. Now, he’ll have to hit the books, instead of his bank account – or go back to being the world’s wealthiest dropout!