 Originally conceived as "Mad Magazine Presents Up the Academy", this  was an attempt cash in on the magazines reputation following the  National Lampoons success with _Animal House (1978)_ (qv). The  editorial staff at Mad Magazine disowned the movie in print and gave  it a two page treatment, explicitly pointing out that  Ron Leibman (qv) had the good sense to have his name removed from  the credits. Ultimately, this would be Mads last attempt at  producing live