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Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977)
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January 1980 (USA) morePlot:
In the 1930's, Max Brown is an urban young man from an Eastern province, fresh from college, whose only... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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One of my favorite performances by Bud Cort! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Bud Cort | ... | Max Brown |
 | Samantha Eggar | ... | Alice Field |
| Chris Wiggins | ... | Lyle Bishop |
| Gary Reineke | ... | Harris Montgomery |
| John Friesen | ... | Dave McDougall |
 | Michael J. Reynolds | ... | Bert Field |
| Kenneth Griffith | ... | Inspector Wood |
| Scott Swan | ... | Dan Throwbridge |
| Merrilyn Gann | ... | Sheila Barnes |
| Norma West | ... | Mrs. Bishop |
| Margery Hill | ... | Mrs. Montgomery |
| Joanne McNeal | ... | Mrs. McDougall |
| George Gwin | ... | Dance Caller |
| Doug Blake | ... | Percy Garfield |
| Alan Stebbings | ... | Lester Sinclair |
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Rated PG for thematic elements, language, some violence and sensuality.Parents Guide:
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Inspector Wood: This should be an easy one. What is the capital of Canada?Inspector Wood: [pointing to a student in the classroom] Yes, boy.
Charlie Mc Dougall: [standing to attention] The capital of Canada is C.
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Such a sweet, sweet movie...and so, so underrated... I'll never understand why some of the worst movies make it to DVD, but the gems sit around and wait for their turn.
I adored the story line! Bud Cort plays an innocent, scattered, simple/warm-hearted man who tries to teach students in a small town in Canada. At first the students are disrespectful loud-mouths, but grow to become compassionate individuals when Cort's character (Max Brown) inspires them.
I cannot get over how endearing Bud Cort is in this film. All he wants is to be loved, and to love someone else, but he has a failed romance with an already-married woman, who is also lost in her own troubles. All you want to do is sympathize with his character, especially in the beginning, when he was trying to become adjusted to this unfamiliar town with people who couldn't understand him.
I would say that this is one of Bud Cort's top 5 best film roles. (Along with Harold and Maude, Bernice Bobs Her Hair, Brave New World, and Ted and Venus).