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Overview

User Rating:
5.7/10   1,518 votes
Director:
Arthur Hiller
Writer:
W.R. McKinney (written by)
Release Date:
5 October 1984 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
They fall asleep in class. Throw ink on each other. Never come in Mondays. And they're just the teachers. more
Plot:
A teacher overcomes his frustration in a high-school full of flunkies. As he attempts to educate his students... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Fun, silly and semi-relevant movie... more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Nick Nolte ... Alex Jurel
JoBeth Williams ... Lisa Hammond

Judd Hirsch ... Roger Rubell

Ralph Macchio ... Eddie Pilikian
Allen Garfield ... Carl Rosenberg
Lee Grant ... Dr. Donna Burke

Richard Mulligan ... Herbert Gower
Royal Dano ... Ditto Stiles
William Schallert ... Horn
Art Metrano ... Troy

Laura Dern ... Diane

Crispin Glover ... Danny

Morgan Freeman ... Lewis
Madeleine Sherwood ... Grace
Steven Hill ... Sloan
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Additional Details

Runtime:
107 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Iceland:L | West Germany:16 | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Company:
United Artists more

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Trivia:
This movie was filmed at Central High School in Columbus, Ohio. Since that time, Central High School was renovated to become the new site of COSI (Center for Science and Industry). more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the sequence where Lisa Hammond undresses in the hallway, her underwear color changes from black to white to black. more
Quotes:
[Paramedic checks for Ditto's pulse]
Paramedic: This guy's dead.
School Nurse: [holding a lit cigarette] Really? How can you tell?
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Soundtrack:
One Foot Back In Your Door more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Fun, silly and semi-relevant movie..., 21 March 2007
7/10
Author: hitch75 from United States

I just wanted to comment on the previous/first commenter's comments. You mentioned that you didn't think there was any point to having the teacher who doesn't teach & sleeps all day in class. You couldn't possibly be more mistaken! Of course there was a point -- his LACK of teaching/presence makes one think about who is teaching our kids. I am a teacher, in fact, and I can tell you that there are many teachers out there who are ONE step away from retirement & choose to "not" teach every day in their classrooms. What's interesting is seeing what the students do in the absence of a really good, effective teacher.

This move was "over the top" and felt pretty cheesy at times, but overall, it has a good, interesting, and important message about what real teaching is about. The needs of our youth have changed in the past 20, 30, 40+ years. This movie is TWENTY-THREE years old and yet it was onto something -- kids need teachers who are REAL people. They need teachers who maintain high standards of both work habits AND personal behavior BUT who also model what being a REAL human being/adult looks like.

Nolte's character definitely got himself into hot water -- and nowadays, it could have been much hotter actually -- and overstepped many, many boundaries in his attempt to help his struggling students. But, overall, what he did to inspire and connect with them definitely outweighed the mistakes.

Anyway, give it a shot and watch this. I grew up in the '80s but for some reason, never caught this one. If you want to revisit the era of cheese -- typical 80s soundtrack, 80s style, actors (Ralph Macchio, Crispin Glover, Laura Dern) and actually get a little insight into what it means to be a public high school teacher, check it out.

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