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A teacher overcomes his frustration in a high-school full of flunkies. As he attempts to educate his students, his attempts to help them gets him into trouble with the school board, which only adds to his problems. With the support of his students he beats the school board and his frustration. Written by
K. Rose <rcs@texas.net>
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They fall asleep in class. Throw ink on each other. Never come in Mondays. And they're just the teachers.
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Trivia
The movie was shot during a mid-western winter in Ohio, USA.
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Goofs
It is highly unlikely that a college educated teacher wouldn't know how to spell a five letter industry standard word like "tardy".
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Quotes
Alex Jurel:
There's nothing worse than a female lawyer with a cause.
Lisa:
Except a male teacher without one.
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"Can't Stop The Fire"
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I'm finishing up my 7th year as a an 8th grade teacher at a typical rural public junior high/high school, and I watch this movie at the end of each school year. It does a few things for me: 1. Helps me realize just how f'd up the people I work with/for really are. 2. Gives me something to laugh about to take the edge off of a long school year. 3. Motivates me to keep teaching year after year even when I've just finished teaching some rough classes.
As for the movie itself, it's up and down. Nolte is his typical mid-80's drunken self. Laura Dern was outstanding as the slutty student, and the rest of the cast fills in the gaps. What I like about the movie is that the teachers, even as stereotypical as they are portrayed, are so real. I can name a fellow faculty member for each role, as most teachers probably could.