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5.7/10   94 votes
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Release Date:
30 November 1992 (USA) more
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Nominated for Primetime Emmy. more
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Good case study, could be used in education courses more (4 total)

Cast

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Michael Tucker ... Dennis 'Doc' Littky
Carole Galloway ... Sheila Bennet
Linda Griffiths ... Hallie
Bernard Behrens ... Angus MacLean
Jill Eikenberry ... Ellen Kreiger
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Benjamin Barrett ... David
Richard Blackburn ... Chief Smythe
Bruce Boa ... Will Delp
Cayle Chernin ... Gladys
Mary Ann Coles ... Mrs. Jessup
Christina Collins ... Reporter

Lindsey Connell ... Janie Quinn

Henry Czerny ... Fred Burham
Ann de Villiers ... Mary Quinn
Keith Dinicol ... Myron Zalinka
John Dolan ... Bernard Sternhagen
Diana Douglas ... Mrs. Fenn
John Friesen ... Jimmy
Patrick Gillen ... Billy
Judith Goodwin ... Waitress
Linda Goranson ... Sherry Danza
Liz Gordon ... Laurel Stover
Richard Hardacre ... News Anchor
Ron Hartmann ... Vernon Bradshaw
Robert Hawkins ... Allen Gregory
Paul Horruzey ... Ryan
Raymond Hunt ... Frank
Richard Kovsky ... Mr. Jessup
Alex Laurier ... Barry Morrison
Shawn Lawrence ... McCarthy
Joy Learn ... Maggie
John Lefebvre ... Sonny Heywood
Mathew Mackay ... Steven
Jacqueline McLeod ... Mrs. Kelly
Victoria Mitchell ... Beth O'Roarke
Nicholas Rice ... Joe Wyninski
Diana Rowland ... Owner
Leah Salomaa ... Lori Ebersohl
Gabriel Sirois ... Shawn

Tara Strong ... Vida Sparrows (as Tara Charendoff)
Nicolas Van Burek ... Mike Kelly
Frances Wedlake ... Joan
Karen Woolridge ... Gail
Noam Zylberman ... Arthur Bennett
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Doc: The Dennis Littky Story
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USA:120 min (including commercials)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Good case study, could be used in education courses, 3 January 2004
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Author: rcs8 from State College PA

The story here is over simplified, "progressive" vs. "traditional" teaching methods, but this movie is really more than its story. What's interesting here are the pedagogical techniques introduced by this principal as well as his apparent inability to sense "trouble" just around the corner. I was disappointed not to find this on vhs or dvd because I would love to use it in my educational leadership classes. It is quite thought provoking and lends itself well to class discussions.

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