Killing Mr. Griffin (1997)

The high school students didn't mean to kill Mr. Griffin. They wanted to make him suffer. But when their mean English teacher turns up dead, they have to find out who killed them before the... See full summary »

Director:

Jack Bender

Writers:

Lois Duncan (novel), Michael Angeli (teleplay),

Stars:

Scott Bairstow, Amy Jo Johnson, Mario Lopez

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Scott Bairstow	...	Mark Kinney
Amy Jo Johnson	...	Susan McConnell
Mario Lopez	...	Dave Ruggles (as Mario López)
Chris Young	...	Jeff
Jay Thomas	...	John Griffin
Michelle Williams	...	Maya
Jennifer Hammon	...	Bree Gunderson
Mindy Spence	...	Tori
Maitland Ward	...	Candice Lee
Cordelia Richards	...	Kathy Griffin
Joan McMurtrey	...	Janet McConnell
Scott Jaeck	...	Vince McConnell
James McDonnell	...	Willy Kinney
Rhonda Dotson	...	Dolly Luna
Joey Zimmerman	...	Nicholas McConnell

Storyline

The high school students didn't mean to kill Mr. Griffin. They wanted to make him suffer. But when their mean English teacher turns up dead, they have to find out who killed them before the police arrests them all.

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Plot Keywords:

kidnapping | rock climbing | paintball gun | heart pill | video camera | 

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Taglines:

There's only one way to make the grade...

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Genres:

Thriller | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, violence and some sensuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 April 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Prise d'otage sanglante

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bonnie Raskin Productions, Hyperion Pictures, NBC Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Right after the kidnapping, when Susan goes into the candy store; the Boom Mike and its operator can be seen right over Maya's left shoulder in the reflection on the right side of the stores window.

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Connections

References The Bohemian Girl (1936)

User Reviews

dont even waste your time

As bad as a movie can get.

the acting was truly terrible, and it didnt help that i saw this on dvd, and nearly every 15 minutes the screen faded in and out like the cheesy tv movie it was.

no suspense, no action, no real drama. i wasted over an hour of my life, for a movie that was classified as horror!

actually horror is a good word to describe this waste of time.