Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)

Director:

Kevin Williamson

Writer (WGA):

Kevin Williamson (written by)

Release Date:

20 August 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

Before school lets out, Mrs. Tingle's class is going to need a substitute teacher.

Plot:

The story of one girl (Katie Holmes) who is willing to do anything to become Valedictorian; even if it means murdering the one person who stands in her way, Mrs. Tingle.

Plot Keywords:

Teacher | Valedictorian | Bed | Cheating | Irony

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Helen Mirren	...	Mrs. Eve Tingle
Katie Holmes	...	Leigh Ann Watson
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Coach 'Spanky' Wenchell
Barry Watson	...	Luke Churner
Marisa Coughlan	...	Jo Lynn Jordan
Liz Stauber	...	Trudie Tucker
Michael McKean	...	Principal Potter
Molly Ringwald	...	Miss Banks
Vivica A. Fox	...	Miss Gold
John Patrick White	...	Brian Berry
Robert Gant	...	Professor

Also Known As:

Killing Mrs. Tingle (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic content, violence, sexuality, language and some teen drinking.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:14A | Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Culver City High School - 4401 Elenda Street, Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Interscope Communications

Trivia:

After an incident similar to the Littleton school shooting occured in Germany too, the German release title was changed from 'Tötet Mrs. Tingle' (Kill Mrs. Tingle) to 'Rettet Mrs. Tingle' (Save Mrs. Tingle). However the German video release still shows 'Tötet Mrs. Tingle' on the box.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Jo Lynn gives her history project presentation as Marilyn Monroe, she says that she persuaded John F. Kennedy to sign the Nuclear Arms Treaty and advised him on the Cuban Missle Crisis; both events occurred after Monroe's death.

Quotes:

Mrs. Tingle: Mr. Churner? Dare I even ask?
[Luke rises from his desk, walks up to the front of the classroom and places a rock on Mrs. Tingle's desk]
Luke Churner: Plymouth Rock.
Mrs. Tingle: Your work, Mr. Churner, reminds me of a student that sat in that same seat some 20 years ago. He, too, had "No future" printed on him... Do give your father my best.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth (2000) (V)

Soundtrack:

FALL AT YOUR FEET

Stupid Students Learn Nothing from the Great Ms. Mirren

I was zapping until I saw Ms. Mirren's elegant face. Damn, this woman's hot! I think I missed about the first half hour but seeing the utter crap that this film is, I certainly haven't missed much. This is just another one of those trashy teen thrillers and the only good thing about it is (obviously) Helen Mirren. I loved the way she transforms from mean to vulnerable to manipulative. The character is not the best written character (then there's a whole lot wrong with the sloppy writing let alone inconsistency, plot holes and lack of characterization) but this woman pulls it off with brilliance. Katie Holmes is one of the most uninteresting actresses and she should just stick to that snoozefest soap 'Dawson's Creek' where she continues 'advising' her co-stars. Oh wait, that's been long cancelled, hasn't it? Barry Watson and Marisa Coughlan are equally pathetic. I'm sure the director and the writer hated their teachers which is why they want to teach the kids of today that it's alright to kidnap your teacher and beat her up, no matter how mean she is in class because that will surely get you an A.