Chalk (2006/I)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Mike Akel

Writers:

Mike Akel (writer)
Chris Mass (writer)

Release Date:

11 April 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Real teaching leaves a mark.

Plot:

An improvisational take on the high school experience, told from the educators' point-of-view.

Plot Keywords:

Mockumentary

Awards:

5 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Carlye Bonner	...	Teacher
Kaytea Brock
Wendy Campbell
Dan Eggleston
Jeff Guerrero	...	Mr. G
Shannon Haragan	...	Mrs. Reddell
Jerry Jarmon
Glen Lewis
Chris Mass	...	Mr. Stroope
Janelle Schremmer	...	Coach Webb
Troy Schremmer	...	Mr. Lowrey
Jacqueline Seaborn
Jeffrey Travis	...	Math Teacher

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some language.

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

SomeDaySoon Productions

Movie Connections:

References 55 Days at Peking (1963)

Great Film | Better Than Expected

I'm a big Christopher Guest fan and honestly went into this film expecting to be disappointed, but wound up being pleasantly surprised. Chalk was very entertaining, often hilarious, at times touching, and even managed to pull everything together to actually tell a story pretty well. The development of the Mr. Lowery character from start to finish was great. There were only a handful of actors in the film (the rest were real students, principals, teachers, etc.) and they were great. Troy Schremmer was excellent. Anyhow, I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys finding comedy in the ridiculousness of life or basically anyone who enjoys good mockumentaries. Or, people who are teachers or are related to teachers and know that world. Two thumbs up.