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11 April 2007 (USA)
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Real teaching leaves a mark. more
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An improvisational take on the high school experience, told from the educators' point-of-view. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast
(Credited 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 |
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Rated PG-13 for some language.
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References 55 Days at Peking (1963)
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I saw this at the LA Film Festival, and it's a funny peek at the lives of teachers, from a point of view you don't often see.
According to the festival literature, it was written and directed by actual former teachers, so as you can imagine there is a lot of inside stuff that we may not have seen before, that is both sad and funny.
The plot, such as it is, follows four new teachers at a high school in Texas during their first year, and all the trials and tribulations they encounter. I didn't recognize any of the cast, I think the kids may have been real students, but that didn't matter to me. Like 'The Office', it shows the ineptitude and struggle to make sense of ridiculous things, like school policy, and people desperate to win 'teacher of the year'. It's funny and heartfelt, and reminded me of a Christopher Guest film in that it felt ad-libbed more than scripted.
I ended up feeling great affection for these people, and thought the film was very good.