A Teacher's Crime (TV 2008)

Carrie is an attractive high school history teacher who one day decides to help a troubled student, taking an special interest for him, unaware of the ruthless and perverse scheme masterminded for her.

Director:

Robert Malenfant

Writers:

Christine Conradt, Corbin Mezner

Stars:

Ashley Jones, Erik Knudsen, Chris Mulkey

Cast

Cast overview:
Ashley Jones	...	Carrie Ryans
Erik Knudsen	...	Jeremy Rander
Chris Mulkey	...	Bill Rander
Art Hindle	...	David McMillian
Veronique-Natale Szalankiewicz	...	Lacey Ryans (as Véronique Natale Szalankiewicz)
James Gallanders	...	Dean Ryans
Sonya Salomaa	...	Shannon
Kyle Gatehouse	...	Pete Morten
Ellen Dubin	...	Anne Libby
Claudia Besso	...	Patti Meyers
Paula Jean Hixson	...	Principal Wilson
Tom Rack	...	Evan
Larry Day	...	Detective Chay
Tommie-Amber Pirie	...	Jennifer Smith

Storyline

Dodgy car salesman Bill Rander runs a racket with the help of his devoted orphaned nephew Jeremy. The boy is supposed to seduce his new history teacher Carrie Ryans, whose ex Dean contests custody over their daughter Lacey, so Bill can make compromising pictures to blackmail her. But after she encourages his academic talent, even heps to apply for a scholarship, Jeremy gets real feelings for her and calls the deal off, just after Bill murdered her wealthy dad, eager for the inheritance.

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Plot Keywords:

trial | kissing | father figure | teacher student attraction | fall | 

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Taglines:

Her first mistake... was getting close to him.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

Lifetime TV

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 May 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Chantaje a una profesora

Filming Locations:

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Capital Productions, Thrill Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min 112 min (DVD) 93 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Evan: Mr. Collins makes the rules, and he's saying sixty-forty. You can pay us the extra ten percent later.
Bill Rander: There's no profit in it, Evan.
Evan: You wanna whine to Mr. Collins? Go ahead, call him. I'm just picking up the cash.
Bill Rander: But this is ridiculous!
Evan: Look, get real, Bill. We have other lots. They all unload more cars than you do. You could disappear tomorrow and Mr. Collins wouldn't notice. You want the cars or not?
Bill Rander: Collins isn't the only guy with cars, you know.
Evan: Bill, don't ever think about going behind ...

User Reviews

Typical Lifetime trash

I understand Army Wives is a significant departure from the standard Lifetime fare. I assume that's why the premiere of its second season scored record-breaking ratings. Most of the women's cable channel productions are meant for stay-at-home wives and mothers, and females who enjoy stories about being victimized. This one, however, reaches new lows: bad acting, worse writing and a bad plot line. I think soap operas are better than this and I don't even watch them. The chilling message in "A Teacher's Crime" is that teachers should not get close to or go above and beyond to help their students or they might wind up being accused of having affairs with them. Instead of being dedicated to their profession, public school teachers who watch this may decide that they should just put in the time until they retire, collect their benefits and retire with big pensions at taxpayers' expense.

Ironically, I watched this movie on Father's Day weekend when Lifetime was showing "good dad, bad dad" fare. The emphasis apparently is "bad dad," standard for this male-hating cable channel.