Tenure (2009)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Mike Million

Writer (WGA):

Mike Million (written by)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A college professor competes for tenure with a hot-shot female colleague. |

Cast

Luke Wilson	...	Charlie Thurber
Gretchen Mol	...	Elaine Grasso
David Koechner	...	Jay Hadley
Sasha Alexander	...	Margaret
Bob Gunton	...	William Thurber
Rosemarie DeWitt	...	Beth
Michael Cudlitz	...	Tim
William Bogert	...	Dean Leakey
Andrew Daly	...	Warren
Ellen Tobie	...	Professor Hannah Slocumb
Zach Selwyn	...	Buck
Hilary Pingle	...	Robin
Nathan Pham	...	Stan
Van Hughes	...	Ben
Lily Holleman	...	Blair

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some sexuality and drug content.

Runtime:

USA:89 min | Germany:90 min (European Film Market)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bryn Mawr College - 101 N. Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Blowtorch Entertainment

Hilarious!

Hilarious! I saw this movie at the Hamptons Film Festival, and quite simply... I laughed my ass off. Seriously, it has the makings of a real cult classic. There was a group of teenage boys and girls sitting to my right, and a couple who were probably in their 50's/60's on my left (I'm in my 30's) and we were all cracking up audibly. It reminded me of when I saw Tootsie in the theater back in the 80's - the audience would erupt in laughter and it didn't seem to matter the age of the person - everyone was getting it - it was just plain old funny. I'm a huge fan of movies, and especially comedies, and this one hit it. Luke Wilson is great- and not only is he funny - but he does some seriously good acting - this is a role where you get to see that yes, as my girlfriend kept reminding me, he's handsome as hell, and yes, as anyone who's seen him before, he's a funny dude, but in this film, we get to see him act, and he does an amazing job. Put this with Gretchen Mol, who always does a great job, and looks amazing, but plays a very sensitive character... I want to see these two together again. The whole cast is strong, and throw in David Koechner - the funniest I've ever seen him and if you've seen him, you know how funny he is (he threatens to steal each scene with a character that will probably have college kids dressing up like him next Halloween) ... like I said, you have the makings of a cult classic here. You really should catch it in the theater too - you need to have that sensation of laughing with other people - you get that feeling like you're joining a club when you watch this movie. I can't wait to bring my friends as soon as this hits the theaters so I can say I was the one who told them about it first, and yes, I plan to see it again. Can't wait. Neither can my girlfriend (hopefully not just because she wants to see Luke Wilson's handsome mug again)