Paulette Gil is a very engaged teacher. When she realizes that her pupil Kip has problems she takes special care for him. But Kip interprets it in the wrong way and tells his mates that he ...
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Title: Trial by Fire (TV Movie 1995)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Keith Carradine | ... | Owen Turner | |
| Gail O'Grady | ... | Paulette Gill | |
| Michael Bowen | ... | Roger Gill | |
| Ken Lerner | ... | Earl Cleaver | |
| Mariangela Pino | ... | Evie Bauchmoyer | |
| Devon Odessa | ... | Patsy Thurman | |
| Richard Riehle | ... | Fred Cobb | |
| Deirdre O'Connell | ... | Roberta | |
| Richard Gant | ... | Judge | |
| Nicholas Pryor | ... | Don Barnett | |
| James Pickens Jr. | |||
| Brandon Douglas | |||
| Chance Quinn | |||
| Jay Paulson | |||
| Andrew Kavovit | ... | Kip Bouchmoyer | |
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Paulette Gil is a very engaged teacher. When she realizes that her pupil Kip has problems she takes special care for him. But Kip interprets it in the wrong way and tells his mates that he had an affair with Paulette. Then he commits suicide and the rumours draw Paulette into court. Written by Volker Boehm
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1 October 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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This movie brought up such painful memories for me. My high school years were tainted for me by the same kind of false rumors and character assassination as this teacher, only I was a student and did not have anyone to support or defend me. I was subjected to the worst kind of bullying and insulting behavior that can be imagined. I figured the best way to defend myself was to not defend myself at all, to just mind my own business, make good grades, and get the hell our of there as soon as I could. I still don't know what these boys had against me - I didn't even know them, and they were going around telling the worst kind of lies imaginable. Of course, everyone believed them. They didn't stop until I started dating the captain of the wrestling team, first of all because I was "suitably taken", and secondly they were afraid of him. I am all grown up now, but it still hurts. I don't understand why high school boys do this to innocent girls.