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School of Life

  • TV Movie
  • 20052005
  • PGPG
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
5.9K
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Ryan Reynolds in School of Life (2005)
ComedyDramaFamily
A new teacher squares off against his crusty competitor for a teacher of the year award.A new teacher squares off against his crusty competitor for a teacher of the year award.A new teacher squares off against his crusty competitor for a teacher of the year award.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
5.9K
YOUR RATING
    • William Dear
    • Jonathan Kahn
  • Stars
    • David Paymer
    • Ryan Reynolds
    • John Astin
    • William Dear
    • Jonathan Kahn
  • Stars
    • David Paymer
    • Ryan Reynolds
    • John Astin
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    • 52User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    David Paymer, Ryan Reynolds, Leila Johnson, and Andrew Robb in School of Life (2005)
    Ryan Reynolds in School of Life (2005)
    David Paymer, Ryan Reynolds, Leila Johnson, Andrew Robb, and Shylo Sharity in School of Life (2005)
    Ryan Reynolds in School of Life (2005)
    Ryan Reynolds in School of Life (2005)
    School of Life (2005)
    David Paymer and Leila Johnson in School of Life (2005)
    David Paymer in School of Life (2005)
    Scooby Vincent and Hunter Elliott in School of Life (2005)
    David Paymer, Ryan Reynolds, Leila Johnson, and Andrew Robb in School of Life (2005)
    David Paymer, Ryan Reynolds, and Leila Johnson in School of Life (2005)

    Top cast

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    David Paymer
    David Paymer
    • Matt Warner
    Ryan Reynolds
    Ryan Reynolds
    • Mr. D.
    John Astin
    John Astin
    • Norman Warner
    Andrew Robb
    • Dylan Warner
    Kate Vernon
    Kate Vernon
    • Elli Warner
    Don MacKay
    Don MacKay
    • Principal Bass
    Brenda McDonald
    • Maggie Little
    Paul Jarrett
    Paul Jarrett
    • Dan Parks
    Leila Johnson
    Leila Johnson
    • Denise Davies
    Chris Gauthier
    Chris Gauthier
    • Vern Cote
    • (as Christopher Gauthier)
    Shylo Sharity
    • Chase
    Gordie Giroux
    • Seth
    Asia Lim
    • Kylie
    Chelsea Florko
    • Heather
    Alexander Pollock
    • Clyde
    Jillian Marie
    • Patty
    Carly McKillip
    Carly McKillip
    • Devon
    Christopher Attadia
    • Brad
      • William Dear
      • Jonathan Kahn
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Dylan mentions that Chase believes his family is akin to The Addams Family. John Astin, who appears as Stormin' Norman Warner, Dylan's grandfather, in this movie, starred as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family (1964).
    • Goofs
      When the teachers are sitting in front of the students at the beginning of the school year Mr. D has on red shoes. Then the next time you see him in the classroom he has on brown shoes. You can see them when he is sitting in the chair in the center of the circle.
    • Quotes

      Michael D'Angelo: Education is truly a hero's journey, and it seems to me that going to school is a lot like a Star Wars movie. You're all Luke Skywalkers or Lucy Skywalkers, whichever applies, and school is just one of the many places that you're going to receive your Jedi training. Because we need to get ready to go do battle against the Evil Empire. Now, the Evil Empire is not our school, our parents, or even the questionable meat products in the cafeteria. No. You see, the Evil Empire is a belief. It's believing that we have limitations. You don't. Whether you realize it or not, every single one of you is perfect. Norman Warner was my Jedi Master, and the greatest lesson that he taught me was that I was my own teacher, I was my own master. And the lesson that I hope to teach all of you is to not worry about what you're doing, because it doesn't matter. Worry about who you are being. You do that, and there's absolutely nothing stopping you from going out in this world and kicking some serious ass.

    • Connections
      References The Addams Family (1964)
    • Soundtracks
      Trynna Finda Way
      Written by Nelly Furtado (as Furtado), Eaton & Brian West (as West)

      Performed by Nelly Furtado

      Used by permission of Nestar Publishing Inc.

      Courtesy of Dreamworks Records,

      Under License fron Universal Musiac Canada

    User reviews52

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    10/10
    You'd never know it was made for TV...
    I stumbled across this film on cable and started watching it because I'm a fan of Ryan Reynolds. I kept watching it because it was surprisingly funny, thought-provoking and touching.

    The story begins with the death of "Stormin' Norman", the legendary history teacher and grandfather of the main character, Dylan. His father also teaches at the school, and the competition for teacher of the year formerly held by Stormin' Norman gets ugly when the new history teacher, Mr "D" (Reynolds) is an instant hit with the entire school.

    It manages to be inspirational without teetering into schmaltzy, well-written and brilliantly cast. School of Life is about realising that life is shorter than you think, and "it takes less than death to kill a man".
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    • arwen-g
    • Apr 27, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 19, 2005 (United States)
      • Canada
      • United States
      • ABC Family
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Gynormous Pictures
      • School of Life Productions Inc.
      • Bouncing Betty Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 51 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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