Tenure (2008)

Professor Thurber loves to teach, but can't stand all the politicking. So when his opportunity for tenure is announced, he goes out on a limb to prove his worth, but unexpectedly falls in love with the girl who might replace him.

Director:

Mike Million

Writer:

Mike Million

Stars:

Luke Wilson, Gretchen Mol, David Koechner

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

At a Pennsylvania college, Charlie Thurber is a good teacher without publications. His tenure review is in three months, and he's trying to get an article in print. Out of the blue, the dean announces that a new assistant professor will join them, a scholarly young woman from Yale. Charlie now faces competition. His best friend Jay, an anthropologist looking for Sasquatch, urges Charlie to declare war on the new colleague. He gives in to his better judgment and goes along. Meanwhile, his father hates the local assisted living facility where he lives, Charlie tries to connect with a woman he sees on television, and one of his students makes a pass. Is tenure in the works?

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Plot Keywords:

tenure | college | sasquatch | publication | vegetarian | 

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Taglines:

He's having a mid-term crisis.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some sexuality and drug content

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Charlie (Luke Wilson) plays the word "chug" during the game of Scrabble, you can see that one of the words spelled on the board is "yeti".

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Connections

Features In Search of... (1976)

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Soundtracks

You and Me
Written by Laurel Parmet
Performed by The Light Ups

User Reviews

Not a bad movie...

I am not going to bash this movie as many have done... I saw the movie, and was think I set the bar too high. Without giving away too much of the movie, I found that the acting was good, the story was different from a "bottled, formulaic, Animal House-ish" rewrite college comedy.

It was smart, clever, and told a good tale, there was only a small amount of unanswered questions I had in my mind when it ended... I stared at the screen and said... "OK...it wasn't awful, it was .... well OK"

The bottom line is, I am not going to say it was a horrible movie, because it was not... I found that I was entertained by the movie, and they did not try to market it as a blockbuster.. A decent film, and not too far removed from what it was about.. trying to get tenure at a College.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 July 2014 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Tenure

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

120dB Films, Blowtorch Entertainment, Scion Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min (European Film Market)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1