Guidance (2014)

Guidance is a movie starring David Alexander, Don Allison, and Minjin Altansukh. Fabricating credentials to score a last-ditch job as a high school guidance counsellor, a boozing, drug-addled former child star becomes an improbable hit with his students by dispensing the worst advice possible.

Director:

Pat Mills

Writer:

Pat Mills

Stars:

David Alexander, Don Allison, Minjin Altansukh

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
David Alexander	...	Desmond (as David Wontner)
Don Allison	...	Doctor
Minjin Altansukh	...	Friend
Alexandria Benoit	...	Lisa
Zahra Bentham	...	Jabrielle
Alastair Forbes	...	Glen
Jen Goodhue	...	Mrs. Schlitz
Kevin Hanchard	...	Principal Newman
Alex Harrouch	...	John
Allison Hossack	...	Ginny
Tracey Hoyt	...	Brenda
Becky Johnson	...	Waiter
Michael Kaplan	...	Teen Boy #2
Robert B. Kennedy	...	Ginnys husband
Michael Koras	...	Officer Stockwell

Storyline

Fabricating credentials to score a last-ditch job as a high school guidance counsellor, a boozing, drug-addled former child star becomes an improbable hit with his students by dispensing the worst advice possible.

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Plot Keywords:

toronto | gym teacher | student | closeted homosexual | guidance counselor | 

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Taglines:

This high school guidance counsellor exists in the space between caring too much... and not giving a f**k

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 August 2015 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Edyson Entertainment, Telefilm Canada

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Pat Mills, the writer, producer, and star, was also a child actor.

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Goofs

When David and Gabrielle go on the hold-up spree, they are driving a late-model Ford Focus. When they stop by the side of the road for him to use the bathroom, they are driving an earlier model Ford Focus, and the yellows are different shades.

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Soundtracks

Hand Over My Heart
Performed by Diamond Rings
Written by John O'Regan & John Gregory
Courtesy of Universal Music Publishing Group and Secret City Records

User Reviews

Sweet little comdrom !

As the description states this story is about a former male child star who as an adult has become the classic 'boozing, drug-addled former child star looser'. To get his act together and keep his apartment he must find a job. And due to circumstance at the local high school he scores a job as a high school guidance counselor, for which he is totally unprepared outside of interviewing for the position.

After numerous failures as a 'qualified' counselor he decides the best way to help the students in need of guidance is to just encourage them to be exactly who they are! But be the best at it. In doing this he becomes very popular with the students and very unpopular with the resentful fellow staff teachers. When one teacher discovers the guidance counselor's past, he begins to make trouble for the successful counselor. And here is where the movie begins to get both serious and funny.

"Guidance" is a delightful little story with numerous characters you will both hate and characters you will love. The performances are spot on and the storyline rolls along without any boring uninteresting scenes. And please stay with it through the end credits because there is more!