Night School (2018)

A group of high school dropouts are forced to attend night school in hope that they'll pass the GED exam to finish high school.

Director:

Malcolm D. Lee

Writers:

Kevin Hart, Harry Ratchford

Stars:

Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish, Rob Riggle

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin Hart	...	Teddy
Tiffany Haddish	...	Carrie
Rob Riggle	...	Mackenzie
Romany Malco	...	Jaylen
Taran Killam	...	Stewart
Megalyn Echikunwoke	...	Lisa
Al Madrigal	...	Luis
Mary Lynn Rajskub	...	Theresa
Keith David	...	Gerald
Anne Winters	...	Mila
Fat Joe	...	Bobby
Ben Schwartz	...	Marvin
Yvonne Orji	...	Maya
Bresha Webb	...	Denise
Jeff Rose	...	Isaac

Storyline

In 2001, high-school student Teddy Walker drops out of school when he's unable to concentrate during a crucial test. In 2018 he works as a barbecue-grill salesman and dating a wealthy woman named Lisa, and has developed a careful financial strategy that allows him to maintain the illusion that he is better off than he actually is. But his life falls apart just as he learns that he will inherit control of the store when the current manager retires: As he proposes to Lisa in the shop, he accidentally triggers an explosion when a champagne cork pops open a gas tank; the manager runs away with the insurance from the explosion. Teddy's friend is willing to give him a job--if he can earn his GED.

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Plot Keywords:

dyslexia | singing in a car | high school drop out | school exam | learning disability | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG - 13 for crude and sexual content throughout, language, some drug references and violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English French Spanish

Release Date:

28 September 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Night School

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$29,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$27,257,615, 30 September 2018, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$77,339,130

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$102,982,380, 6 January 2019

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hartbeat Productions, Perfect World Pictures, Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min 116 min (extended cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kevin Hart and Romany Malco had a scene together in the 40 Year Old Virgin.

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Goofs

Carrie farts on Teddy in the hexagon. Teddy remarks about the smell. Carrie replies it is a gas: methane. Methane is a component of farts, but is in fact odorless. The gas that makes farts smell is hydrogen sulfide. She teaches chemistry, as seen on the whiteboard, so she should know this.

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Quotes

Mila: Aren't you a little old to be a pop-star?
Luis: Aren't you a little young to die?

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Connections

References The Terminator (1984)

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Soundtracks

Everybody Get Up
Written by Vito A. Colapietro II (as Vito Colapietro), Neely Dinkins Jr., Heavynn Gates, Blake English
Performed by Heavynn Gates (as Heavynn)
Courtesy of Riptide Music Group

User Reviews

Night school is just another below-par Kevin Hart film.

I walked into the theater wanting to enjoy it, since I feel as though Kevin Hart is a very funny comedian and I enjoyed his other films like Central Intelligence, Jumanji, etc. But I walked out of the theater disappointed. The plot, script, and editing are surprising very poor. Kevin Hart is not bad in this film, it just feels like he is playing himself. And after watching almost every one of his films, it gets painfully repetitive