Jason Biggs, Eva Longoria, Rob Corddry

Barry Goldwater Elementary is on the brink of collapse: the lowest test scores in the state, teachers who are either drunk or having sex on school grounds, and a principal who extorts money from paren...( read more  read more... )ts. It's up to Tom, the down-on-his-luck vice-principal, to rally the lazy teachers, expose the principal's corruption, and turn the school around before an end of the day board decision that is certain to lead to its closure.

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Directed by: Mark Lafferty

Release Date: October 10, 2008

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DVD Release Date: December 2, 2008

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  • December 21, 2008
    Geraldine Ferraro Elementary School is failing fast. Will they be shut down, or can they over come the bully Principal to save the day?
    Lower Learning is mildly amusing. There are some good comic one liners, some raunchy explicit things that made me laugh, and loads of low budget...( read more) cheese.
    I really expected more from this cast of Jason Biggs, Rob Corddry, Monica Porter, and Eva Longoria Parker.
    Mark Lafferty tried, and he fell short of the target with this one.
  • December 12, 2008
    When a school is on the brink of collapse pretty much do the fact that there are low test scores the teachers are drunk and pretty much dont care to teach and the principal is taken bribes from parents a young vice principal decides to take him down and take back the school. Star...( read more)ring Jason Biggs this is a ok to pretty good comedy with some really over the top scenes worth a watch for fans of the newer kinda slapstick comedy out there
  • October 18, 2009
    This movie was HILARIOUS!!!
  • September 17, 2009
    The stupidity of it made it funny but it kinda sucked
  • June 2, 2009
    Eva Longoria is a how to poster child for drugs in this. There are a lot of familiar faces, the story line is kinda stupid but the things that happen are pretty funny. It's pretty much like any other Jason Biggs movie, seeing as he doesn't seem to expand his horizons much.
  • April 27, 2009
    mmm, Zafa Es Entretenida. casi 6-
  • March 27, 2009
    The cast is star studded, with 2 big names, Eva Longoria and Jason Biggs playing leading roles in a satirical movie about failing education. This movie aimed to hit the higher targets. Yet, through a series of dead-end, awkward jokes and innuendos, this movie failed...( read more) to even meet the lower targets. With poor storyline, poor execution, and poor (or rather, non-existent) acting from the cast, this film is destined to be a disaster. The plot lacked sequence and organisation. With figures of around $2m of budget, one would think that the movie can be something better, but unfortunately it was not the case. The only saving grace is Jason Biggs, who have changed his character from being a nutter in his previous movies, to somebody who can give substance and impact to the movie. As for Eva Longoria, I think she acted better in her previous movie Over Her Dead Body and I hope she chooses her character carefully before committing herself. This movie only gains any credibility through the children's credible and compelling performances. Perhaps this movie would have been better with an entirely child based crew working on its production, like a more updated idea of Bugsy Malone. All in all, not the best movie around and not a good movie, as the movie is aptly called. Lower Learning is as titled, lower learning.
  • February 26, 2009
    I really don't see why this movie was done I really lost my time watching it every joke felt pushed and unoriginal half assed poorly acted poor script and bad directing it was just a misery!! that money is thrown out like this.. be advised don't see it!!

    Barry Goldwater Elemen...( read more)tary is on the brink of collapse: the lowest test scores in the state, teachers who are either drunk or having sex on school grounds, and a principal who extorts money from parents. It's up to Tom, the down-on-his-luck vice-principal, to rally the lazy teachers, expose the principal's corruption, and turn the school around before an end of the day board decision that is certain to lead to its closure.

    Geraldine Ferraro Elementary is on the brink of collapse: the lowest test scores in the state, teachers who are either drunk or having sex on school grounds, and a principal who extorts money from parents. It's up to Tom, the down-on-his-luck vice-principal, to rally the lazy teachers, expose the principal's corruption, and turn the school around before an end of the day board decision that is certain to lead to its closure.
  • February 18, 2009
    horrible movie. Attrocious script. Should have been just a comedy sketch. They really milk this one. Don't bother. The only joke is this movie. A full blown dud. Watch something on tv instead. Wasted talent. They milk jokes like farmers milk cows. Don't they know the same joke re...( read more)peated over and over again is less funny. I am sorry to anyone who paid to see this movie.
  • February 1, 2009
    my son is in this movie.The movie was awful. LOL

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