Nick Nolte, JoBeth Williams, Judd Hirsch

A teacher overcomes his frustration in a high-school full of flunkies. As he attempts to educate his students, his attempts to help them gets him into trouble with the school board, which only adds to...( read more  read more... ) his problems. With the support of his students he beats the school board and his frustration.

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928 ratings

R, 107 min.

Directed by: Arthur Hiller

Release Date: October 5, 1984

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DVD Release Date: August 28, 2007

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  • March 18, 2009
    Good satire of the 80's US school system. Nick Nolte leads a great cast, which includes a young Laura Dern, and the Karate Kid, Ralph Macchio. Being a teacher I could sympathise with the characters lack of motivation, and the points the writers tried to stress, are as relevant t...( read more)oday as they were 20 years ago.
  • September 30, 2009
    I want to see it so bad.
  • July 7, 2009
    I can't believe that more people haven't seen this little gem from 1984. A decent storyline with a strong cast and good sountrack. It's funny, it's serious, and it's a little crazy. An interesting mix of comedy and drama.
  • March 20, 2009
    simply watch for the part when the female teacher takes her clothes off, during school, down the hallway--classic
  • November 22, 2008
    Uncomfortable mix of comedy and drama...Jobeth Williams was sexy as always...
  • December 22, 2007
    I remember I really liked this movie but I cant remember it so well.
  • October 15, 2007
    Not a bad little 80s movie. Decent cast. Good Sunday afternoon time waster.
  • July 17, 2007
    The only movie I can ever recall Ralph Macchio actually having a part that somewhat portrays him as "cool."

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