Teachers (1984)

Director:

Arthur Hiller

Writer:

W.R. McKinney (written by)

Release Date:

5 October 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

They fall asleep in class. Throw ink on each other. Never come in Mondays. And they're just the teachers.

Plot:

A teacher overcomes his frustration in a high-school full of flunkies. As he attempts to educate his students...

Plot Keywords:

Topless | Teacher | Female Nudity | High School | Student

Cast

Nick Nolte	...	Alex Jurel
JoBeth Williams	...	Lisa Hammond
Judd Hirsch	...	Roger Rubell
Ralph Macchio	...	Eddie Pilikian
Allen Garfield	...	Carl Rosenberg
Lee Grant	...	Dr. Donna Burke
Richard Mulligan	...	Herbert Gower
Royal Dano	...	Ditto Stiles
William Schallert	...	Horn
Art Metrano	...	Troy
Laura Dern	...	Diane
Crispin Glover	...	Danny
Morgan Freeman	...	Lewis
Madeleine Sherwood	...	Grace
Steven Hill	...	Sloan

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | West Germany:16 | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Iceland:L | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Company:

United Artists

Trivia:

This movie was filmed at Central High School in Columbus, Ohio. Since that time, Central High School was renovated to become the new site of COSI (Center for Science and Industry).

Goofs:

Continuity: In the sequence where Lisa Hammond undresses in the hallway, her underwear color changes from black to white to black.

Quotes:

Roger Revel: [to Troy] How can you be so stupid, huh? Would you tell me how you can be so damn stupid? As if we don't have enough problems. We're in the middle of a lawsuit, buddy. Three girls - three of our own students. Why don't you go to some other school and get their girls pregnant? You know what this is gonna do to the school? You know how it's gonna look? Teamwork, Troy, does not mean going out and starting your own team.

Soundtrack:

Understanding

Some of the better stars of the 80's

This is another high school is hell movies, and is quite good. This one concentrates more on the teachers themselves as they fight (or don't fight) the administration to try to get the kids educated. The film is centered on Nolte's character dealing with a legal issue brought on behalf of a former student by Williams (who is also a former student, now lawyer), which helps to snap him out of his apathy. This film is still very apropos as the problems it addresses are still with us.

6/10 - Worth a rent