Teachers

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

Oct 5 1984 R 1h 47m
Comedy, Drama

A teacher reconnects with an old student who is now an attorney representing a family who is suing the school for graduating their son who still cannot read or write. Amid the daily chaos of teaching in an inner city school, Alex Jurel tries to decide if he will lie at his deposition to protect the school or tell the truth and risk throwing away his career.

Plot

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 his problems. With the support of his students he beats the school board and his frustration.

Written by

W.R. McKinney

Directed by

Arthur Hiller

Cast

Nick Nolte, JoBeth Williams, Judd Hirsch

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

United Artists

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
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Scores
# of Votes
4,811
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
39
Popularity
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