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Teachers

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Teachers
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R,1hr 46min
Genres:
Comedy,Drama
Release:
1984
Director:
Arthur Hiller
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Nick Nolte, JoBeth Williams, Judd Hirsch  ...more
Synopsis: Arthur Hiller directed this satiric look at contemporary urban high schools, examining disillusioned teachers who try to regain their idealism. Nick Nolte stars as Alex, a teacher at John Fitzgerald Kennedy High School, who was once an idealistic teacher but whose main concern now is sobering up before the next class session. The high school is headed by ineffective principal Mr. Horn (William Schallert) and an imperious vice-principal named Roger (Judd Hirsch). When a recent graduate of the high ... Full Synopsis
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Derek Armstrong, AMG Review
Arthur Hiller's Teachers contains -- or more appropriately, fails to keep contained -- every single issue that could conceivably face the contemporary high school. In turn it serves as a preview of the feverish sensationalism otherwise known as Boston Public, David E. Kelley's overly topical TV drama that would arrive 15 years later. But, earnest moments aside, Teachers is more clearly a satire. One ... Full Review
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