United States / Oct 05, 1984 / R
They fall asleep in class. Throw ink on each other. Never come in Mondays. And they're just the teachers.
1h 47min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Royal Dano | Ditto Stiles |
| William Schallert | Horn |
| Art Metrano | Troy |
| Laura Dern | Diane |
| Crispin Glover | Danny |
| Morgan Freeman | Lewis |
| Madeleine Sherwood | Grace |
| Steven Hill | Sloane |
| Zohra Lampert | Mrs. Pilikian |
| Mary Alice | Linda Ganz |
| Katherine Balfour | Theresa |
| Vivian Bonnell | Nurse |
| Virginia Capers | Landlady |
| Ellen Crawford | Social Worker |
| Terrance Ellis | Tim Hahn |
| Aaron Freeman | Brinkman |
| Patricia Gaul | Lowe |
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| Anthony Heald | Narc |
| Ronald Hunter | Mr. Pilikian |
| Julia Jennings | The Blonde |
| Stephen Mendillo | Lecture Cop |
| Jeffrey Ware | Malloy |
| Richard Zobel | Propes |
| Da Nang McKay | Wounded Kid |
| Virginia Smith | Lee |
| Ray Noch | Dan Hall |
| Maria D. Magisano | Alvado |
| Bill Marinella | Paller |
| Noerena Abookire | Terry Davis |
| Andrew Ream | Henson |
| Jennifer Quilty | Sarah |
| Kimberly Pullins | Student |
| David Caltrider | Student |
| Marvin Morgan | Student |
| Shantel R. Chappell | Student |
| Dan Levinson | Student |
| Donte St. John | Student |
| Ken Feil | Student |
| Vicki Lynn Puzinas | Student |
| Tony Lincoln | Guard |
| Wilbert Bradley | Guard |
| Ron Dean | Guard |
| Jamie Newell | Guard |
| Ronald Merians | Guard |
| Zaid Farid | Cop |
| Bernard Canepari | Cop |
| Will Zahrn | Cop |
| Simon Williams | Attendant |
| Paul Zegler | Attendant |
| Dick Sollenberger | Attendant |
| Phillip S. Wilson | Teacher |
| Allan Byrne | Teacher |
| Mary Louise Wilson | Teacher |
| Nick Baldasare | Teacher Playing Ping Pong (uncredited) |
| John Branch | Student (uncredited) |
| Laura Coker | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Timothy Holmes | Student (uncredited) |
| Brian Walker | Student (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Teachers |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 5 ottobre 1984 |
| Executive producer | Irwin Russo |
| Production | Aaron Russo, Art Levinson |
| Writer | W.R. McKinney |
| Casting | Dianne Crittenden |
| Editing | Don Zimmerman, William Essary |
| Cinematography | David M. Walsh, James Zenk, Robert Edesa, Michael Nash, Richard Moran |
| Assistant directors | L. Andrew Stone, Arthur Hiller, Jan Kemper |
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| Lighting | Norman Harris |
| Camera operators | Robert Edesa, David M. Walsh, James Zenk, Michael Nash, Richard Moran |
| Additional photography | David M. Walsh, James Zenk, Robert Edesa, Michael Nash, Richard Moran |
| Production design | Richard Macdonald, John M. Dwyer, Sidney H. Greenwood |
| Art direction | Richard Macdonald, John M. Dwyer, Sidney H. Greenwood |
| Set decoration | John M. Dwyer, Richard Macdonald, Sidney H. Greenwood |
| Special effects | Chuck Schulthies Jr. |
| Music | Sandy Gibson, Jerry Jost, Don Hall, William Saracino, Virginia Cook-McGowan, Frank Howard, Joseph A. Ippolito, Michael J. Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Carlos Delarios |
| Sound | Sandy Gibson, Jerry Jost, Don Hall, William Saracino, Virginia Cook-McGowan, Frank Howard, Joseph A. Ippolito, Michael J. Kohut, Aaron Rochin, Carlos Delarios |
| Costume design | Ruth Myers, Lynn Del Kail, Del Armstrong, Edouard F. Henriques III |
| Makeup | Del Armstrong, Edouard F. Henriques III, Ruth Myers, Lynn Del Kail |
| Hairstyling | Ruth Myers, Lynn Del Kail, Del Armstrong, Edouard F. Henriques III |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Greece / Oct 06, 1984 / 16
United Kingdom / Feb 01, 1985 / 15
Germany / Apr 19, 1985 / 16 / West Germany
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