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11/08/1999 Comedy, Thriller 1h 36m
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Before school lets out, Mrs. Tingle's class is going to need a substitute teacher.

Overview

A bright high-school senior has her impending status as valedictorian jeopardized when her bitter history teacher, Mrs. Tingle, gives her a poor grade on a project. When an attempt to get ahead in Mrs. Tingle's class goes awry, mayhem ensues and friendships, loyalties and trust are tested by the teacher's intricate mind-games.

  1. Kevin Williamson

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Helen Mirren

    Mrs. Tingle

  2. Katie Holmes

    Leigh Ann Watson

  3. Barry Watson

    Luke Churner

  4. Marisa Coughlan

    Jo Lynn Jordan

  5. Michael McKean

    Principal Potter

  6. Jeffrey Tambor

    Coach Wenchell

  7. Liz Stauber

    Trudie Tucker

  8. Molly Ringwald

    Miss Banks

  9. Vivica A. Fox

    Miss Gold

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2014-08-28
Caught between its aims?

Three students get more than they bargained for when a theft of a test results paper leads to a deadly battle of wills with their kidnapped teacher, Mrs. Tingle.

It seems to me that director and writer, Kevin Wiliamson, got confused as to which direction the film should go in. At times it's jaunty when the scene appears to call for menace, and at others just plain boring if the scene was meant to be actually funny (in that sarcastic, almost satirical way). The film could have worked at either being a comedy or a thriller, but the fusion of the two just doesn't wo...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$13,000,000.00

Revenue
$8,946,237.00

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