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05/10/1984 Comedy, Drama 1h 47m
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They fall asleep in class. Throw ink on each other. Never come in Mondays. And they're just the teachers.

Overview

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.

  1. Arthur Hiller

    Director

  2. W.R. McKinney

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Nick Nolte

    Alex Jurel

  2. JoBeth Williams

    Lisa Hammond

  3. Judd Hirsch

    Roger Rubell

  4. Ralph Macchio

    Eddie Pilikian

  5. Allen Garfield

    Carl Rosenberg

  6. Lee Grant

    Dr. Donna Burke

  7. Richard Mulligan

    Herbert Gower

  8. Royal Dano

    Ditto Stiles

  9. William Schallert

    Horn

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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