Teachers (1984)

Directed by

Arthur Hiller

Genre

drama film, comedy film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

R

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 80 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A high school in Ohio deals with a lawsuit from a former student. The principal pressures a popular teacher to resign, but the teacher fights back by threatening his own lawsuit.

satiricaldramatictensewhimsicalcynicalcomedicbleakunsettling

What happens

Teachers is a 1984 American satirical black comedy-drama film written by W. R. McKinney, directed by Arthur Hiller, and starring Nick Nolte, JoBeth Williams, Ralph Macchio, and Judd Hirsch. It was shot in Columbus, Ohio, mostly at the former Central High School. The film is set primarily in a high school in Columbus, Ohio. The school is facing poor publicity due to a lawsuit by a former student, and the administration is pressuring a popular teacher to resign because they view him as a threat. The teacher stands up to his bosses and threatens them with another lawsuit if they fire him. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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