Teachers
“They fall asleep in class. Throw ink on each other. Never come in Mondays. And they're just the teachers.”
1984•R•1h 47m•5.7•Released
ComedyDrama
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.
Director
Arthur Hiller
Writer
W.R. McKinney
Languages
English
Studio
United Artists
Cast
Nick Nolte
Alex Jurel
JoBeth Williams
Lisa Hammond
Judd Hirsch
Roger Rubell
Ralph Macchio
Eddie Pilikian
Allen Garfield
Carl Rosenberg
Lee Grant
Dr. Donna Burke
Richard Mulligan
Herbert Gower
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
Production
Company
United Artists
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Aaron Russo
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