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Teaching Mrs. Tingle( 1999)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Helen Mirren

      Mrs. Tingle

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      Katie Holmes

      Leigh Ann Watson

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      Barry Watson

      Luke Churner

    4. cast image

      Marisa Coughlan

      Jo Lynn Jordan

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      Michael McKean

      Principal Potter

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      Jeffrey Tambor

      Coach Wenchell

    7. cast image

      Liz Stauber

      Trudie Tucker

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      Molly Ringwald

      Miss Banks

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      Vivica A. Fox

      Miss Gold

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      John Patrick White

      Brian Berry

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      Robert Gant

      Professor

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      Lesley Ann Warren

      Faye Watson (uncredited)

    13. cast image

      Harvey Silver

      Roger (uncredited)

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      Alan Heitz

      Student (uncredited)

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      Brian Klugman

      Student (uncredited)

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      Cherie Johnson

      Student (uncredited)

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      Marissa Jaret Winokur

      Student (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Thu Aug 28 2014
    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 wor...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    13000000.00

    Revenue

    8946237.00

    Keywords

    • pornography
    • scholarship
    • parent child relationship
    • class
    • bed
    • graduation
    • final exam
    • exam
    • bastille
    • teen movie
    • tears
    • gym
    • teenage sexuality
    • knocked out
    • valedictorian
    • history class
    • history teacher
    • letter opener
    • school bus