The rebels
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The rebels |
| Original title | Teachers |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1984 |
| length | 107 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Arthur Hiller |
| script | WR McKinney |
| production | Aaron Russo |
| music | Sandy Gibson |
| camera | David M. Walsh |
| cut | Don Zimmerman |
| occupation | |
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The insubordinate (Original title: Teachers ) is an American comedy film from 1984 . Directed by Arthur Hiller and written by WR McKinney .
action
Alex Jurel is a teacher in a high school with over 2,000 students where other teachers are demotivated or corrupt. He is committed and temporarily takes on the tasks of a school psychologist. In this function he takes care of the student Eddie Pilikian.
A lawsuit is pending against the school. The lawyer Lisa Hammond, a former student of Jurel, is on behalf of the plaintiff to find out why a student passed the school even though he is illiterate. Jurel notices the corruption behind this case - Eddie is also illiterate. He realizes that the appearance of the upbringing of the children is more important to the school than the upbringing itself. Therefore he tries to reform the school.
The headmistress Dr. Donna Burke and the majority of the teachers feel threatened by Jurel's actions. Burke therefore advises him to resign and threatens to be fired. The students and Hammond, who has also noticed the corruption, stand up for Jurel. He then rebels against her.
Reviews
Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times that the premise was to show the school as MASH showed the war. However, the result can be compared more with General Hospital . Some scenes with Nolte and Macchio as well as some lines of dialogue are good. Numerous questions would remain open.
Film Service wrote that the film contained "alleged criticism of the US school system" that would tone down "silly side stories and action effects" . It should be seen more as an "adventure film with sometimes rude language" .
Cinema magazine described the film as an "annoying collection of embarrassments" that contained "more gossip than satire on US education ."
backgrounds
The film was in Columbus ( Ohio turned). He played on the opening weekend about 7 million US dollars one.
Web links
- The rebels in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The rebels at Rotten Tomatoes (English)