Before school lets out, Mrs. Tingle's class is going to need a substitute teacher.
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.
Director: Kevin Williamson
Cast: Helen Mirren, Katie Holmes, Barry Watson, Marisa Coughlan, Michael McKean, Jeffrey Tambor, Liz Stauber, Molly Ringwald
John Chard - 2/10
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 bo...
August 28, 2014
Before school lets out, Mrs. Tingle's class is going to need a substitute teacher.
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.
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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 Mr…
1h 36m
August 11, 1999
Kevin Williamson
Helen Mirren, Katie Holmes, Barry Watson
Comedy, Thriller
PG-13
