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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Aside from being admonished by Rubell, the gym teacher isn't punished or fired for sleeping with several of his students]].
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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Aside from being admonished by Rubell, the gym teacher isn't punished or fired for sleeping with (and impregnating) several of his students]].
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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Aside from being admonished by Rubell, the gym teacher isn't punished or fired for sleeping with several of his students]].
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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Aside from being admonished by Rubell, the gym teacher isn't punished or fired for sleeping with (and impregnating) several of his students]].
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* BlatantLies: Jurel told the woman he slept with the previous night that he was an airline pilot. She discovers that Jurel is in fact a schoolteacher when he gets a call from the principal's office asking why he's once again failed to show up for work.
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* BlatantLies: Jurel told the woman he slept with the previous night that he was an airline pilot. She discovers that Jurel is in fact a schoolteacher when he gets a call from the principal's office asking why he's once again failed to show up for work. Jurel pathetically tries to save face by saying that the class he teaches is on maintaining aircraft cabin pressure.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: In spite of being an escaped psychiatric hospital inmate, Gower's unusual teaching style proves to be effective. He's one of the only teachers in the school whose students are engaged in learning. In Gower's final scene in the film, the students ask him questions about the Battle of Little Bighorn and are genuinely dismayed when staff from the psychiatric hospital take him away.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: In spite of being an escaped psychiatric hospital inmate, Gower's unusual teaching style proves to be effective. He's one of the only teachers in the school whose students are engaged in learning. In Gower's final scene in the film, the students ask him questions about the Battle of the Little Bighorn and are genuinely dismayed when staff from the psychiatric hospital take him away.
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Among the supporting cast are Creator/CrispinGlover as Eddie's bullied best friend, Creator/LauraDern as one of the popular students, Creator/JuddHirsch as the assistant principal, Creator/RichardMulligan as a psychiatric hospital inmate turned history teacher, Creator/RoyalDano as an English teacher who dozes through his own classes, Creator/AllenGarfield as a teacher who is harassed by his students, Creator/LeeGrant as the school superintendent, Creator/JoBethWilliams as an attorney representing a recent graduate who is suing the school for giving him a diploma although he can't even read, and Creator/MorganFreeman (in an early film role) as a lawyer for the school.
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Among the supporting cast are Creator/CrispinGlover as Eddie's bullied best friend, Creator/LauraDern as one of the popular students, Creator/JuddHirsch as the assistant principal, Creator/RichardMulligan as a psychiatric hospital inmate turned history teacher, Creator/RoyalDano as an English teacher who dozes through his own classes, Creator/AllenGarfield as a highly-strung teacher who is harassed targeted for harassment by his students, Creator/LeeGrant as the school school's superintendent, Creator/JoBethWilliams as an attorney representing a recent graduate who is suing the school for giving him a diploma although even though he can't even read, and Creator/MorganFreeman (in an early film role) as a lawyer for the school.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Eddie Pilikian Towards Daniel Reece. [[spoiler:Could be read as Eddie towards Diane, the student that was impregnated by a teacher]].
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Eddie Pilikian Towards Daniel Reece.Reese. [[spoiler:Could be read as Eddie towards Diane, the student that was impregnated by a teacher]].
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** Danny Reese himself qualifies - although he's a juvenile delinquent who likes to torment Rosenberg, he's mercilessly ridiculed and often beaten up by his classmates.
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** Danny Reese himself qualifies - although – although he's a juvenile delinquent who likes to torment Rosenberg, he's mercilessly ridiculed and often beaten up by his classmates.
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* ApatheticTeacher: Almost all the teachers at John F. Kennedy High School are this: even the teachers who (sometimes) try, like Jurel and Rosenberg, are pushed around by the system. It is telling when Gower points out to one of Eddie's teachers that she could easily tutor him, the woman defensively storms away from him.
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* ApatheticTeacher: Almost "Ditto" most obviously, but nearly all the teachers at John F. Kennedy JFK High School are this: even the teachers ones who (sometimes) try, like Jurel and Rosenberg, are pushed around by the system. It is telling that when Gower points out to one of Eddie's teachers that she could easily tutor him, the woman defensively storms away from him.
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It's an average day at John F. Kennedy HighSchool in Columbus, Ohio: Fights in the hallways, a stabbing, 10% of teachers failing to even show up, and lawyers in the office champing at the bit with depositions.
After the school psychologist has a mental breakdown, Alex Jurel (Creator/NickNolte) is tasked with the job and his first task is helping delinquent Eddie Pilikian (Creator/RalphMacchio).
Among the supporting cast are Creator/CrispinGlover as Eddie's bullied best friend, Creator/LauraDern as one of the popular students, Creator/JuddHirsch as the assistant principal, Creator/RichardMulligan as a psychiatric hospital inmate turned history teacher, Creator/LeeGrant as the school superintendent, Creator/JoBethWilliams as a lawyer for a recent graduate who's suing the school for giving him a diploma even though he can't read, and Creator/MorganFreeman (in an early film role) as a lawyer for the school.
After the school psychologist has a mental breakdown, Alex Jurel (Creator/NickNolte) is tasked with the job and his first task is helping delinquent Eddie Pilikian (Creator/RalphMacchio).
Among the supporting cast are Creator/CrispinGlover as Eddie's bullied best friend, Creator/LauraDern as one of the popular students, Creator/JuddHirsch as the assistant principal, Creator/RichardMulligan as a psychiatric hospital inmate turned history teacher, Creator/LeeGrant as the school superintendent, Creator/JoBethWilliams as a lawyer for a recent graduate who's suing the school for giving him a diploma even though he can't read, and Creator/MorganFreeman (in an early film role) as a lawyer for the school.
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It's an average a typical day at John F. Kennedy HighSchool in Columbus, Ohio: Fights in the hallways, a stabbing, 10% of teachers failing to even show up, and lawyers in the office champing at the bit with depositions.
After the school psychologisthas experiences a mental breakdown, Alex Jurel (Creator/NickNolte) is tasked with handed the job and his first task is helping delinquent Eddie Pilikian (Creator/RalphMacchio).
Among the supporting cast are Creator/CrispinGlover as Eddie's bullied best friend, Creator/LauraDern as one of the popular students, Creator/JuddHirsch as the assistant principal, Creator/RichardMulligan as a psychiatric hospital inmate turned history teacher, Creator/RoyalDano as an English teacher who dozes through his own classes, Creator/AllenGarfield as a teacher who is harassed by his students, Creator/LeeGrant as the school superintendent, Creator/JoBethWilliams asa lawyer for an attorney representing a recent graduate who's who is suing the school for giving him a diploma even though although he can't even read, and Creator/MorganFreeman (in an early film role) as a lawyer for the school.
After the school psychologist
Among the supporting cast are Creator/CrispinGlover as Eddie's bullied best friend, Creator/LauraDern as one of the popular students, Creator/JuddHirsch as the assistant principal, Creator/RichardMulligan as a psychiatric hospital inmate turned history teacher, Creator/RoyalDano as an English teacher who dozes through his own classes, Creator/AllenGarfield as a teacher who is harassed by his students, Creator/LeeGrant as the school superintendent, Creator/JoBethWilliams as
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** Alex is in bed with a woman when he's first called into the school. After he gets up we get a glimpse of her topless.
** Toward the end, Lisa goes out into the hall and strips naked while trying to convince Alex not to resign. ItMakesSenseInContext.
** Alex is in bed with a woman when he's first called into the school. After he gets up we get a glimpse of her topless.
** Toward the end, Lisa goes out into the hall and strips naked while trying to convince Alex not to resign. ItMakesSenseInContext.
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* AcademyOfEvil: This is a school where the teachers are either apathetic, jaded, a bit crazy themselves, [[spoiler: or even molesting one of the students]]. This is on top of stabbings being normal business [[spoiler: and a kid bringing a gun to school]].
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Academy of Evil doesn't fit here. The school's teachers don't intentionally teach the students to be criminals. Rather, it's an extreme case of a Sucky School with jaded, unmotivated and corrupt teachers and administrators mixed with equally unmotivated, often delinquent students.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Jurel and (to a lesser) extant Rosenberg are the only teachers who give a damn about the well-being of the students.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Jurel and (to a lesser) extant extent Rosenberg are the only teachers who give a damn about the well-being of the students.
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* ApatheticTeacher: Almost all the teachers at John F. Kennedy High School are this: even the teachers who try, like Jurel and Rosenberg, are pushed around by the system. It is telling when Gower points out to one of Eddie's teachers that she could easily tutor him, the woman defensively storms away from him.
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* ApatheticTeacher: Almost all the teachers at John F. Kennedy High School are this: even the teachers who (sometimes) try, like Jurel and Rosenberg, are pushed around by the system. It is telling when Gower points out to one of Eddie's teachers that she could easily tutor him, the woman defensively storms away from him.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Eddie Pilikian Towards Daniel Reece. [[spoiler:Could be read as Eddie towards Diane, the student that was impregnated by a teacher]].
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Eddie Pilikian Towards Daniel Reece. [[spoiler:Could be read as Eddie towards Diane, the student that was impregnated by a teacher]].
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* AmbiguousDisorder:
** Danny Reese seems to suffer from some unspecified mental illness, his odd behavior (often endangering himself and others) goes far beyond that of the typical juvenile delinquent or high school social outcast.
** Gower's condition isn't specified beyond having "some issues with reality" according to his charge nurse.
** Danny Reese seems to suffer from some unspecified mental illness, his odd behavior (often endangering himself and others) goes far beyond that of the typical juvenile delinquent or high school social outcast.
** Gower's condition isn't specified beyond having "some issues with reality" according to his charge nurse.
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* ApatheticTeacher: Almost all the teachers at John F. Kennedy High School are this: even the teachers who try, like Jurel and Rosenberg, are pushed around by the system.
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* ApatheticTeacher: Almost all the teachers at John F. Kennedy High School are this: even the teachers who try, like Jurel and Rosenberg, are pushed around by the system. It is telling when Gower points out to one of Eddie's teachers that she could easily tutor him, the woman defensively storms away from him.
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* RageBreakingPoint: After all the abuse he'd endured, Rosenberg finally snaps at the subpoena and admits that he forcibly passed a bad student.
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* AcademyOfEvil: This is a school where the teachers are either apathetic, jaded, a bit crazy themselves, [[spoiler: or even molesting one of the students]]. This is on top of stabbings being normal business [[spoiler: and a kid bringing a gun to school]].
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* AdultFear: This is a school where the teachers are either apathetic, jaded, a bit crazy themselves, [[spoiler: or even molesting one of the students]]. This is on top of stabbings being normal business [[spoiler: and a kid bringing a gun to school]].
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* AdultsAreUseless: PlayedForDrama: The ineptitude of the teachers to impart knowledge, let alone keep the kids safe, is indicative of how terrible things are. It is school policy to let inept students pass, whether or not they can even read or write.
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* AdultsAreUseless: PlayedForDrama: The ineptitude of the teachers to impart knowledge, let alone keep in even keeping the kids safe, let alone imparting knowledge to them, is indicative of how terrible things are. It is school policy to let inept students pass, whether or not they can even read or write.
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* AdultFear: This is the school where the teachers are either apathetic, jaded, a bit crazy themselves, [[spoiler: or even molesting one of the students]]. This is on top of stabbings being normal business [[spoiler: and a kid bringing a gun to school]].
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* AdultFear: This is the a school where the teachers are either apathetic, jaded, a bit crazy themselves, [[spoiler: or even molesting one of the students]]. This is on top of stabbings being normal business [[spoiler: and a kid bringing a gun to school]].
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Among the supporting cast are Creator/CrispinGlover as Eddie's bullied best friend, Creator/LauraDern as one of the popular students, Creator/JuddHirsch as the assistant principal, Creator/RichardMulligan as a psychiatric hospital inmate turned history teacher, Creator/LeeGrant as the school superintendent, Creator/JoBethWilliams as a lawyer for a recent graduate who's suing the school for giving him a diploma even though he can't read, and Creator/MorganFreeman (in an early film role) as a lawyer for the school.
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It's an average day at John F. Kennedy HighSchool in Columbus, Ohio: Fights in the hallways, a stabbing, 10% of teachers failing to even show up, and lawyers in the office chomping champing at the bit with depositions.
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Among the supporting cast are Creator/CrispinGlover as Eddie's bullied best friend, Creator/LauraDern as one of the popular students, Creator/JuddHirsch as the school's assistant principal, Creator/RichardMulligan as a psychiatric hospital inmate turned history teacher, Creator/JoBethWilliams as a lawyer for a recent graduate who's suing the school for giving him a diploma even though he can't read, and Creator/MorganFreeman (in an early film role) as a lawyer for the school.
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Among the supporting players are Creator/CrispinGlover as Eddie's bullied best friend, Creator/LauraDern as one of the popular students, Creator/JuddHirsch as the principal, Creator/RichardMulligan as a psychiatric hospital inmate turned history teacher, Creator/JoBethWilliams as a lawyer for a recent graduate who's suing the school for giving him a diploma even though he can't read, and Creator/MorganFreeman (in an early film role) as a lawyer for the school.
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Among the supporting players cast are Creator/CrispinGlover as Eddie's bullied best friend, Creator/LauraDern as one of the popular students, Creator/JuddHirsch as the school's principal, Creator/RichardMulligan as a psychiatric hospital inmate turned history teacher, Creator/JoBethWilliams as a lawyer for a recent graduate who's suing the school for giving him a diploma even though he can't read, and Creator/MorganFreeman (in an early film role) as a lawyer for the school.