Trivia / Teaching Mrs. Tingle

• Box Office Bomb: Budget, $13 million. Box office, $8,951,935.
• Distanced from Current Events: The original title, Killing Mrs. Tingle, was changed after the Columbine massacre brought attention to teen violence in schools.
• Money, Dear Boy: Dame Helen Mirren freely admitted this was the reason she signed on to this project.
• Playing Against Type: Renowned character actress and eventual Academy Award winner Dame Helen Mirren plays the titular antagonist. Her career is otherwise made up of her playing protagonists, barring a few exceptions.
• What Could Have Been:
  • Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Sigourney Weaver, Sally Field, and Gillian Anderson were all considered for the role of Mrs. Tingle.
  • Alicia Silverstone was considered for the role of Leigh Ann.

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