History Film / NightSchool

* Film/NightSchool1981, a SlasherFilm
* Film/NightSchool2018, a comedy film

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''Night School'' is a 2018 comedy film directed by Malcolm D. Lee and starring Creator/KevinHart, Creator/TiffanyHaddish, Rob Riggle, Romany Malco, Creator/KeithDavid, Taran Killam, and Anne Winters.

The story follows Teddy, a high-school drop out who plans on proposing to his girlfriend, only to lose his job at the worst possible moment and can only find new work with the help of a [=GED=]. This forces him to join a group of other adults who aspire to earn their [=GEDs=], under the tutelage of the unorthodox teacher, Carrie.

No connection to the [[Film/NightSchool1981 1981 slasher film of the same name]].

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!!Night School (2018) provides examples of:

* BewareTheNiceOnes: While Carrie is a reasonable teacher who genuinely wants all the adults to succeed, she is willing to go to the extremes if it means getting Teddy to take his learning seriously.
* BookDumb: Teddy doesn’t perform well academically, but spent most of his adult life managing a complex social life that allowed him to appear more well-off than he actually was. This becomes justified later when it’s revealed that he has a learning disability.
* BreakTheHaughty: Apparently failing high school and being forced to get his [=GED=] was a part of the reason why Teddy outgrew his bullying ways and became a NiceGuy.
* TheBully: Teddy was this towards Stewart in high school.
* ButtMonkey: Teddy is this throughout the film. He gets blasted out of a store window in an explosion,
* TheCharmer: Teddy has quite the way with words, which helped him become so good at his original job as a barbecue grille salesman. Even when he's forced to go to night school he tries to use his charms to weasel his way out, only to be denied at every turn.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Teddy bullying Stewart in high school was what caused Stewart to grow up to be a bitter, domineering principal towards the students.
* DeanBitterman: Stewart, the school principal of Teddy’s night school.
* TheDeterminator: Teddy becomes this by the end of the film. After initially trying to take every single short cut there is and cheat his way into getting his [=GED=], he eventually decides to do it the right way, [[spoiler:even if it means failing the test multiple times.]]
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Denise (Responsible) and Teddy (Foolish). Denise gets good grades & good scores on her tests. Teddy gets bad grades, flunked high school, and has to go to Night School to get his GED.
* FreudianExcuse: The reason why Stewart was mean to Teddy in the first place was due to a grudge he held against Teddy for the latter’s bullying.
* HaveIMentionedIAmGay: At the prom, Teddy attempts to ask out Carrie on a date believing to be falling for her, only for her to turn him down and tell him herself because she's a lesbian.
* IncompatibleOrientation: At the prom, Teddy tells Carrie they have great chemistry and they would make a great couple together, only for Carrie to turn him down because she is a lesbian.
* InformedPoverty: Basically justified; Teddy isn't actually as well-off as he appears to be, but he's painstakingly put together a system of finances that allows him to appear to have much more money than he actually does.
* {{Jerkass}}: Stewart [[spoiler:until he goes through a JerkassRealization and later a HeelFaceTurn]].
* KindheartedSimpleton: Mackenzie, one of Teddy's classmates, is a bit dimwitted, but an overall friendly guy.
* LipstickLesbian: Carrie is one as she wears makeup and dresses femininely.
* LoserProtagonist: PlayedWith. Teddy works at the local dealership. He doesn’t have his diploma and ends up working at a restaurant. Teddy doesn’t seem to mind, though.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Stewart gets this when his actions [[spoiler: indirectly cause Lisa to call off her engagement with Teddy. Stewart feels awful and apologizes to Teddy]].
* MsFanservice: Lisa usually wears attractive, tight clothing and even sends Teddy a picture of her in bed in lingerie.
* NiceGuy: Teddy & Carrie.
* RealityEnsues:
** Even though Teddy didn’t graduate high school, he did find hard-earned success, which is not unheard of among people who didn’t get their diplomas. However, when his dealership job went down in flames (literally), Teddy’s lack of GED severely cripples his hiring prospects.
** You won't be EasilyForgiven for lying to your fiancee about your lifestyle, even if you did have a sympathetic reason.
** Considering how Teddy DOES has a learning disability, it makes sense that he [[spoiler:would fail the test many times until he finally passed]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Carrie is this towards the Night School students.
* ReformedBully: Teddy used to be one who constantly picked on Stewart in high school. Since then, he's learned the error of his ways (mostly) and has become a much nicer guy.
* {{Revenge}}: The reason why Stewart was so hostile towards Teddy was because the latter bullied him in high school.
* SassyBlackWoman: Carrie, the unorthodox teacher.
* SchoolyardBullyAllGrownUp: Inverted. Teddy was the bully, but now he’s a reformed NiceGuy.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The owner of the dealership takes the insurance and flees, screwing over Teddy to save his own hide.
* SorryImGay: At the prom, Teddy shares a dance with Carrie and thinks they got great chemistry together, only for her to tell him she's gay.
-->'''Carrie:''' Fool, I'm gay! I'm a lesbian! No, I'm gay! I'm gay. I like women! I'm pretty sure.
* StraightGay: As Teddy points out, Carrie doesn't fit the stereotypes of being a lesbian.
* TagalongKid: Mila is this from a certain perspective as the only person attending the night school who isn't already an adult, but is a juvenile delinquent attending on the insistence of her parents.
* TeenPregnancy: Theresa became pregnant in high school, forcing her to drop out. Now, as an adult, she goes to night school to obtain her GED.
* ThatCameOutWrong: Mila attempts to defy this when she tells Theresa that she's going to try and get into college after getting her [=GED=] because seeing the other night school students has given her more incentive not to turn out like them; Theresa assures Mila that she understands what the younger girl means, and even suggests that they try and get into the same college.
* TheTeam: The students form this dynamic during the heist. Teddy is TheLeader, Luis is TheLancer, Theresa is TheChick, Mackenzie and Jaylen are TheBigGuy, and Mila is TheSmartGuy. Bobby serves as a sort of SixthRanger since he’s in jail and can’t directly help out.
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Teddy (tiny guy) is this to Lisa (huge girl). Lisa doesn't seem to mind.
* TrainingFromHell: Carrie is eventually forced to resort to extreme tactics in order to get Teddy to concentrate and study seriously. Even if it includes beating the snot out of him in a fighting ring.
* TwoferTokenMinority: Carrie is a black, lesbian woman.
* WouldntHitAGirl: Carrie owns Teddy many times in the ring and the poor guy made no effort to fight back. Justified, as Carrie was trying to do an alternate method of teaching.

''Night School'' is a 2018 comedy film starring Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish directed by Malcolm D. Lee and starring Creator/KevinHart, Creator/TiffanyHaddish, Rob Riggle, Romany Malco, Creator/KeithDavid, Taran Killam, and Anne Winters.

* TeenPregnancy: Theresa became pregnant in high school and wants to obtain her GED.

* BookDumb: Teddy doesn’t perform well academically. This becomes justified later when it’s revealed that he has a learning disability.

* TheCharmer: Teddy has quite the way with words, which helped him become so good at his original job as a barbecue grille salesman. Even when he's forced to go to Nigh school he tries to use his charms to weasel his way out, only for them to be denied at every turn.

* KindheartedSimpleton: Mackenzie, one of Teddy's classmates, is a bit dimwitted, but an overall friendly guy.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Stewart gets this when his actions [[spoiler: indirectly cause Lisa to call off her engagement with Teddy. Stewart feels awful & apologizes to Teddy]].

* TheTeam: The students form this dynamic during the heist. Teddy is TheLeader, Luis is TheLancer, Theresa is TheChick, Mackenzie and Jaylen are TheBigGuy, and Mila is TheSmartGuy. Bobby serves as a sort of sixth ranger since he’s in jail and can’t directly help out.

* WouldntHitAGirl: Carrie owns Teddy many times in the ring & the poor guy made no effort to fight back. Justified, as Carrie was trying to do an alternate method of teaching.

* HaveIMentionedImGay: At the prom, Teddy attempts to ask out Carrie on a date believing to be falling for her, only for her to turn him down and tell him herself because she's a lesbian.
* Incompatible Orientation: At the prom, Teddy tells Carrie they have great chemistry and they would make a great couple together, only for Carrie to turn him down because she is a lesbian.

''Night School'' is a 2018 comedy film starring Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish directed by Malcolm D. Lee and starring Creator/KevinHart, Creator/TiffanyHaddish, Rob Riggle, Romany Malco, Keith David, Taran Killam, and Anne Winters.

The story follows Teddy, an underachieving student, and a group of other adults who aspire to earn their [=GEDs=].

* BreakTheHaughty: Apparently failing high school and being forced to get his GED was a part of the reason why Teddy outgrew his bullying ways and became a NiceGuy.

* ButtMonkey: Teddy is this throughout the film.

* {{Jerkass}}:
** Teddy used to be this in high school.
** Stewart is this [[spoiler:until he goes through a JerkassRealization and later a HeelFaceTurn]].

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* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Denise (Foolish) and Teddy (Responsible). Denise gets good grades & good scores on her tests. Teddy gets bad grades, flunked high school, and has to go to Night School to get his GED.

* RealityEnsues: Considering how Teddy DOES has a learning disability, it makes sense that he [[spoiler:would fail the test many times until he finally passed]].