Teacher of the Year (2014 film)
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| name = Teacher of the Year
| image = Teacher of the Year poster.jpg
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| director = Jason Strouse
| producer =
| writer = Jason Strouse
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| music =
| cinematography = Matthew Skala
| editing = Matthew Skala
| studio = Lower Merion Films
| distributor = Screen Media Films
| released = {{Film date|2014|04|26|Newport Beach Film Festival}}
| runtime = 82 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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Teacher of the Year is a 2014 independent comedy film directed by Jason Strouse and starring Matt Letscher and Keegan-Michael Key.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/strouse-617324-says-film.html|title = Teacher turns his job into an indie film|date = 6 June 2014}}
Premise
Surrounded by the eccentric faculty of Truman High School, Mitch Carter wins the California Teacher of the Year award and immediately receives a tempting offer that may force him to leave his job.{{Cite web|url=http://influxmagazine.com/teacher-of-the-year-review|title = Teacher of the Year (Review)|date = 24 May 2015}}
Cast
- Matt Letscher as Mitch Carter
- Keegan-Michael Key as Ronald Douche
- Sunny Mabrey as Kate Carter
- Larry Joe Campbell as Marv Collins
- Jamie Kaler as Steven Queeg
- Jason Sklar as Lowell Hammer
- Maile Flanagan as Hannah Manning
- Randy Sklar as Clive Hammer
- Tamlyn Tomita as Vivian Lew
- Brenda Strong as Ellen Behr
- Caitlin Carmichael as Sierra Carter
- Chris Conner as Brian Campbell
- Eden Riegel as Jackie Campbell
- Shari Belafonte as Robin Rivers
- Olivia Crocicchia as Faith Gregory
- Jonathan Goldstein as John Collier
Production
The film is shot in a mock documentary format. In fact, one of the teachers makes a reference to This Is Spinal Tap, one of the most influential films in the mockumentary format.
Director and screenwriter Jason Strouse was a high school English teacher when he made the film.{{Cite web |date=2014-06-06 |title=Teacher turns his job into an indie film |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2014/06/06/teacher-turns-his-job-into-an-indie-film/ |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=Orange County Register |language=en-US}}
Reception
Critics lauded the film's deft combination of humor and drama. It has a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes, based on seven reviews.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/teacher_of_the_year_2014/|title = Teacher of the Year|website = Rotten Tomatoes}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2076346}}
- {{rottentomatoes|teacher_of_the_year_2014}}
Category:2010s mockumentary films
Category:2014 independent films
Category:American high school films
Category:American independent films
Category:Films about educators
Category:Films set in Los Angeles
Category:American mockumentary films
Category:2014 directorial debut films
Category:2010s English-language films
Category:English-language independent films
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