Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 09/29/06 Home Video 02/13/07 MPAA Rating Rated PG-13 for language, crude and sexual content, and some violence Running Time 1 hour 40 minutes Genre Comedy Director Todd Phillips Writer Scot Armstrong, Todd Phillips Cast Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach, Paul Walker, Jamie Bell, Barry Pepper, John Benjamin Hickey Studio The Weinstein Co. |
SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS
SYNOPSIS
In SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS, Jon Heder plays
Roger, a beleaguered New York City meter maid
who is plagued by anxiety and low self-esteem. In
order to overcome his feelings of inadequacy,
Roger enrolls in a top-secret confidence-building
class taught by the suavely underhanded Dr. P (Billy
Bob Thornton). Aided by his assistant, Lesher
(Michael Clarke Duncan), Dr. P uses unorthodox,
often dangerous methods, but he guarantees
results: Employ his techniques and you will unleash
your inner lion.
Surrounded by a band of misfit classmates – Walsh
(Matt Walsh), who's dying to move out of mother's
basement; Diego (Horatio Sanz), a punching bag for
his hen-pecker of a wife; and Eli (Todd Louiso), a
shy guy just looking for female companionship –
Roger's confidence grows and he makes his way to
the head of the class, even finding the courage to
ask out his longtime crush, Amanda (Jacinda
Barrett). But Roger quickly discovers that star
students have a way of catapulting Dr. P's
competitive side into high gear. Soon enough, the
teacher sets out to infiltrate and destroy Roger's
personal and professional life. Nothing is off limits
for Dr. P, not even the object of Roger's affection.
In order to show Amanda Dr. P's true colors, Roger
must rally his new friends and find a way to beat the
master at his own game.
--© The Weinstein Company
In SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS, Jon Heder plays
Roger, a beleaguered New York City meter maid
who is plagued by anxiety and low self-esteem. In
order to overcome his feelings of inadequacy,
Roger enrolls in a top-secret confidence-building
class taught by the suavely underhanded Dr. P (Billy
Bob Thornton). Aided by his assistant, Lesher
(Michael Clarke Duncan), Dr. P uses unorthodox,
often dangerous methods, but he guarantees
results: Employ his techniques and you will unleash
your inner lion.
Surrounded by a band of misfit classmates – Walsh
(Matt Walsh), who's dying to move out of mother's
basement; Diego (Horatio Sanz), a punching bag for
his hen-pecker of a wife; and Eli (Todd Louiso), a
shy guy just looking for female companionship –
Roger's confidence grows and he makes his way to
the head of the class, even finding the courage to
ask out his longtime crush, Amanda (Jacinda
Barrett). But Roger quickly discovers that star
students have a way of catapulting Dr. P's
competitive side into high gear. Soon enough, the
teacher sets out to infiltrate and destroy Roger's
personal and professional life. Nothing is off limits
for Dr. P, not even the object of Roger's affection.
In order to show Amanda Dr. P's true colors, Roger
must rally his new friends and find a way to beat the
master at his own game.
--© The Weinstein Company
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