Why Shoot the Teacher?
Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977) is a comedy drama, directed by Silvio Narizzano. It stars Bud Cort and Samantha Eggar. The 100-minute film holds an audience score of 6.3/10.
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What Why Shoot the Teacher? Is About
It's the winter of 1935 and Max Brown is newly arrived in Willowgreen, Saskatchewan - a rural Canadian prairie town - on his first teaching job in a one room schoolhouse. He quickly realizes that this is not a dream situation: the winter is harsher than he's ever experienced, he's living in the basement of the school, the older of his students treat him poorly and his wages are paltry if and when he ever does get paid.
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What is Why Shoot the Teacher? about?
It's the winter of 1935 and Max Brown is newly arrived in Willowgreen, Saskatchewan - a rural Canadian prairie town - on his first teaching job in a one room schoolhouse. He quickly realizes that this is not a dream situation: the winter is harsher than he's ever experienced, he's living in the basement of the school, the older of his students treat him poorly and his wages are paltry if and when he ever does get paid.
Where can I watch Why Shoot the Teacher??
Why Shoot the Teacher? is available to watch on digital platforms such as Amazon Video. Current rent and buy options are listed in the "Where to Watch" section on this page.
How long is Why Shoot the Teacher??
Why Shoot the Teacher? runs for 100 minutes (1h 40m).
When did Why Shoot the Teacher? come out?
Why Shoot the Teacher? was released in 1977.
Who directed Why Shoot the Teacher??
Why Shoot the Teacher? was directed by Silvio Narizzano.
Who stars in Why Shoot the Teacher??
Why Shoot the Teacher? stars Bud Cort, Samantha Eggar, Chris Wiggins, Gary Reineke.
What is Why Shoot the Teacher?'s rating?
Why Shoot the Teacher? holds 6.9/10 on IMDb and 6.3/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 67 out of 100.
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