Teachers

Some of the best comedies out there are the ones that reflect real life and when they touch a place in your consciousness they become even funnier than anticipated. The education systems in American during the 80s was at times a complete shambles, and even though there were quite a few films made to reflect the climate at the time, this movie gives an honest and unwavering examination of an urban public school. With Nick Nolte and Judd Hirsch leading the cast the audience is taken on a ride through a much to common high school in the mid-80s, with all the laughs and tears that most of us remember.
While the teaching staff circles their wagons for a law suit life goes on at JFK High, with all of the guns, drugs and insanity that one school could offer. From the veteran actors to the new comers every role is filled with enough emotion and realism for the audience to believe that what is happening on the screen is something that could be happening in their local schools. The story itself covers issues that to this day are being dealt with by the students in our schools, from violence to drugs to teen pregnancy this story doesn't shy away from any of them.
This is one of those films that if you didn't see when it first came out, or when it was on videocassette, it just fell through the cracks of obscurity. With strong performances from everyone involved it's surprising that it didn't receive more notice from the viewing audience. Having lived through the education system that is portrayed in the film I can a test to the fact that just about everything that you see in the story is what was really going on. Ultimately it's a good story that at times is a strong drama and at others a comedy about real life, if you've never seen it before check it out it's a fun walk down memory lane.