School for ScoundrelsOverview and Synopsis

School for Scoundrels
Opened September 29, 2006 | Runtime:1 hr. 40 min.
PG-13
language, crude and sexual content, and some violence
A downtrodden meter-reader enrolls in a confidence-building class in the hope of winning the gal of his dreams; he then discovers that his professor loves the same woman. A remake of the 1960 British film.
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder, Jacinda Barrett, Michael Clarke Duncan, Luis Guzman
Director: Todd Phillips
Genres: Comedy of Manners, Comedy

Critic Reviews

"...a modest education-of-a-punching-bag entertainment with a kind of breezily rude compatibility..." Los Angeles Times
- Robert Abele
"...will only leave you scratching your head in bewilderment and might possibly shave off IQ points." USA Today
- Claudia Puig
"School assembles a knockout lineup of comic talent, starting with comic genius Thornton, and unfortunately does not provide them with funny material to work with." Variety
- Robert Koehler