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August 18, 1999
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
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From Kevin W illiam son, the writer o f
years has terrorized the stu d en ts o f
w ho play s by her own set o f rules and who
their fates in to their ow n hands, on ly to
“D awson's C reek” and “Scream," com es
G ra n d sb o ro H igh . N o w three b est
gets a nasty thrill out of flunking even the
w atch them veer w ildly out o f control.
a new movie; O K a wicked movie...
frien d s, falsely accu sed o f ch eatin g and
very best students. W e’ve all b een face-to-
'Treachery m eets hilarity as the stu­
A ll her life L eigh A n n W atson (Katie
in com p letely over their h ead s, have to
face with an invincible Mrs. Tingle at one
d en ts tu m the tables o n their torturous
H olm es) has d o n e the right thing. N ow
p rove their in n o cen ce an d find a way
tim e or another. But no on e has ever
teach er, h o p in g to finagle her into fair
^ o rik u tb
in her senior year o f h igh sch ool, her
out o f an im p ossib le situ ation . The real
found a way to fight back, and still gradu­
n ess but in stead to u ch in g off a series o f
on ly ticket out o f tow n is the on e schol­
fun b egin s w h en , to stay in the gam e,
ate with honors...until now.
hilariou s hairpin turns and com ic m is
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arship that g o e s to her sch o o l’s top
they h ave to ou tsm art their teacher
student. A ll sh e n eed s is an “A" in
w ith the very rules sh e created.
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history. T h e r e ’s just o n e problem : Mrs.
Tingle, the history teacher w h o for 20
W ith T E A C H IN G M RS. T IN G L E ,
adventures. A s a cat-and-m ouse gam e
K evin W illia m so n brings forth a hip,
b etw een students and teacher unfolds,
Mrs. Tingle is an age-old nightmare.
energetic and w ickedly smart film about
o n e thin g is clear: the on ly way to beat
She’s the teacher w h o refuses to be pleased.
three best frien d s w h o attem pt to take
Mrs. T in g le is to outsm art her.
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