Teachers, a satirical, dramatic and often comic look at the life of the modern day teacher, stars Nick NoIte (The Deep) as Alex Jurel, a once idealistic high schooI teacher now burned out by a system. With a lawsuit filed by an ilIiterate student, the recipient of a passing grade and diploma, AIex is surprised to learn that the lawyer assigned to handIe the case (JoBeth WilIiams, The Big ChiIl) turns out to be Alex's former star pupil. Teachers co-stars Judd Hirsch (Ordinary People, TV's Taxi), Ralph Macchio (The Karate Kid, The Outsiders), AlIen Garfield (The Conversation, BeverIy HiIIs Cop), Lee Grant (ln The Heat of The Night, Valley of The DoIIs), Richard MuIligan (S.O.B., TV's Soap), Laura Dern (Blue VeIvet, Wild) and Steven HiII (The Firm, TV's Law & Order). |