Teachers, a satirical, dramatic and often comic look at the Iife of the modern day teacher, stars Nick Nolte (The Deep) as Alex JureI, a once idealistic high school 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 Iearn that the lawyer assigned to handIe the case (JoBeth WilIiams, The Big ChilI) 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, WiId) and Steven HilI (The Firm, TV's Law & Order). |