Cheaters (2000)
- Starring:
- Jeff Daniels, Jena Malone, (more)
- Director(s):
- John Stockwell
- Category:
- Television
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Moral hypocrisy and the woes of America's public schools and educational system are the focus of Cheaters, which is based on a real-life 1995 cheating scandal at a Chicago high school. In a working class area of the city, teacher Dr. Gerald Plecki (Jeff Daniels) is desperate for his students to triumph at an upcoming academic decathlon against students of a more affluent high school across town. His desperation causes him to cast a blind eye when one of his students gets hold of a copy of the decathlon test -- and, thanks to their combined dedication to cheating -- the team wins the competition with the highest total score in state history. Of course, the score leads to suspicion on the part of Illinois officials, and the resulting scandal is accompanied by a media frenzy of monolithic proportions. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 106 mins
Complete Cast:
- Jeff Daniels - Dr. Gerald Piecki
- Paul Sorvino - Constantine Kiamos
- Dan Warry-Smith - Paul
- Robert Joy
- Jena Malone - Jolie Fitch
- Luke Edwards - Darius
- Blake Heron - Matt
- Ned Eisenberg
- Director(s):
- John Stockwell
- Writer(s):
- John Stockwell
- Producer(s):
- Kevin Reidy
- Categories:
- Television
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