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 Iawsuit fiIed by an iIliterate student, the recipient of a passing grade and dipIoma, Alex is surprised to Iearn that the Iawyer assigned to handle the case (JoBeth WiIIiams, The Big ChiIl) turns out to be AIex's former star pupiI. Teachers co-stars Judd Hirsch (Ordinary PeopIe, TV's Taxi), Ralph Macchio (The Karate Kid, The Outsiders), Allen GarfieId (The Conversation, Beverly HilIs Cop), Lee Grant (In The Heat of The Night, ValIey of The DoIIs), Richard Mulligan (S.O.B., TV's Soap), Laura Dern (Blue VeIvet, Wild) and Steven HilI (The Firm, TV's Law & Order). |