6.1
Shamus
1973
“Before school lets out, Mrs. Tingle's class is going to need a substitute teacher.”
Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)
August 11, 19991h 36mEN
5.5
364 votes
Overview
A bright high-school senior has her impending status as valedictorian jeopardized when her bitter history teacher, Mrs. Tingle, gives her a poor grade on a project. When an attempt to get ahead in Mrs. Tingle's class goes awry, mayhem ensues and friendships, loyalties and trust are tested by the teacher's intricate mind-games.
Director
Kevin WilliamsonWriter
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Streaming availability for India
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$13.0M
Revenue
$8.9M
Production Companies
Dimension FilmsKonrad PicturesInterscope Communications
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User Reviews
John Chard
2.0Caught between its aims? Three students get more than they bargained for when a theft of a test results paper leads to a deadly battle of wills with their kidnapped teacher, Mrs. Tingle. It seems to me that director and writer, Kevin Wiliamson, got confused as to which direction the film should go in. At times it's jaunty when the scene appears to call for menace, and at others just plain boring if the scene was meant to be actually funny (in that sarcastic, almost satirical way). The film could have worked at either being a comedy or a thriller, but the fusion of the two just doesn't wo…
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