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Release year: 1987

Storyline

Freddy the gym teacher has to teach remedial English in summer (high) school, if he wants tenure. As he can only teach gym and his students want fun, emphasis is on "field trips" - until he's fired unless all his students pass the test.

Top credits

Directors

Carl Reiner

Writers

Cast

Mark Harmon — Freddy Shoop
Kirstie Alley — Ms. Robin Elizabeth Bishop
Robin Thomas — Vice Principal Phil Gills
Patrick Labyorteaux — Kevin Winchester

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Did you know

• On Shoop's left hand, you can see that he has injured one of his fingers and it appears to have been smashed. This occurred when Mark Harmon had to actually put out the fire on the couch during the party scene that grew quickly out of control.

• Carl Reiner arranged for the scene in which the students try to scare off a substitute teacher with blood effects and gory makeup on October 31st so that the actors could wear their costumes and makeup to the Halloween parties they were attending that evening.

• The same school was used for the filming of The Karate Kid (1984).