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Mr. Headmistress

1998 · 96 min

A silly, good-natured fish-out-of-water farce that coasts on goofy disguise gags and easy laughs.

Directed by: James Frawley
Genres: Comedy, Tv movie
Starring: Shawna Waldron, Harland Williams, Duane Martin

Overview: Tucker recently got out of prison, but is soon sought after by other bad men. So to escape them, he disguises himself as the new Headmistress of an all-girl school.

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Directed by: James Frawley
Genres: Comedy, Tv movie
Starring: Shawna Waldron, Harland Williams, Duane Martin

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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
deception
found family
friendship
redemption
Places: school
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
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Humour	7
Realism	3
Romance	2
Tension	3
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Complexity	2
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy, tv movie
Directed by: James Frawley
Written by: Matt Roshkow, David Kukoff, Scott Davis Jones
Starring: Shawna Waldron, Harland Williams, Duane Martin, Katey Sagal, Joel Brooks, Lori Hallier, Lawrence Dane, Aimée Castle
Music: David Bergeaud
Cinematography: Laszlo George
Runtime: 96 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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