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Gym Teacher: The Movie

2008 · 103 min

A goofy, good-natured comedy with exaggerated characters and slapstick moments that keeps things light and easy to watch.

Directed by
Paul Dinello
Genres
Comedy, Family, Tv movie
Starring
Christopher Meloni, Nathan Kress, Amy Sedaris
Overview
Dave Stweie was America's hope for the gold in the 1988 Seoul Games.... until he ran face first into the vault. After Suffering humiliation on a global scale, Dave eventually faded into obscurity and became a gym teacher. A gym teacher with the drive of a former Champion, that is, who takes his job seriously. Very seriously!

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Directed by
Paul Dinello
Genres
Comedy, Family, Tv movie
Starring
Christopher Meloni, Nathan Kress, Amy Sedaris
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • redemption
  • ambition
  • identity
  • friendship
  • family
Places
  • school
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour8
Realism4
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, family, tv movie
Directed by
Paul Dinello
Written by
Daniel Altiere, Steven Altiere
Starring
Christopher Meloni, Nathan Kress, Amy Sedaris, Alexia Fast, Chelah Horsdal, Brenna O'Brien, Chris Kattan, Avan Jogia
Runtime
103 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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