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 lawyer assigned to handIe the case (JoBeth WilIiams, The Big ChiIl) turns out to be Alex's former star pupil. Teachers co-stars Judd Hirsch (Ordinary People, TV's Taxi), Ralph Macchio (The Karate Kid, The Outsiders), AlIen Garfield (The Conversation, BeverIy HiIIs Cop), Lee Grant (ln The Heat of The Night, Valley of The DoIIs), Richard MuIIigan (S.O.B., TV's Soap), Laura Dern (BIue Velvet, Wild) and Steven HiIl (The Firm, TV's Law & Order). |