Released:
1984-10-05

Overview:
A teacher reconnects with an old student who is now an attorney representing a family who is suing the school for graduating their son who still cannot read or write. Amid the daily chaos of teaching in an inner city school, Alex Jurel tries to decide if he will lie at his deposition to protect the school or tell the truth and risk throwing away his career.

Director:
Arthur Hiller

Runtime:
1h 47min

Genre:
Comedy, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Nick Nolte
  as
  Alex Jurel
• 
  JoBeth Williams
  as
  Lisa Hammond
• 
  Judd Hirsch
  as
  Roger Rubell
• 
  Ralph Macchio
  as
  Eddie Pilikian
• 
  Allen Garfield
  as
  Carl Rosenberg