Cheaters (2000) (TV)

Regisseur:

John Stockwell

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

John Stockwell (written by)

Premierendatum:

20. Mai 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Werbezeile:

Putting The System To The Test

Plot:

Eleven students conspire with their teacher to cheat on an academic competition.

Plot Keywords:

Academic Fraud | Chicago Illinois | El Train | Cheating | Competition

Filmpreise:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

An easy to relate to film that tells a unique story

Besetzung

Jeff Daniels	...	Dr. Gerard Plecki
Jena Malone	...	Jolie Fitch
Paul Sorvino	...	Constantine Kiamos
Luke Edwards	...	Darius Bettus
Blake Heron	...	Matt Kur
Dov Tiefenbach	...	Irwin Flickas
Dan Warry-Smith	...	Paul Kurgan
Anna Raj	...	Agnieska Maryniarczyk
Dominik Podbielski	...	Dominik Wesolowski
Ned Eisenberg	...	Robert Clifford
Robert Joy	...	Larry Minkoff
Lenka Peterson	...	Mrs. Plecki
Alex Poch-Goldin	...	Jerry Marconi (as Alex Poch Goldin)
Karen Glave	...	Corrine Davis
Marcia Bennett	...	Joan Isenberg

Alternativ:

Highschool Cheaters - Die Superbetrüger (Deutschland) (rerun title) [de]
Mogler, Die (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Länge:

108 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.33 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:L | USA:R | Germany:12

Drehorte:

Central Tech. High School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Firma:

De Passe Entertainment

Dies und das:

The real-life Jolie Fitch, who was played by Jena Malone, was interviewed by the press in 2000 (at the time of the release of the movie), noting that she had dropped out of college because she was pregnant. She now works at a department store in the suburbs of Chicago.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: Although the scandal took place in 1995, the bottom of the page of the Chicago Sun-Times that Irwin Flickas is looking at clearly states "Vol. 53 No. 11 2000".

Dialogzitate:

Dr. Gerald Plecki: Do you think Bill Gates fired the guys who brought him the Apple Operating system code? He probably promoted them.

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An easy to relate to film that tells a unique story

Cheaters is one of the best cable films. It's good because it makes a statement, which is that cheaters do prosper and that winning does count, contrary to what we are told throughout life. It justifies the characters' decision to cheat very nicely and it makes for an interesting story. It's not an amazing film that you can't believe they thought of, but one that's enjoyable to watch, partially because it is so plausible. Jeff Daniels plays the teacher who goes against policy and he is really convincing. The kids themselves are mostly cliches, but it doesn't matter because this isn't a movie about character, but about story, and the story is strong enough to make it a very good film.