Uniform Title |
Bad education (Motion picture : 2019) |
Title |
Bad education. |
Published |
Australia : Distributed by Roadshow Entertainment, ©2020. |
Description |
1 DVD-video (104 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Roadshow Entertainment : R-125553-9. |
Originally made available on HBO in 2020. |
Based on the New York Magazine article The Bad Superintendent by Robert Kolker. |
"Some people learn the hard way" -- Cover. |
Special features: Based on a true story ; The perception of perfection ; Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney: Virtual conversation. |
Credits |
Directed Cory Finley ; screenplay by Mike Makowsky. |
Performers |
Hugh Jackman, Allison Janney. |
Summary |
A Long Island school superintendent and his assistant are credited with bringing the district unprecedented prestige. Frank is a master of positive messaging, whether before an audience of community leaders or in an office with a concerned student or parent. That changes when a student reporter uncovers an embezzlement scheme of epic proportions, prompting Frank to devise an elaborate cover-up. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 5.1, Region 4, PAL, widescreen 16:9, letterbox 2.40:1. |
Language note |
English, Parisian French. Subtitles in Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Parisian French, Swedish. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
Subjects |
Kolker, Robert -- Film adaptations |
Roslyn Public Schools (Roslyn, N.Y.) -- Drama |
School superintendents -- Drama |
Embezzlement -- Drama |
School supervisors -- Drama |
Public schools -- New York (State)Drama |
Swindlers and swindling -- Drama |
Closeted gays -- Drama |
Feature films -- United States |
Motion pictures, American |
Roslyn (N.Y.) -- Drama |
Genre |
Dark comedy films |
Crime films |
Biographical films |
Film adaptations |
Feature films |
Fiction films |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
Other Names |
Finley, Cory director. |
Makowsky, Mike, 1991- screenwriter. |
Jackman, Hugh actor. |
Janney, Allison actor. |
Kolker, Robert. The bad superintendent Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
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