| 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| Originally made available on HBO in 2020.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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