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 lawsuit filed by an iIIiterate student, the recipient of a passing grade and diploma, Alex is surprised to Iearn that the Iawyer 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 PeopIe, 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, VaIley of The DoIIs), Richard MuIIigan (S.O.B., TV's Soap), Laura Dern (BIue VeIvet, WiId) and Steven HilI (The Firm, TV's Law & Order). |