Gym Teacher: The Movie
DVD cover
Written by
  • Daniel Altiere
  • Steven Altiere
Directed byPaul Dinello
Starring
Music byDaniel Licht
Country of origin
  • United States
  • Canada
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerScott McAboy
CinematographyAttila Szalay
Editors
  • David Codron
  • Cindy Parisotto
Running time103 minutes
Production companies
Budget$3 million
Original release
NetworkNickelodeon
Release
  • September 12, 2008 (2008-09-12)

Gym Teacher: The Movie is a 2008 sports comedy television film directed by Paul Dinello, starring Christopher Meloni, Amy Sedaris, David Alan Grier, and Nathan Kress. The film premiered on Nickelodeon on September 12, 2008.[1]

Plot

David "Dave" Stewie is a middle school PE teacher who sees a forthcoming award as a way to redeem himself of his greatest regret, a failure to make the 1988 US Olympic Team. Meanwhile, Roland Waffle is a new transfer student who is completely non-athletic and wears a helmet at all times due to his mother worrying he will get hurt. Abigail "Abby" Hoffman is the principal who carries "a Filipino fighting stick" to assault night prowlers lurking after school, and Morgan, Champ and Derrick, who are students of the school.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia;[2] all school scenes were filmed at Templeton Secondary School.

Home media

The film was released on DVD on February 3, 2009, by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Credited as Bruce Jenner; Jenner came out as a trans woman and changed her name in 2015.

References

  1. ↑ Hale, Mike (September 11, 2008). "The Mental Gymnastics of a Phys Ed Teacher". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 17, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ Moore, Frazier (September 12, 2008). "Meloni goes back to high school". The Oklahoman. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  3. ↑ Cornelius, David (March 9, 2009). "Gym Teacher". DVD Talk. Retrieved September 18, 2023.


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