Teaching Mrs. Tingle

Starring: Katie Holmes, Barry Watson, Marisa Coughlan, et al.

Smartest girl at Grandsboro High School dreams of winning a scholarship until the history teacher sabotages her hopes. So, she leads a kidnapping plan to get even but the plan gets out of control and turns into an endless comedy of errors.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 717951004604
• Release Date: March 2002
• Rating: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Publisher: Dimension
• Director: Kevin Williamson
• Starring: Katie Holmes, Barry Watson, Marisa Coughlan, Vivica A. Fox, Micheal McKean, Helen Mirren, Molly Ringwald, Liz Stauber, Jeffrey Tambor, Lesley Ann Warren
• Runtime: 1 hour, 34 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: ac-3
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

"You gave me a 'B'?!!!!"

I like the original title, “Killing Mrs. Tingle,” which would have put a little more pathos in the movie. It is quite an IRONY. This movie looks like a training ground for “9 to 5” (1980). Helen Mirren is the perfect Mrs. Tingle; she has that look that can see through your soul and divulge your deepest fears. That same year, she played Ayn Rand in “The Passion of Ayn Rand” (1999). However, most people remember her as Supt. Jane Tennison in “Prime Suspect” (1991). Michael McKean made a perfect principle, and you can tell he was sweating in his early encounter with Mrs. Tingle. Remember him in “Laverne & Shirley” (1976) TV Series as Lenny Kosnowski (1976-1982)? Then there is the quick appearance of Molly Ringwald as Miss Banks. She brings back memories of “Sixteen Candles” when she was a teenager. If this movie looks predictable or the people’s thoughts are transparent, that is the design. Now the viewer can say do not do that or oh no, will they do that? And you can see eyes narrowing as the mind is plotting! The only real disappointment was the rather arrownious ending. It may work if this was a plot for a TV series.