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School For Scoundrels (other)
School for Scoundrels may refer to: * ''School for Scoundrels'' (1960 film), a British comedy film starring Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas and Alistair Sim * ''School for Scoundrels'' (2006 film), an American film based on the above, featuring Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Heder Jonathan Joseph Heder (; born October 26, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for his breakout lead role as the title character of the comedy film ''Napoleon Dynamite'' (2004). He also voiced the character in the Fox animated serie ... {{Set index article, films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School For Scoundrels (1960 Film)
''School for Scoundrels'' (also known as ''School for Scoundrels Or How to Win without Actually Cheating'') is a 1960 British comedy film directed by Robert Hamer (and, uncredited, Cyril Frankel and Hal E. Chester) and starring Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Janette Scott and Alastair Sim. It was inspired by the ''Gamesmanship'' series of books by Stephen Potter. The film has been remade twice: in Bollywood as ''Chhoti Si Baat'' (1975) and in Hollywood as '' School for Scoundrels'' (2006). Plot Henry Palfrey, the head of a family firm in London, travels to Yeovil to enroll in the College of Lifemanship. Following his arrival, he meets with the principal, Mr. S. Potter, who believes in the science of "being one up on your opponents at all times". Potter deduces that Palfrey joined the college because of a woman when delving into his background, and asks him for his story concerning events prior to their enrollment. Palfrey confesses to being a loser, having no control over his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Carmichael
Ian Gillett Carmichael, (18 June 1920 – 5 February 2010) was an English actor who Ian Carmichael on stage, screen and radio, worked prolifically on stage, screen and radio in a career that spanned seventy years. Born in Kingston upon Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, but his studies—and the early stages of his career—were curtailed by the Second World War. After his Demobilisation of the British Armed Forces after the Second World War, demobilisation he returned to acting and found success, initially in revue and Sketch comedy, sketch productions. In 1955 Carmichael was noticed by the film producers Boulting brothers, John and Roy Boulting, who cast him in five of their films as one of the major players. The first was the 1956 film ''Private's Progress'', a satire on the British Army; he received critical and popular praise for the role, including from the American market. In many of his roles he played a likea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry-Thomas
Terry-Thomas (born Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens; 10 July 1911 – 8 January 1990) was an English character actor and comedian who became internationally known through his films during the 1950s and 1960s. He often portrayed disreputable members of the Social structure of the United Kingdom#Upper class, upper classes, especially wikt:cad, cads, toffs and wikt:bounder, bounders, using his distinctive voice; his costume and props tended to include a monocle, waistcoat and cigarette holder. His striking dress sense was set off by a Diastema, gap between his Maxillary central incisor, two upper front teeth. Born in London, Terry-Thomas made his film debut, uncredited, in ''The Private Life of Henry VIII'' (1933). He spent several years appearing in smaller roles, before wartime service with Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) and Stars in Battledress. The experience helped sharpen his cabaret and revue act, increased his public profile and proved instrumental in the de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alistair Sim
Alastair George Bell Sim (9 October 1900 – 19 August 1976) was a Scottish actor. He began his theatrical career at the age of thirty and quickly became established as a popular West End performer, remaining so until his death in 1976. Starting in 1935, he also appeared in more than fifty British films, including an iconic adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novella ''A Christmas Carol'', released in 1951 as ''Scrooge'' in Great Britain and as ''A Christmas Carol'' in the United States. Though an accomplished dramatic actor, he is often remembered for his comically sinister performances. After a series of false starts, including a spell as a jobbing labourer and another as a clerk in a local government office, Sim's love of and talent for poetry reading won him several prizes and led to his appointment as a lecturer in elocution at the University of Edinburgh in 1925. He also ran his own private elocution and drama school, from which, with the help of the playwright John D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School For Scoundrels (2006 Film)
''School for Scoundrels'' is a 2006 American comedy film, starring Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Heder, and directed by Todd Phillips. The film is based on the 1960 British film '' School for Scoundrels''. The remake was released on September 29, 2006. The remake has a similar theme to the original film, but a noticeably different plot and tone. Plot Roger is a downtrodden meter reader, subject to ridicule from co-workers and regular denizens. He dreams of dating Amanda, a foreign graduate student who lives in his building. To overcome his lack of self-esteem, he signs up for a course taught by Dr. P where Roger and his classmates are constantly bullied by Dr. P and his assistant Lesher, who likes to use outrageous and unethical methods on them, including humiliation. Some tasks they are required to do are quite cruel and primitive – like the task to start a conflict or even a fight with somebody they meet just to prove they are fearless. However, nobody intends to quit the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955) is an American actor, filmmaker, singer and songwriter. He received international attention after writing, directing and starring in the independent film, independent Drama (film and television), drama film ''Sling Blade'' (1996), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. For his role in ''A Simple Plan (film), A Simple Plan'' (1998) he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Thornton is also known for his film roles in ''One False Move'' (1992), ''Tombstone (film), Tombstone'' (1993), ''Dead Man'' (1995), ''U Turn (1997 film), U Turn'' (1997), ''Primary Colors (film), Primary Colors'' (1998), ''Armageddon (1998 film), Armageddon'' (1998), ''Monster's Ball'' (2001), ''The Man Who Wasn't There (2001 film), The Man Who Wasn't There'' (2001), ''Intolerable Cruelty'' (2003), ''Bad Santa'' (2003) and ''Friday Night Lights (film), Friday Night Lig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Heder
Jonathan Joseph Heder (; born October 26, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for his breakout lead role as the title character of the comedy film ''Napoleon Dynamite'' (2004). He also voiced the character in the Fox animated series of the same name (2012). Heder has had starring roles in the comedy films '' The Benchwarmers'' (2006), '' School for Scoundrels'' (2006), '' Blades of Glory'' (2007), '' Mama's Boy'' (2007), '' When in Rome'' (2010), ''Reality'' (2014), and '' Ghost Team'' (2016). He also had starring roles in the drama films '' For Ellen'' (2012) and '' Walt Before Mickey'' (2015). Heder had starring voice roles in the animated film '' Surf's Up'' (2007) and its sequel, '' Surf's Up 2: WaveMania'' (2017), as well as '' Thelma the Unicorn'' (2024). He had a main voice role on the Disney XD animated series '' Pickle and Peanut'' (2015–2018). Early life Heder was born on October 26, 1977, in Fort Collins, Colorado, the son of Helen (née Brammer) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
