''Lower Learning'' is a 2008 American

black comedy film Black comedy, also known as black humor, bleak comedy, dark comedy, dark humor, gallows humor or morbid humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally ...

starring

Jason Biggs Jason Matthew Biggs (born May 12, 1978) is an American actor. The accolades he has received include a Screen Actors Guild Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award, alongside nominations for a Daytime Emmy Awards, Daytime Emmy Award and a Satellite Award ...

Eva Longoria Eva Jacqueline Longoria Bastón ( Longoria; born March 15, 1975) is an American actress, producer, director, and businesswoman. After several guest roles on television, she became recognized for her portrayal of Isabella Braña on the CBS day ...

Rob Corddry Robert William Corddry (born February 4, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his work as a correspondent on ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'' (2002–2006) and for his starring role in the film ''Hot Tub Time Machine''. He ...

, Ryan Newman,

Monica Potter Monica Potter (June 30, 1971) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles in the films ''Con Air'' (1997), ''Patch Adams (film), Patch Adams'' (1998), and ''Along Came a Spider (film), Along Came a Spider'' (2001). She also appear ...

, and

Andy Pessoa Andrew Stephan Pessoa (born October 30, 1995) is an American actor. His first leading role was in the 2006 independent short film ''Fishy'', which was directed by Laurie Epstein. Other projects include ''Adventures in Odyssey'', '' Transformers: ...

. It was directed by Mark Lafferty, and written by Lafferty and Shahin Chandrasoma. The film's original score was composed by

Ryan Shore Ryan Shore is a Canadian composer, songwriter, conductor, music producer, and music director for film, television, virtual reality, records, games, concerts, and theater. He is often known from his scores for ''Star Wars'', '' Scooby-Doo!'', ''E ...

Plot

Geraldine Ferraro Elementary, one of the worst schools in the state, is in danger of being closed. The school suffers from low test results, drunken teachers, and a corrupt Principal. The Vice Principal, Tom Willoman (

), decides to try to save the school. When he finds out that the school inspector is a childhood friend, he recruits her to help him save the school, by rallying the teachers and students against the principal.

Cast

as Vice Principal Tom Willoman *

as Rebecca Seabrook *

as Principal Harper Billings *

as Laura Buchwald *

Will Sasso William Sasso (born May 24, 1975) is a Canadian comedian, actor, and podcaster. After a starring role as Derek Wakaluk on the Global teen drama television series '' Madison'' (1994–1998), Sasso had his breakout as a regular cast member on the ...

as Jesse Buchwald *

Nat Faxon Nathaniel Wales Faxon (born October 11, 1975) is an American actor and comedian. A frequent presence on comedic films and TV series, he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for co-writing ''The Descendants'' (2011). He starred in the ...

as Turner Abernathy *

Jill Latiano Jill Latiano Howerton is an American actress, model, dancer, documentary film producer and television personality. Career Latiano began her career in 1999 as a dancer for the New York Knicks. From 2003 to 2005, she was the host of the NYC Media ...

as Nurse Gretchyn *

Kyle Gass Kyle Richard Gass (born July 14, 1960) is an American musician and actor, best known for being a member of Tenacious D, a Grammy-winning comedy band. He is also a member of Trainwreck and the Kyle Gass Band. Early life Kyle Richard Gass was ...

as Decatur Doublewide *

Hayes MacArthur Hayes MacArthur (born April 16, 1977) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He starred in the TBS comedy series ''Angie Tribeca''. Early life MacArthur is the son of Bruce and Shelley MacArthur. His stepfather is businessman William F ...

as Digdug O'Shaughnessy *

Zachary Gordon Zachary Adam Gordon (born February 15, 1998) is an American actor. He is known for his lead role as Greg Heffley in the ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' film series (2010–2012), which earned him nominations for a Kids' Choice Award and seven Young A ...

as Frankie Fowler *

Ed Helms Edward Parker Helms (born January 24, 1974) is an American actor, musician and comedian. From 2002 to 2006, he was a correspondent on Comedy Central's '' The Daily Show with Jon Stewart''. He played paper salesman Andy Bernard in the NBC sit ...

as Maurice Bunting *

Patricia Belcher Patricia Belcher is an American film, stage and television actress, known for her roles as Mrs. Dabney in the Disney Channel sitcom '' Good Luck Charlie'', and as United States Attorney Caroline Julian in the FOX crime procedural comedy-drama ...

as Colette Bamboo *

Jack Donner Jack Donner (born Jake Doner; October 29, 1928 – September 21, 2019) was an American actor whose career in theater, television, and film extended over six decades. Career A native of Los Angeles, California, Donner worked in television and ...

as Old Curt * Sandy Martin as Olympia Parpadelle *

Erik Palladino Erik Palladino (born May 10, 1968) is an American actor known for his portrayal of Dr. Dave Malucci in the NBC medical drama '' ER'' and Frank in the Amazon series '' The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.'' He is also known for his recurring roles as Lt. ...

as Smooth Bob Willoman * Matt Walsh as Mr. Conroy * Miranda Bailey as Melody * Ryan Newman as Carlotta *

as Walter *

Kiernan Shipka Kiernan Brennan Shipka (born November 10, 1999) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as List of Mad Men characters#Sally Draper, Sally Draper in the AMC (TV channel), AMC drama series ''Mad Men'' (2007–2015), and Sabrina Spe ...

as Sarah

Release

''Lower Learning'' was released theatrically at a single theater showing on October 10, 2008, and made $2,804 in domestic grosses.

Home media

The film was released on

DVD The DVD (common abbreviation for digital video disc or digital versatile disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any ki ...

on December 2, 2008.

References

External links

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