Gym Teacher: The Movie

*Gym Teacher: The Movie*
Gym Teacher: The Movie
	DVD cover
Written by	Daniel Altiere; Steven Altiere;
Directed by	Paul Dinello
Starring	Christopher Meloni; Amy Sedaris; David Alan Grier; Nathan Kress; Shemp Howard;
Music by	Daniel Licht
Country of origin	United States; Canada;
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Scott McAboy
Cinematography	Attila Szalay
Editors	David Codron; Cindy Parisotto;
Running time	103 minutes
Production companies	Once Upon a Time Films; Pacific Bay Entertainment Canada; Dolphin Entertainment; Nickelodeon Productions;
Budget	$3 million[citation needed]
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon
Release	September 12, 2008

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

Christopher Meloni as Coach David "Dave" Stewie
Nathan Kress as Roland Waffle
Amy Sedaris as Principal Abigail "Abby" Hoffman
David Alan Grier as Coach Shelly Bragg
Chelah Horsdal as Winnie Bleeker
Brenna O'Brien as Morgan
Avan Jogia as Champ Townsend
Jordan Becker as Derrick
Alexia Fast as Susie Salisbury
Ellie Harvie as Ms. Shoenbourg
Caitlyn Jenner^[a] as Bruce Jenner
Chris Kattan as ESPN Announcer / Sploopers Show Host

Production

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

Home media

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

Notes

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

References

^ 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.
^ Moore, Frazier (September 12, 2008). "Meloni goes back to high school". The Oklahoman. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
^ Cornelius, David (March 9, 2009). "Gym Teacher". DVD Talk. Retrieved September 18, 2023.

External links

Gym Teacher: The Movie at IMDb

This article about a children's film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[2] Credited as Bruce Jenner; Jenner came out as a trans woman and changed her name in 2015.

[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.

[3] Moore, Frazier (September 12, 2008). "Meloni goes back to high school". The Oklahoman. Retrieved September 18, 2023.

[4] Cornelius, David (March 9, 2009). "Gym Teacher". DVD Talk. Retrieved September 18, 2023.

[1]

[a]

[2]

[3]