Rating: PG
Genre:
Comedy
Release Date: 04/04/2000
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Sound: 5.1
Run Time: 90 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Adult Humor
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
In this
comedy, a writer's triumphant return to his hometown turns out to have a very long string attached. As a child, small and timid
David Leary grew up in Hastings, MN, where he lived in mortal fear of the school bully,
Roscoe Bigger, aka "
Fang."
Fang loved nothing more than making
David's every waking moment a physical and emotional torment. Fortunately for
David, his parents moved the family to California not long after
David turned the tables on
Fang;
Fang stole a moon rock from a school display and
David finked on him, putting
Fang on the fast track to reform school. Years later,
David (played as an adult by
Rick Moranis) is a successful author, and he has been invited to teach English at the school he attended as a child.
David is intrigued to discover that
Victoria (
Julianne Phillips), the girl he used to have a crush on, is also on the faculty (as the sex-ed instructor, no less) and interested in seeing him. But
David's happiness is short-lived when he meets the school's shop teacher -- none other than
Roscoe (
Tom Arnold).
Fang's stay in a juvenile home shattered his spirit, and he's been a spineless loser ever since; these days,
David is the only person still afraid of him. Having someone to intimidate again does
Roscoe a world of good; it restores his confidence, lifts his spirits, and even saves his marriage. But it doesn't do much for
David, who can't exactly complain to the principal that
Fang's picking on him again.
Don Knotts appears in a supporting role as
Principal Kokelar.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
;)
