School for Scoundrels

2006 Comedy

Old School director Todd Phillips takes the reins for an updated remake of the 1960 comedy, this time starring Napoleon Dynamite's Jon Heder as Roger, a lovelorn meter reader who enrolls in a confidence-building class in order to win the love of his dream girl, and Billy Bob Thornton as Dr. P, the scheming, egomaniacal teacher who has designs of his own for the attractive young female. The rivalry soon spins out of control, as pranks and insults fly fast and furiously in a battle to determine the ultimate "guy's guy."

Director: Todd Phillips

Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder, Jacinda Barrett, Michael Clarke Duncan, Horatio Sanz

 30 Reviews  1 Awards

Reviews

  • Uproarious and unexpectedly biting.

    Peter Travers - Rolling Stone

    27 April 2013

  • Director Todd Phillips tries for the kind of frat slaphappiness he applied so successfully to "Old School," but these boys are less scoundrels than individual salesmen for the brands of Heder and Thornton.

    Lisa Schwarzbaum - Entertainment Weekly

    27 April 2013

  • An inert and muddled mash-up of romantic comedy and theater of stupid cruelty.

    Sheri Linden - The Hollywood Reporter

    27 April 2013

  • In post-"Wedding Crashers" Hollywood, the entire exercise feels dated (just as the comedy's PG-13 rating -- this in spite of a recurring rape joke -- makes it feel neutered).

    Peter Debruge - Miami Herald

    27 April 2013

  • It achieves something previously thought impossible: It renders Billy Bob Thornton unfunny.

    Ty Burr - The Boston Globe

    27 April 2013

Awards

  • Choice Movie Actor: Comedy

    Teen Choice Awards (2007)

     

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