Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 1977, Why Shoot the Teacher? is a comédie and drame film directed by Silvio Narizzano, running about 100 minutes. “"Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to someone else!"” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. It's the winter of 1935 and Max Brown is newly arrived in Willowgreen, Saskatchewan - a rural Canadian prairie town - on his first teaching job in a one room schoolhouse. He quickly realizes that this is not a dream situation: the winter is harsher than he's ever experienced, he's living in the basement of the school, the older of his students treat him poorly and his wages are paltry if and when he ever does get paid.

Who’s in it. Why Shoot the Teacher? stars Bud Cort as Max Brown, Samantha Eggar as Alice Field, Chris Wiggins as Lyle Bishop and Gary Reineke as Harris Montgomery, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.7/10, Why Shoot the Teacher? has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In États-Unis you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Why Shoot the Teacher? page.

If you liked it. Fans of Why Shoot the Teacher? tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, La vie est belle and Fight Club.