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Teachers is a 1984 comedy/drama film starrring Nick Nolte, JoBeth Williams, Ralph Macchio, and Judd Hirsch,written by W.R. McKinney and directed by Arthur Hiller.

The film opens with a typical Monday morning at JFK High School. Lots of things have happened including a student being stabbed. The school psychologist becomes annoyed at a teacher called Ditto. He earns his name, and her annoyance, by constantly using the Spirit duplicator or "Ditto machine". When she wants to use it, she squirts him with ink. The school Vice Principal Roger Rubell (played by Judd Hirsch) is served a subpoena by a lawyer named Lisa Hammond (played by JoBeth Williams), who was a student at JFK High School.The school is being sued by a former student John Calvin because, despite graduating from the school he still could not read and write.

Alex Jurel (played by Nick Nolte) is a Social Studies teacher. One Monday he is called in to act as a substitute. Jurell never comes in on Mondays. Alex has been a teacher for a long time, is burnt out after years of fighting the system, and has given up. Roger Rubell has Alex Jurell help out with the counselling since the psychologist is on leave, and he is assigned to counsel a troubled kid named Eddie Pilikian (played by Ralph Macchio), who has trouble reading, and who has parent troubles too.

Teacher Carl Rosenburg (played by Allen Garfield) is bitten on the hand by another troubled kid named Danny (played by Crispin Glover), who is a friend of Eddie Pilikian.

Superintendent Dr. Donna Burke (played by Lee Grant) is having a talk with Mr. Rubell, Principal Horn (played by William Schallert), and the school board attorney Al Lewis (played by Morgan Freeman) to see who will rock the boat. Superintendent Burke is worried about the publicity the John Calvin case is causing.

Herbert Gower (played by Richard Mulligan) is an out-patient from a mental hospital. At an apartment building with his social worker he hears a phone ring in another apartment and answers it. Grace, who thinks that Herbert is Stuart Van Ark since he answered the phone, the secretary at JFK is needing a substitute to teach History, and Herbert says he will.

Alex and Roger arrive at Alex's apartment, they have both been drinking. Alex tells Roger he feels like quitting, but tells Alex not to quit.

Eddie and Danny decide to have some fun,Eddie activates the fire alarm and they steal a Driver's ED car.

The next morning,Alex runs into Lisa Hammond, who was a student of his. She serves him with a subpoena. Lisa talks to Alex about the case. Lisa invites him to dinner to her place. Later that night, she and Alex have dinner, she talks about her time at school and the Calvin case. Alex tells her that things have changed since she has been gone, she can tell that Alex is burned out, he doesn't believe he can make a difference, but Lisa says he will.

Diane Warren (played by Laura Dern), a student at JFK, is invited to the Physical ED teacher, Mr. Troy's office where he has sex with her.

Ditto is sleeping while in class, his students do not learn much from him, but Stuart Van Ark a.k.a. Herbert Gower is really teaching the kids at JFK, he even dresses up as the famous people in history, and the kids like him.

Later that day, Alex asks the kids about what the school does for them. Some give him answers they believe. Eddie Pilikian asks about what Mr. Jurel is going to say at his deposition, he gives the kids an assignment, the kids can tell him what they believe is wrong with the school. Eddie steals a camera and takes pictures around the school.

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