
Alley Cats Strike(2000)
A group of hip retro teenage outsiders become involved in an interschool bowling rivalry.


“This School Rocks!”
At Fallbrook Middle School, the annual student-elected Teacher of the Year award is held. And every year for the last 43 years Norman Warner or most fondly called Stormin' Norman Warner has won the award. Now that he has died, the burden of carrying the legacy falls into the hands of Matt Warner, the son of the late Norman Warner who has always lived in the shadow of his father.

David Paymer
Matt Warner

Ryan Reynolds
Mr. D

Kate Vernon
Elli Warner

Andrew Robb
Dylan Warner

John Astin
Norman Warner
Don MacKay
Principal Bass

Brenda McDonald
Maggie Little

Paul Jarrett
Dan Parks

Leila Johnson
Denise Davies

Chris Gauthier
Vern Cote
School of Life is a comedy, drama, family, tv movie film released in 2005. Directed by William Dear, it stars David Paymer, Ryan Reynolds, Kate Vernon. At Fallbrook Middle School, the annual student-elected Teacher of the Year award is held. And every year for the last 43 years Norman Warner or most fondly called Stormin' Norman Warner has won the award. Now that he has died, the burden of carrying the legacy falls into the hands of Matt Warner, the son of the late Norman Warner who has always lived in the shadow of his father.
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