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School for Scoundrels

School for Scoundrels

Life's a game. Learn how to play.

20065.51h 40m

Overview

In the hope of winning the woman of his dreams, Amanda, lovelorn meter-reader Roger Wadell enrolls in a secret confidence-building class. The course's title takes on much more meaning when he discovers that his egomaniacal professor Dr. P also wants the same woman. They begin a fierce rivalry that quickly spirals out of control, their pranks and insults get uglier as they try to prove who is the ultimate guy's guy.

Directed by Todd Phillips
Written by Scot Armstrong, Hal E. Chester, Todd Phillips
Produced by Geyer Kosinski, Daniel Goldberg, Todd Phillips
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $17.8M

Top Cast

Jon Heder

Jon Heder

Roger Waddell

Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton

Dr. P

Jacinda Barrett

Jacinda Barrett

Amanda Richards

Sarah Silverman

Sarah Silverman

Becky

Michael Clarke Duncan

Michael Clarke Duncan

Lesher

David Cross

David Cross

Ian

Horatio Sanz

Horatio Sanz

Diego

Matt Walsh

Matt Walsh

Walsh

Todd Louiso

Todd Louiso

Eli

Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

Lonnie Ratcliff

Themes & Keywords

lovesicknessdatecompetitionmentortraffic copmanipulative man

About School for Scoundrels

School for Scoundrels is a comedy, romance film released in 2006 exploring themes of lovesickness, date, competition, mentor, traffic cop, manipulative man. Directed by Todd Phillips, it stars Jon Heder, Billy Bob Thornton, Jacinda Barrett. In the hope of winning the woman of his dreams, Amanda, lovelorn meter-reader Roger Wadell enrolls in a secret confidence-building class. The course's title takes on much more meaning when he discovers that his egomaniacal professor Dr. P also wants the same woman. They begin a fierce rivalry that quickly spirals out of control, their pranks and insults get uglier as they try to prove who is the ultimate guy's guy.

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