Teacher's Pet (2004 film)

Teacher's Pet
Teacher's Pet
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Timothy Björklund
Screenplay by	Bill Steinkellner; Cheri Steinkellner
Produced by	Stephen Swofford
Starring	Nathan Lane; Shaun Fleming; Debra Jo Rupp; Kelsey Grammer; David Ogden Stiers; Jerry Stiller
Music by	Stephen James Taylor
Production; company	DisneyToon Studios
Distributed by	Walt Disney Pictures
Release date	January 16, 2004;
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$10 million
Box office	$6,491,969

Teacher's Pet is a 2004 animated musical film based on the television series of the same name; the film ends the central storyline of the series. The film was produced by DisneyToon Studios, and released theatrically on January 16, 2004. Despite being a box office bomb, the film did very well with critics.

Plot

Leonard Helperman is a 4th grader whose mother and teacher, Mary Lou, has been nominated for a teaching award. They plan a trip to Florida for the finals, but need to leave their dog, Spot, behind. What Mrs. Helperman doesn't know is that Spot has been masquerading as a boy, Scott, who is her star pupil. Spot wants nothing more than to be a real boy, and sees a way to this when mad scientist Ivan Krank appears on The Barry Anger Show. Krank thinks he can turn animals into humans. Conveniently, his lab is right down the street from where the Helpermans are staying, so Spot, as Scott (and the rest of his family), convinces Mary Lou to take him along. Spot becomes a man, but discovers it's not everything he ever dreamed of after all.

Cast

Nathan Lane as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning
Shaun Fleming as Leonard Amadeus Helperman
Debra Jo Rupp as Mary Lou Moira Angela Darling Helperman
Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Ivan Krank
David Ogden Stiers as Mr. Jolly
Jerry Stiller as Pretty Boy
Paul Reubens as Dennis
Megan Mullally as Adele
Wallace Shawn as Principal Crosby Strickler
Rob Paulsen as Ian Wazselewski
Estelle Harris as Mrs. Boogin
Jay Thomas as Barry Anger
Rosalyn Landor as The Blue Fairy
Genie Ann Francis as Marsha / Marcia
Anthony Geary as John / Juan
Mae Whitman as Leslie Dunkling
Lauren Tom as Younghee
Pamela S. Adlon as Trevor / Taylor / Tyler
Timothy Stack as Father
Emma Steinkellner as Little girl
Ken Swofford as Officer White
Kevin M. Richardson as Conductor
David Maples as Beefeater

Musical numbers

"I Wanna Be a Boy" - Spot, Leonard, Company
"A Boy Needs a Dog" - Leonard, Spot
"A Whole Bunch of World" - Mary Lou, Leonard, Scott
"Small But Mighty" - Pretty Boy, Mr. Jolly
"I, Ivan Krank" - Krank
"I'm Moving On" - Mary Lou, Scott, Leonard, Krank, Dennis, Adele, Pretty Boy, Mr. Jolly, Company
"Proud to Be a Dog" - Spot, Leonard, Company

Reception

Critical reception was fairly positive, with a 75% "fresh" rating at Rotten Tomatoes; the consensus states: "Despite its short running time, Teacher's Pet is a witty and irreverent family film."^[2] On Metacritic, which uses an average of critics' reviews, the film holds a 74/100 rating, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[3]

Box office

Over its 4-day opening weekend, Teacher's Pet took $3,602,245 in 2027 theaters, a mere $1,777 per theater, making it one of the lowest openings in history.^[4] By the end of its run, the film had only made $6,491,969.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Teacher's Pet (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
^ Teacher's Pet at Rotten Tomatoes
^ Teacher's Pet at Metacritic
^ "Delgo worst opening ever". Movies.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-03-10.

External links

[BOM-1] "Teacher's Pet (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2009-03-10.

[2] Teacher's Pet at Rotten Tomatoes

[3] Teacher's Pet at Metacritic

[4] "Delgo worst opening ever". Movies.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-03-10.

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