Product Details

• Actors: Tia Carrere, Christopher McDonald, Jason London
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Vidmark / Trimark
• VHS Release Date: March 30, 1999
• Run Time: 89 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1573624489
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #280,807 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Released in 1995 under the title Learning Curves, this derivative comedy is so uninspired that you'll have to stifle a dozen yawns while watching it, and it goes through all the familiar motions with a plot about a high school senior (Jason London) who needs some math tutoring to improve his odds of getting into Harvard. It just so happens that the beautiful babe who tutors him (Tia Carrere of Wayne's World fame and little else) is also the neglected, lovelorn wife of his math teacher (Christopher McDonald), and she's willing to give him more than a few math lessons. (Can you say "predictable"? Knew you could!) Tepidly directed with all the subtlety of an anvil to the skull, the movie gets a much-needed boost from its appealing cast (indeed, Carrere shows some actual talent here, leaving the peekaboo nudity to an obvious body double), and North Carolina locations add some relaxing visual charm. And because London's character is an aspiring cartoonist, typically wacky animations by Bill Plympton are used as semiclever linking devices. Still, you'd have to be very forgiving--or an obsessive Tia Carrere fan--to consider watching this lightweight snoozer more than once. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Funny and Sexy movie, September 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: My Teacher's Wife [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Though this movie was about adult subject, cheating, I think it was portrayed very decently. It was a funny movie. I love the animations that were the thoughts of the main character. They were hillarious. Tia Carrere portrays her roles very well. I highly recommend this movie.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Overlooked and Underrated, January 11, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: My Teacher's Wife [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Despite the cheesy title, this is a smart, funny, realistic look at life as a senior in high school with all the pressures and fantasies that includes. Jeffrey Tambor is hilarious and Tia Carrere proves she can really act. Zak Orth is a great newcomer, too. Check it out!