Product Details

• Actors: Luke Wilson, Gretchen Mol, David Koechner, Sasha Alexander, Bob Gunton
• Directors: Mike Million
• Writers: Mike Million
• Producers: Brendan McDonald, Dominic Ianno, Jared Goldman, Jeff Abberley, Julia Blackman
• Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Blowtorch Ent.
• DVD Release Date: April 13, 2010
• Run Time: 89 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00344EAPU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #66,366 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Tenure" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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TENURE - DVD Movie

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant, Low-Keyed Joy, July 1, 2010

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tvtv3 "tvtv3" (Sorento, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tenure (DVD)

I happened to see a trailer for TENURE on another DVD I had rented. I had never heard of TENURE before, but the trailer got my attention. I've never been a college professor, but I have been a high school teacher and though the rigmarole to get tenure at a high school is different than that at college (you don't have to worry about getting published, for instance) there are many similarities.

Luke Wilson stars as Charlie Thurber, an assistant professor of English at Grey College. Charlie has been teaching there for three years and is up for tenure at the end of the school year. He thinks his chances are good. However, when his best friend, Dr. Jay Hadley (David Koechner) is denied tenure and sees his dream job go to an upstart Asian-American, Charlie begins to doubt. Still, even Dr. Hadley thinks Charlie is a shoe-in until the college hires a female English professor named Elaine Grasso (Gretchen Mol) who taught at Yale. Suddenly Charlie realizes his job is in jeopardy and he's in the fight for his life. In between his duties as a professor and faculty advisor, Charlie spends his time with Dr. Hadley hunting Bigfoot and hanging out with his Dad who has been prematurely placed into a retirement home.

Wilson is his usual film self and, like the character he plays who is born to teach, he does what he does best. Koechner is usually a joy to watch and that's no different in TENURE. However, Koechner's role is bit more low key than the roles he usually appears in. Gretchen Mol is beautiful as ever and does a nice job as the female foil to Charlie. Bob Gunton portrays Charlie's Dad and the viewer can't help feeling sorry for the man in complete control of his mental faculties who finds himself in a place he really doesn't belong.

I really enjoyed TENURE. It's a small quiet comedy seeped in realism without any hyperbole. Though it's not the typical film Wilson and Koechner appear in, TENURE is a pleasant, little joy of a film.

The extras on the DVD are minuscule: a few deleted scenes and a reel of outtakes.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A slice of life that I can relate to., June 17, 2010

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Joe Banks (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tenure (DVD)

As a college professor who just recently got tenure, I can certainly relate to this film. For a comedy, it manages to deliver steady amusement rather than any real laughs. The film does an excellent job capturing the pressure (and self-introspection) of the tenure process, as well as, the absurdity of faculty politics. Luke Wilson is playing the same basic character we've seen before, but (even so) was a good choice for the lead. All in all, a good way to pass the time--especially for academics who don't take themselves too seriously.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quirky Comedy, March 6, 2010

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Anneke (BROOKLYN, NY, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tenure (DVD)

This is a great film. I didn't know what kind of comedy it was going to be, but it was dry, quirky and much funnier than it would have been if it was over-the-top straight comedy. David Koechner is hilarious! Definitely a must see.