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Synopsis: In SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS, Jon Heder plays Roger, a beleaguered New York City meter maid who is plagued by anxiety and low self-esteem. In order to overcome his feelings of inadequacy, Roger enrolls in a top-secret confidence-building class taught by the suavely underhanded Dr. P (Billy Bob Thornton).
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder
Supporting actors: Jacinda Barrett, Michael Clarke Duncan, Sarah Silverman, David Cross, Matt Walsh, Horatio Sanz, Todd Louiso, Jon Glaser, Paul Scheer, Ben Stiller, Luis Guzmán, Dan Fogler, DeRay Davis, Omar J. Dorsey, Marcella Lowery, Joanne Baron, Leonard Earl Howze, Jim Parsons, Aziz Ansari, Remy K. Selma
Directed by: Todd Phillips
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Runtime: 1 hour 48 minutes
Release year: 2006
Studio: The Weinstein Company
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for language, crude and sexual content, and some violence.
ASIN: B0029R0JJ4 (Rental) and B0029R43A0 (Purchase)
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #42,836 in Amazon Video On Demand (See Bestsellers in Amazon Video On Demand)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars It was okay, March 3, 2007
This review is from: School for Scoundrels (Unrated Widescreen Edition) (DVD)
This movie had its funny moments, although Jon Heder was always better as Napoleon Dynamite than any of these other roles he plays. The concept behind having a "school" that is supposed to teach confidence but really conveys sinister ways in order to reach that confidence was good. I do not recommend the unrated version though. The only reason it is unrated is because Billy Bob says G## D##### about a million times. After a while the curse words get to the point where they are weakening the film and not strengthening it. Then again its just B grade comedy, despite having Ben Stiller in the mix. Okay to rent but definitely little substance to make it part of your collection.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars so disappointing! Jon Heder-you can do better!, October 5, 2006
I had high hopes for SFS, and the early previews ("trailers") I saw were so promising. Jon Heder? Billy Bob Thornton? What could go wrong? As it turned out...quite a bit. I read a review which mentioned that Jacinda Barrett is too bland to be a leading lady, and I wholeheartedly agree. I would NOT recommend this. There were a few laugh-out-loud moments, but they were very few and far between and didn't make up for what happened (or didn't happen) in the interim. All in all, it was a waste of time. One of the few redeeming qualities was the soundtrack, but that didn't make up for that two hours of my life spent watching this.
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12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars YOU CAN'T HELP YOURSELF BECAUSE YOURSELF SUCKS!, September 30, 2006
By Kevin J. Loria (New Orleans, LA USA) - See all my reviews
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One-Upmanship is back!

If you tolerated ROADTRIP, if you found OLD SCHOOL moderately entertaining then you might consider "SCOUNDRELS." Director Todd Phillips, this time assembles Billy Bob Thornton (of BAD SANTA) and Jon Heder (of NAPOLEON DYNAMITE and BENCHWARMERS) for this remake of Robert Hamer's 1960 screen version of Stephen Potter's series of One-Upmanship or Lifemanship books outlining how to win without actually cheating (check them out, written a century ago but still classics).

Heder is Roger NYC meter maid so cowardly he pays the tickets he rights! He can't find it in himself to as out his lovely neighbor Amanda (Jacinda Barrett, of Poseidon). He is refered to enroll in a course converting losers to lions with the ladies, taught by Thornton's Dr. P with the burly assist of Michael Clarke Duncan as Lesher. Other mama's boy misfits enrolled are a "whipped" Horatio Sanz, Matt Walsh and Todd Louiso's obligatory virgin. After Roger proves himself too good a student, Dr. P wants to seduce Amanda to prove he is still in charge, then the One-upmanship begins this-time school is out and student is a master, sortof.

The theme is as classic and as familiar as the books themselves. So are the punchlines. Heder and Thornton (who even takes a shot at ex-Jolie) keep the goofs coming, Ben Stiller adds to the hilarity all too briefly. Overall, sort of mild considering the salsa from Phillips in the past.

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2.0 out of 5 stars PRETTY BAD
I really like the actors in this movie. There are some big names. But the movie, the script itself, really is lacking. It seemed like quite a waste of all that talent. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Reviewer

4.0 out of 5 stars A GOOD LAUGH FOR A NIGHT AT HOME
SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS IS ONE OF THOSE MOVIES THAT IS GOOD FOR ONE OF THOSE SATURDAY NIGHTS WHEN THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO DO. IT ENTERTAINS AND MAKES YOU LAUGH OUT LOUD. Read more
Published 6 months ago by RAMBLIN MAN

1.0 out of 5 stars Let this Bomb Lie and Get the Original
This is a god-awful remake of a brilliantly funny British comedy from 1960 of the same name School for Scoundrels starring the hilariously subtle Alastair Simm as the professor... Read more
Published 17 months ago by T. Brenzel

3.0 out of 5 stars whoever wrote this movie, needs to take Dr. P's class !
The concept has been rehashed, Anger Management and a bit of Fight Club references, with a little Hitch added to it. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Shyam

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad
School For Scoundrels is no classic but in places it is absolutely hilarious. Jon Heder and Billy Bob Thornton hold the film together as the supporting cast don't really get too... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Richard

4.0 out of 5 stars funny goofy movie
i liked this movie. it had funny parts and good cameos. i enjoy billy bob thornton, he cracks me up. jon heder is funny too. Read more
Published 20 months ago by r-dawg

4.0 out of 5 stars It's Hitch with more laughs
School for Scoundrels (Unrated Widescreen Edition) is Hitch (Widescreen Edition) for guys, more laughs and less romance. Read more
Published 21 months ago by L. Bravim

4.0 out of 5 stars A Real Sleeper
This was right up there as one of my favorite all-time comedies. The cast is outstanding and the material they had to work with was equally good. Read more
Published 22 months ago by DKMI

2.0 out of 5 stars Was this supposed to be funny?
I had high hopes for School for Scoundrels, and that may have added to my eventual disappointment in the film. Read more
Published on July 18, 2007 by JD

4.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as Bad Santa, but good nonetheless...
A good comedy, School for Scoundrels, brings to the screen the story of a down-on-his-luck parking-meter reader who decides to take special classes in order to overcome his fears... Read more
Published on July 2, 2007 by L Gontzes

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