A prequel to the critically acclaimed series featuring Jerri Blank, a 46 year old ex-junkie, ex-con who returns to high school in a bid to start her life over.
Acting
Sedaris commits to every wrong choice
Writing
Colbert's closeted-gay-teacher poetry
Costume
Jerri's wigs deserve their own credit
Director
Paul Dinello
Amy Sedaris
Jerri Blank
Stephen Colbert
Chuck Noblet
Paul Dinello
Geoffrey Jellineck
Greg Hollimon
Principal Blackman (as Gregory Holliman)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Henry
Ian Holm
Dr. Putney
Chandra Wilson
Inmate
Deborah Rush
Sara Blank
Dan Hedaya
Guy Blank
Joseph Cross
Derrick Blank
Elisabeth Harnois
Monica
Alexis Dziena
Melissa
Carlo Alban
Megawatti
Allison Janney
Alice
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film flopped because audiences expected a heartwarming underdog story; instead they got a protagonist who never learns.
This predated Colbert's Report fame—his Chuck Noblet is basically a beta test for faux-conservative persona comedy.
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