While other kids buy into countless hours of studying just so they can get a mark in some teacher's report book, Handsome Davis sees it as nothing more than a system of control over your mind. That's why Handsome and his three best friends Sammy, Victor and the cribsheet genius Applebee have banded together and found ways to cheat on their tests all through their school years.
Acting
Martin Starr's Applebee steals every scene with deadpan genius.
Writing
Ridiculous schemes that somehow feel like real high school lore.
Costume
Peak 2002 fashion crimes committed with confidence.
Director
Andrew Gurland
Trevor Fehrman
Handsome
Elden Henson
Sammy
Matthew Lawrence
Victor
Martin Starr
Applebee
Griffin Dunne
Mr. Davis
Maggie Lawson
Julie
Mary Tyler Moore
Mrs. Stark
Casey Dubois
Handsome - 2nd Grade & Kindergarten
Brandy Kopp
Hot Girl #1
David Krumholtz
Evan Rosengarden
Jewel Staite
Teddy Blue
Babs Chula
Mrs. Rosengarden
Kathryn Anderson
2nd Grade Teacher
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Andrew Gurland co-created the controversial 1998 documentary Frat House, which got him banned from Princeton—fitting pedigree for this film.
This bombed theatrically but became a cable TV staple, perfectly capturing the post-Columbine, pre-smartphone era of anxious teen comedy.
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