Teacher's Pet

"She gets whatever she wants..."

2000 1h 32m EN

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4.8

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★4.8TMDB · 30

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Synopsis

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Psychopath Debbie Strand escapes from a mental institution for the criminally insane and takes the identity of a co-ed she meets and sets herself up on a college campus where she once again begins killing students who get in the way of her obsession with her former high school teacher Sam Deckner now teaching at the college.

“She gets whatever she wants...”

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Cast

Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
Debbie Strand
Jsu Garcia
Sam Deckner
Katherine Kendall
Carla Briggs
Jeanette Brox
Laney
Christiana Frank
Sydney Hollings
Todd Robert Anderson
Deputy Toby Taylor
Bill Gratton
Sheriff Bill Taylor
Sarah Lancaster
Tracy Carley

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marcus Spiegel
Writers: Richard Brandes
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Devil in the Flesh Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Marcus Spiegel, shot by M. David Mullen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Steve Gurevitch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ed Santiago shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jodi Lyn O'Keefe and Jsu Garcia and Katherine Kendall carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She gets whatever she wants...".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Marcus Spiegel directs. M. David Mullen behind the camera. Steve Gurevitch scores. Ed Santiago cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
3Part of the "Devil in the Flesh Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Marcus Spiegel, shot by M. David Mullen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Steve Gurevitch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ed Santiago shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jodi Lyn O'Keefe and Jsu Garcia and Katherine Kendall carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "She gets whatever she wants...".
9IMDB entry: tt0217086 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 30 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.