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Here are some helpful extras before you press play about the Lancer Productions Limited, Fraser Films, Canadian Film Development Corporation, Famous Players drama flick. Why Shoot the Teacher? starring Bud Cort, Samantha Eggar, Chris Wiggins, Gary Reineke has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min. The movie received a user score of 57/100 on TMDb, which represents input from reviews from 5 active users.
Need a fast recap before watching? Here's the plot: "It's the winter of 1935 and Max Brown is newly arrived in Willowgreen, Saskatchewan - a rural Canadian prairie town - on his first teaching job in a one room schoolhouse. He quickly realizes that this is not a dream situation: the winter is harsher than he's ever experienced, he's living in the basement of the school, the older of his students treat him poorly and his wages are paltry if and when he ever does get paid."
