Todd Phillips is the director of the 2006 American comedy film School for Scoundrels, which stars Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Heder. The movie is based on the British film School for Scoundrels, released in 1960. September 29, 2006, was the release date of the remake.
Although the remake’s plot and tone are considerably different from the original, it has a similar subject to it. The headmaster of the made-up Yeovil College of Lifemanship in the original 1960 film, Stephen Potter, is honoured by the character of Dr P. The real Stephen Potter wrote the Lifemanship books, which are the real works that both of the movies are based on.
A tennis match between rivals in love serves as a set piece in both movies. In its debut weekend in North America, School for Scoundrels earned $8,602,333, placing it at #4 at the box office. It went on to gross $23,947,685 worldwide.
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Disrespected by his peers and coworkers, Roger is a miserable meter reader with aspirations of dating Amanda, the foreign graduate student who resides in his building. To overcome his low self-esteem, he enrols in a course given by Dr P, where he and his students are subjected to ongoing bullying by the doctor and his aide Lesher, who enjoys abusing them physically and verbally.
Certain assignments given to them are quite harsh and archaic, such as the one to pick a quarrel or even a fight with a new person they encounter to demonstrate their fearlessness. But none of them plans to drop out of the course because Dr. P has stated that he will not reimburse $5,000 to anyone who drops out or defies his instructions.
Even after Dr. P destroys one of his previous students, the classmates fear that Roger will suffer the same fate if he advances too quickly. Roger uses the skills he picked up in the training to apply for a date with Amanda after he starts to feel more confident about himself while taking part. Dr P begins to pursue Amanda in an attempt to show that he still has the upper hand against Roger.
Amanda, a volunteer animal caregiver, is instantly drawn to him when he approaches her and begins dating her on the pretence of being a successful and loving surgeon whose wife has passed away. Roger tries to do something to get Amanda back when he starts to realize what’s going on, even if it won’t work.
To frame Roger as a stalker, Dr P uses the skills of Roger’s classmates to get into Amanda’s apartment and paint graffiti on the walls following a competitive tennis match in which Roger humiliates him. As a result of Roger using his power as a meter reader to impound Dr P’s vehicle, Dr P fires Roger from his position.
Through Lonnie, a depressed former student who also had his girlfriend duped after being humiliated by Dr. P, Roger finds out about Dr. P’s intentions for Amanda. To discourage or draw attention away from his victims, Lonnie presents Roger with a dossier containing a great deal of information proving Dr P is a scammer.
Roger’s goal is to stop Dr P for good after finding out that he invited Amanda to Miami. He goes to the airport, where Dr. P gives him two tickets, one for Amanda and one for himself, telling him he has won. Initially, though, Roger is unaware that Dr. P has directed him to the incorrect entrance.
Roger makes a last-minute decision to board the jet to Miami, heading to the appropriate gate after realizing he has been conned by Dr. P once more. Lonnie and his students help him uncover Dr P’s deceit, and when he does, it becomes clear that his wife is still alive and that he is neither a medical professional nor a surgeon—rather, he was merely pretending to be one when he intended to shock Roger after he had just passed out.
After giving up, Amanda comes back to Roger after realizing her mistake. When Roger and Dr P eventually cross paths, Roger receives his first diploma from Dr P for graduating from his course. Roger turns down his invitation to be a guest in one of his upcoming courses. The majority of the characters’ post-film fates are briefly described in the movie’s epilogue.
