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The Student Teachers es una película estadounidense de explotación de 1973 dirigida por Jonathan Kaplan y producida por Julie Corman . Parte del ciclo de películas de "enfermeras" que comenzó con The Student Nurses (1970), fue realizada por el mismo equipo detrás de Night Call Nurses . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] La película se rodó en 15 días por menos de $100,000 y se convirtió en una de las entregas más exitosas de la serie. [ 6 ] [ 7 ]

Trama

Tres nuevos profesores de Valley High School tienen discrepancias con el director Peters, la administración y los padres sobre sus métodos de enseñanza.

Rachel Burton imparte una clase de educación sexual para chicas. Insatisfecha con un programa limitado a la prevención de enfermedades y la abstinencia, añade material sobre anticoncepción y salud sexual, organiza sesiones extraescolares y anima a las alumnas a realizar un cortometraje educativo sobre temas como la pornografía y la dinámica de género. Los directivos se enteran de las sesiones y los padres se quejan del contenido. Burton defiende su método, pero no logra convencerla.

Tracy Davis, profesora de arte, propone incorporar la fotografía de figura humana al programa de estudios. El director Peters rechaza la propuesta y le ordena a Davis que se ciña a los planes de clase habituales. Davis continúa el proyecto fuera del campus con un alumno, Mickey, en el cuarto oscuro de su familia. Su relación con Mickey y la naturaleza del proyecto tensan su relación con su novio, Alex, quien se opone a ambas cosas.

Jody Hawkins se convierte en mentora de Carnell Smith, un exestudiante que abandonó los estudios, y lo introduce en Second Chance, una escuela alternativa para madres solteras, exconvictos y otras poblaciones en riesgo. Cuando el programa se queda sin fondos, Hawkins se hace pasar por compradora para infiltrarse en la red de narcotráfico del antiguo empleador de Smith, Dinwiddie. Trabajando con Smith y otros, intercambia la heroína por droga falsificada, sembrando la discordia entre los miembros de la red y apropiándose del dinero para mantener la escuela en funcionamiento.

Los tres profesores se enfrentan a la oposición del director Peters y de los padres preocupados por la imagen del colegio, y finalmente dimiten para incorporarse al personal de Second Chance.

Elenco

  • Susan Damante como Rachel Burton
  • Brooke Mills como Tracy Davis
  • Brenda Sutton como Jody Hawkins
  • Johnny Ray McGhee como Carnell Smith
  • Bob Harris como Dinwiddie
  • John Kramer como Alex Boslick
  • Dick Miller como el entrenador Harris
  • James Milhollin como director Peters
  • Chuck Norris como asesor de kárate

Producción

Desarrollo

Roger Corman had achieved success with The Student Nurses, written by Stephanie Rothman and Charles S. Swartz and directed by Rothman. He initially commissioned Rothman to write The Student Teachers, but she left New World Pictures after The Velvet Vampire to work for Dimension Pictures.[8]

Following two successful sequels to The Student Nurses - Private Duty Nurses and Night Call Nurses - Corman decided to expand the concept to teachers. Director Jonathan Kaplan, who had directed Night Call Nurses, recalled: "After Night Call Nurses was done, I didn't talk to him again for a while. Then Julie called me and said, 'We're a big hit in Tallahassee! Roger wants you to come out and make the same movie, but with teachers instead of nurses'."[9]

Writing

Producer Jon Davison noted that no one who worked on The Student Teachers ever saw the original Rothman/Swartz script. A new script was written by Kaplan and Danny Opatoshu (who had helped write Night Call Nurses), but Corman requested rewrites.[1]

Kaplan later explained his approach to early filmmaking: "When I looked at the filmographies of the directors I admired, I noticed that they made a hell of a lot of movies before they made a good one. And I made the decision consciously to make as many movies as I could in as short a period of time as I could."[10]

Filming

The film was shot in 15 days for under $100,000, including three days of filming at the Paramount Ranch. According to Davison, Corman removed several jokes from the final chase sequence to play it more seriously.[1]

Casting

The lead role was originally written for Patti Byrne, who had appeared in Kaplan's Night Call Nurses, but when she did not commit, the role went to Susan Damante. Kaplan's sister, Nora Heflin, and mother, Frances Heflin, appear in the film and share a scene together. Chuck Norris has a small role as the karate advisor.[1]

Post-production

Producer Jon Davison invited Joe Dante to Los Angeles to edit the film's trailer, which launched Dante's career at New World Pictures.[9]

Reception

Box office

The Student Teachers was released on May 31, 1973, and earned $1,078,000 in U.S. and Canada rentals, making it one of the most successful films in the nurse/teacher cycle.[2][3]

Critical response

The film received mixed reviews from critics. Writing in the Chicago Reader, film critic Dave Kehr described it as "an ugly, exploitative downer," but acknowledged that director Kaplan "puts some infectious high spirits into the incidental action." However, Kehr criticized the film's structure, noting "it seems a shame when the film is forced to stop every 10 or 15 minutes so the three lead actresses can take off their shirts."[11]

DVD Talk critic Tyler Foster was less favorable, calling the film "a slog" and noting that "there's not enough of a connection between teaching and mobsters to justify shoehorning this material into the film."[12]

Filmink argued "Kaplan’s flashy direction holds interest, and Dick Miller is on hand yet again, plus there’s the novelty of seeing a small role played by Chuck Norris. However, we have to confess that we’re not huge fans of this movie: the acting is poor, and it has a very unpleasant rape plot."[7]

Chuck Norris, who had been told the movie was about unconventional teachers, took his karate students to a screening and was surprised by the amount of sex and nudity in the film.[13]

Roger Corman later praised the film, stating it "was one of the best of that series, and it was one of the most successful. I think it proves that if a film is made a little bit better than other films in the genre, it will do better."[6]

Marketing influence

The film's promotional artwork became a template for later exploitation marketing campaigns. In 1977, the advertising materials for The Student Teachers were borrowed by distributor Jack H. Harris for the re-release of the unrelated 1973 drama The Swinging Teacher (originally titled Just Be There), creating misleading marketing that suggested the film was part of the sexploitation genre despite its serious dramatic content.[14]

See also

References

  1. 1234Jon Davison on The Student Teachers at Trailers From Hell
  2. 12"Big Rental Films of 1973". Variety. January 9, 1974. p. 60.
  3. 1 2 Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). Distribución cinematográfica estadounidense: El mercado cambiante . UMI Research Press. pág. 298. ISBN  978-0-8357-1776-2.
  4. ↑ "Sábado 14: Entrevista con la productora Julie Corman" . The Frida Cinema . 15 de noviembre de 2021.
  5. ↑ Vagg, Stephen (16 de septiembre de 2025). "El ciclo de las enfermeras, parte 1: las estudiantes de enfermería" . Filmink . Recuperado el 16 de septiembre de 2025 .
  6. 1 2 Corman, Roger (1979). El mundo cinematográfico de Roger Corman . pág. 181. 
  7. 1 2 Vagg, Stephen (27 de septiembre de 2025). "El ciclo de las enfermeras, parte 3: enfermeras, maestras, azafatas y modelos" . Filmink . Recuperado el 27 de septiembre de 2025 .
  8. ↑ Koetting, Christopher T. (2013). Mind Warp!: La fantástica historia real de New World Pictures de Roger Corman . pág. 18. 
  9. 1 2 Nashawaty, Chris (2013). Roger Corman: Rey de las películas de serie B: Monstruos cangrejo, cavernícolas adolescentes y enfermeras a rayas de caramelo . pág. 130. 
  10. ↑ Taylor, Paul (1 de febrero de 1989). "Keep on Truckin' - Jonathan Kaplan". Monthly Film Bulletin . Vol. 56, n.º 661.  
  11. ↑ Kehr, Dave (2 de diciembre de 1985). "Los maestros estudiantes" . Chicago Reader . Recuperado el 31 de marzo de 2022 .
  12. ↑ Foster, Tyler. "Presentando Roger Corman's...Best of B*s Collection 2: Naughty Nurses & Tawdry Teachers" . DVD Talk . Consultado el 31 de marzo de 2022 .
  13. ↑ Norris, Chuck (1988). El secreto de la fuerza interior: Mi historia . Little, Brown. págs. 91–92 . ISBN  978-0-316-61191-6.
  14. ↑ "Imágenes: Una película apta para todo público se hace pasar por una película para adultos, demasiado suave: Cancelen 'The Swinging Teachers', anteriormente titulada 'Just Be There'"". Variety . Vol.  286, no.  13. 4 de mayo de 1977. pág.  6.
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