

School for Scoundrels
2006-09-29 · 100 min · ★ 5.5
In the hope of winning the woman of his dreams, Amanda, lovelorn meter-reader Roger Wadell enrolls in a secret confidence-building class. The course's title takes on much more meaning when he discovers that his egomaniacal professor Dr. P also wants the same woman. They begin a fierce rivalry that quickly spirals out of control, their pranks and insults get uglier as they try to prove who is the ultimate guy's guy.
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Production details
- Directors
- Todd Phillips
- Production companies
- Dimension Films, Media Talent Group
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 20,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 17,800,000
Top Cast
Jon HederRoger Waddell
Billy Bob ThorntonDr. P
Jacinda BarrettAmanda Richards
Sarah SilvermanBecky
Michael Clarke DuncanLesher
David CrossIan
Horatio SanzDiego
Matt WalshWalsh
Todd LouisoEli
Ben StillerLonnie Ratcliff
Luis GuzmánSergeant Moorehead
Dan FoglerZack
DeRay DavisBee Bee
Jon GlaserErnie
Paul ScheerLittle Pete
Joanne BaronLois
Omar J. DorseyLawrence
Marcella LoweryMrs. Washington
Leonard Earl HowzeClassmate
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