Cheaters Page #3

Synopsis: In the fall of 1994, a teacher at Chicago's run-down Steinmetz High recruits seven students for an academic decathlon team. They work long hours, preparing for the February regional event, won for ten straight years by a privileged, preppy school. Steinmetz finishes just well enough to be invited to the state meet. When a team member steals a copy of the state test, the teacher and kids face a dilemma: to remain honest, or to cheat and score a victory for kids in underfunded schools. When they do well, they must face a withering barrage of investigations, accusations, lawyers' lies, and reporters' intrusions. Is it all worth it? What lessons does cheating teach?
Genre: Drama
Director(s): John Stockwell
Production: HBO Video
  Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Rotten Tomatoes:
80%
R
Year:
2000
108 min
448 Views


on nahoudt. Then you save it.

If you want a loan,

do you not.

All about results.

That girl does not know how he

reached. The result counts.

Has Bill Gates of the thieves

Apple released the codes?

I think previously promoted.

He sends his children to a

public school in Chicago?

A public school

community money.

But this is a private school

within the public system.

The best education

of our tax money.

You may at this school and your parents

know how it works.

Maybe they do not live again

in the city. They have a mailbox.

They lie about their address, their

income, their ethnic background.

That was also about time.

Where are the answers?

- You can thank me.

Jolie, you take language and literature.

Matt, music.

Darius, mathematics.

Paul, natural science.

Agnieska, civics.

Dominik, economics. Flickas, art.

All work.

Yes, it's late, but I have a

math problem and you are the best.

Can I invite someone to talk music?

So late still work?

We do not rest until we are number 1.

- For example, I hear.

I'll look tomorrow.

- Good idea, you'll be amazed.

Very good. Ga zo door.

Sorry, there just floepte.

- Well, we go further.

Come on, this has no meaning.

Write the answers to your hand.

- You want to be caught?

If you are cheating, do it

than good. Are you chewing gum?

Write the responses.

- I'm not chewing gum read.

It can also still to hear.

- And our shoes then?

Wait, give me your calculators.

Programming than I answer.

Good idea.

- I write it on my shoe.

Guys, who has a pager?

Then we have the answers.

Good idea, Agnieska.

Welcome to the team.

Shoes are really much better.

We can put a skirt

and everything on our upper letter.

I really do not dress to attract, you know.

Well. The answers to math

are:
1B ...

Dr. Plecki, I would like to speak.

Between you and me, please.

Dominik does still

he may do it.

Dominik would make the state finals,

and you are the national finals.

I gave you the questions concerned.

- I have already passed.

What a bullshit.

I got you worried exams.

The national final is your reward.

- Bullshit.

I have been bad,

I have regular exams.

Would you like to the state finals?

- Yes, of course.

I think I know something.

Ok. Then you can press the 'shift'

and then on the memory' button ...

and then you

the responses are.

And if someone runs along?

- With 'AC' disappears.

Is it back?

Remember that not all

well you have to mathematics.

Jolie makes two mistakes, Darius three.

The rest at least four or five.

I think my highest score

trip. That is the least.

I decided that we do so.

No more arguing.

Do not be surprised

Irwin soon as you see.

From each school

judging two former pupils.

Irwin only and used

the identification card of a friend.

Here's your pass, Mr. Tully. Glad

alumni want to help.

Remember

you also make mistakes.

We only caught

if we are to do good.

Good morning, ten camping.

Good morning and welcome to the state

finals of the decathlon of Illinois.

I love it here so much

bright young people to see.

You know, I tried my son

fifteen to explain ...

the academic decathlon means.

And he said, that fool

all these buttons for fun?

You are a fool.

That I found it ...

But I know you know

that hard work and dedication ...

the keys to your dreams

objectives.

And you are ... You are

our hope and our future.

Success, ten camping.

Let the world see what the youth.

Hey, Jerry. Do you?

Remember last time?

Come on, one or two dollars dare you.

Otherwise you never win.

Here is a honderdje.

Get that?

- Yes. I have found happiness.

Oh, sorry. Do you suffer from?

Is everything on schedule?

I had an invigilator killing,

but ...

The signals:
up modes A.

Left B. right C.

Neck is D and this is E.

Do we?

And then we are candidates

the super quiz to you.

The number of base pairs in human

D.N.A. where A, almost two billion.

B, nearly three billion.

C, almost four billion.

D, almost five billion.

Or E, nearly six billion.

The correct answer is B.

It was a great day.

I see a lot of tense faces.

But I go home.

I make known the results tomorrow.

You want to know?

Who has won a medal?

Language and literature, the

bronze medal to Steinmetz.

Agnieska Maryniarczyk.

The silver medal for Steinmetz.

Darius Bettus.

And gold goes to Jolie Fitch

of Steinmetz.

And the winning team ... The winner

the decathlon of Illinois in 1995 ...

with a score of 49,166 points ...

is Steinmetz High School.

Should I address microphone?

Listen here out.

Are there still people Steinmetz?

Let me hear something from you.

we have reached the top

we are not number 5, but number 1

even though we come from a slum

we are now in vein

thanks to our Plecki

he is for us all

Jerry is our hero

You can not enter.

If they see that juror was ...

or if they take your picture ...

- But I have you the key concern.

Wait until after all the commotion.

About a week no one knows you.

- Bullshit.

You have a great evening.

- Incredibly, yes.

I think that is also yes.

I have only 180 dollars, but ...

- Keep it.

You did not know

what to expect.

Of course, they cheated.

The question is how. I understand that.

It is impossible for three weeks

time to score 10,000 points.

No. You can not make a tricycle

switch to a Mercedes.

These guys are not touching to us.

- It is just a bunch of toddlers.

No, I have no evidence. can

for me all the results come?

Yes, that's all. Well, thanks.

Did you face when we won?

That was a price.

They were not at their loss.

- They gave me not even a hand.

We would have cheated.

Just like we are stupid

to win.

I find it amazing what you have

done. Do you see those prices.

Even for things

where we were not prepared.

Agnieska,

your speech was beautiful.

You got a bronze medal.

And Dominik gold.

Jolie was her answer lost

but watch those medals.

You have all

great performance.

But now comes the most difficult.

Our mouths closed.

That is the real test

what you can handle.

You may say nothing at all.

Not to your parents ...

or against your friends,

if you still have, at least.

Not against your teachers.

Not even to your priest.

That should not.

Benjamin Franklin said: Three people

can only keep a secret ...

two of them dead.

Let us prove the opposite.

They said it could not.

A normal school was Whitney Young

t beat. That they miss.

Teachers Corps, which you have

created. But are ga.

Give your teachers a applausje.

That call is not done correctly.

But the honor is mainly

to Dr. Jerry Plecki.

Jerry, you have these children learned

to win. I do not know how ...

but I want you to continue to do so.

There are reporters here ...

so I would like our

school even in the picture is positive.

Our school has not

the-art facilities.

We have less money than others.

We have something much more important.

We care about people.

This amazing victory

we will not forget quickly.

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John Stockwell

John R. Stockwell (born 1937) is a former CIA officer who became a critic of United States government policies after serving seven tours of duty over thirteen years. Having managed American involvement in the Angolan Civil War as Chief of the Angola Task Force during its 1975 covert operations, he resigned and wrote In Search of Enemies. more…

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