‘Bad Education’ Trailer: Hugh Jackman, Allison Janney, And A Bunch Of Long Island Accents
Hey, do you like schools, scandals, and actors doing their best Long Island accents? Then you’re going to want to check outBad Education, a new HBO film featuringHugh JackmanandAllison Janney. Based on a true story,Bad Educationfollows a school superintendent who tried to cover up an embezzlement scandal, with less-than-ideal results. Watch theBad Educationtrailer below.
Bad Education Trailer
In the early 2000s, school superintendent Frank Tassone ended up getting arrested – a move that shocked everyone who knew the man.Bad Educationexplains just what went down: Tassone covered-up an embezzlement scandal in order to protect the school district he represented. The movie “follows Frank Tassone (Hugh Jackman) and Pam Gluckin (Allison Janney) who reign over a popular Long Island school district on the verge of the nation’s top spot, spurring record college admissions and soaring property values. But when an embezzlement scheme surfaces that threatens to destroy all they’ve built, Frank is forced to maintain order and secrecy — by whatever means necessary.”
Bad Educationcomes fromCory Finley(Thoroughbreds) helms the film, with a script by Mike Makowsky.Ray Romanoplays Big Bob Spicer, the school board president. Other cast members includeGeraldine Viswanathan,Alex Wolff,Rafael Casal, andAnnaleigh Ashford.
I’m a sucker for these type of stories, so I’m all-in on this. That said, everyone’s very,veryover-the-top Long Island accents might be abitmuch. But as long as the story holds up that shouldn’t be an issue. Best of all: it’s a new movie that doesn’t require anyone to leave the house right now, since it’s airing on HBO!
Meredith Borders reviewedBad Educationfor /Film at TIFF, andwrote:
The stakes are high, the story’s juicy, the performances are terrific, but the film never crosses over into must-watch territory, feeling a bit more like an elevated made-for-TV exposé than the sophomore effort of the filmmaker behind the deliciously wickedThoroughbreds.
