School for Scoundrels

Sep 29, 2006

1h 40m

★ 5.4

Life's a game. Learn how to play.

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Dimension Films

Media Talent Group

School for Scoundrels Trailers

Cast

Roger Waddell

Jon Heder

Dr. P

Billy Bob Thornton

Amanda Richards

Jacinda Barrett

Becky

Sarah Silverman

Lesher

Michael Clarke Duncan

Ian

David Cross

Diego

Horatio Sanz

Walsh

Matt Walsh

Eli

Todd Louiso

Lonnie Ratcliff

Ben Stiller

Sergeant Moorehead

Luis Guzmán

Zack

Dan Fogler

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