The Underachievers (1988)

Genres - Comedy, Drama, Culture & Society  |   Release Date - Jun 1, 1988 (USA - Unknown)  |   Run Time - 86 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Dan Pavlides

Danny Warren (Edward Albert) is a former minor-league shortstop who becomes a narc to uncover drug dealing in this situation comedy. Investigating at a high-school adult-education class, he falls for the tempting teacher Katherine, played by the exotic Barbara Carrera. Danny forgets the reward of $10,000 per arrest when he elects to continue his "education." He joins a colorful group of characters that includes ex-cons, illegal aliens, and brain-dead baby boomers who cause more trouble than their younger counterparts. Swimming classes and wine tasting serve as background for a series of comic catastrophes. Danny soon suspects Katherine's colleague Mrs. Grant (Susan Tyrell) of being in cahoots with the drug dealers, and Katherine and Mrs. Grant have a prolonged fight scene that is memorably funny.

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convict, high-school, illegal-alien, night-school, school, slice-of-life, teenagers