"In the fall of 1994, a teacher at Chicago's run-down Steinmetz High conspires with the school's academic decathlon team to cheat on an academic competition."
Jeff Daniels
as Dr. Gerard Plecki
Jena Malone
as Jolie Fitch
Paul Sorvino
as Constantine Kiamos
Luke Edwards
as Darius Bettus
Blake Heron
as Matt Kur
Boyd Banks
as State Speech Judge
Dov Tiefenbach
as Irwin Flickas
Dan Warry-Smith
as Paul Kurgan
Anna Raj
as Agnieska Maryniarczyk
Dominik Podbielski
as Dominik Wesolowski
Ned Eisenberg
as Robert Clifford
Robert Joy
as Larry Minkoff
Lenka Peterson
as Mrs. Plecki
Alex Poch-Goldin
as Jerry Marconi
Karen Glave
as Corrine Davis
Marcia Bennett
as Joan Isenberg
Karyn Dwyer
as Angela Lam
John Stockwell
as News Producer
Writer
Director
Steven Essam
Set Decoration
Edward Bonutto
Art Direction
Alison Reid
Stunt Coordinator
Robert Racki
Stunts
Gloria Jean Sykes
Producer
Shanna Nussbaum
Co-Producer
Paul Haslinger
Original Music Composer
Lisa Martin
Costume Design
Greg Gugliotta
David Hennings
Director of Photography
Craig Lathrop
Production Design
Eric A. Sears
Editor
Scott K. Wallace
Kevin Reidy
Glenn Hughes
Picture Car Coordinator
Suzanne Coston
Executive Producer
Suzanne de Passe
Randi Hiller
Casting
Diane Kerbel
Kelly Brennan
Key Hair Stylist
Mario Cacioppo
Key Makeup Artist
Drew Ann Rosenberg
First Assistant Director
Susan E. Fiore
Second Assistant Director
Mark Lawton
Special Effects Coordinator
Randy Butcher
Peter Cox
Helen Scott
James Fierro
Mark R. Lindberg
Gaffer
Gilles Corbeil
Camera Operator
Robert McRae
Joachim Martin
"B" Camera Operator
Gerrit Dangremond
Evyen Klean
Music Supervisor
P.J. Bloom