Mr. Woodcock
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Craig Gillespie
Produced by	Bob Cooper David Dobkin
Written by	Michael Carnes Josh Gilbert
Starring	Seann William Scott Billy Bob Thornton Susan Sarandon Amy Poehler Ethan Suplee
Music by	Theodore Shapiro
Cinematography	Tami Reiker
Editing by	Al E. Baumgarten
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date(s)	September 14, 2007
Running time	97 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
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Mr. Woodcock is a 2007 comedy film directed by Craig Gillespie, and starring Seann William Scott, Billy Bob Thornton, Susan Sarandon, Amy Poehler, and Ethan Suplee. The film was released on September 14, 2007. The film has been rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, thematic material, language, and a mild drug reference. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 405 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (487 × 720 pixel, file size: 71 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image is of a poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher or the creator of the work depicted. ... Robert B. Cooper is a U.S. electronics journalist specialising in CATV, and long distance terrestrial and satellite TVRO television reception. ... David Dobkin (born 1969) is a film director, producer and former screenwriter. ... Michael Carnes was born in 1950 in North Carolina. ... Josh Gilbert is the current bass player for the metalcore band As I Lay Dying. ... Seann William Scott (born October 3, 1976) is an American actor perhaps best known for portraying Steve Stifler in the American Pie series of teen films. ... Billy Bob Thornton[1] (born August 4, 1955) is an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter, actor, as well as occasional director, playwright and singer. ... Susan Sarandon (born October 4, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Amy Poehler (born September 16, 1971) is an American comedian and actress. ... Ethan Suplee (born May 25, 1976) is an American actor featured in the NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl as Earl Hickeys dimwitted but supportive brother, Randy Hickey. ... is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in New York, where is a professor emeritus in psychiatry and pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College and the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic. ... New Line Cinema, founded in 1967, is one of the major American film studios. ... is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season and several film franchises from that year, which again appear this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third, Oceans Thirteen, Resident Evil: Extinction... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... A motion picture rating system categorizes films with regard to suitability for children and/or adults in terms of issues such as sex, violence and profanity. ... The MPAA film rating system is a system used in the United States and territories and instituted by the Motion Picture Association of America to rate a movie based on its content. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The word comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humor with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... “Moving picture” redirects here. ... Seann William Scott (born October 3, 1976) is an American actor perhaps best known for portraying Steve Stifler in the American Pie series of teen films. ... Billy Bob Thornton[1] (born August 4, 1955) is an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter, actor, as well as occasional director, playwright and singer. ... Susan Sarandon (born October 4, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Amy Poehler (born September 16, 1971) is an American comedian and actress. ... Ethan Suplee (born May 25, 1976) is an American actor featured in the NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl as Earl Hickeys dimwitted but supportive brother, Randy Hickey. ... is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The MPAA film rating system is a system used in the United States and instituted by the Motion Picture Association of America to rate a movie based on its content. ...

Plot

While growing up, John Farley (Seann William Scott) and many of his classmates were tormented by a sadistic and ogreish monster of a gym teacher named Mr. Mark Woodcock (Billy Bob Thornton). Things have since turned out quite well for John, who has gone on to become a successful self-help author and motivational speaker. When he hears that his hometown community wants to reward him for his achievements, he returns thinking that his painful memories of torment are now buried and long behind him. To his surprise and horror, Mr. Woodcock, the man that humiliated and insulted him for years, is now dating his widowed mother Beverly (Susan Sarandon). Even worse, the two lovebirds are engaged to be married. Determined not to let Mr. Woodcock ruin his life again, John sets out to prevent the nuptials from taking place by sabotaging his former teacher any way he can. Seann William Scott (born October 3, 1976) is an American actor perhaps best known for portraying Steve Stifler in the American Pie series of teen films. ... Look up sadism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the mythological creature. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Billy Bob Thornton[1] (born August 4, 1955) is an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter, actor, as well as occasional director, playwright and singer. ... Susan Sarandon (born October 4, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ...

Cast

• Billy Bob Thornton as Mr. Mark Woodcock
• Seann William Scott as John Farley
• Susan Sarandon as Beverly Farley
• Ethan Suplee as Needleman
• Amy Poehler as Maggie Hoffman

Billy Bob Thornton[1] (born August 4, 1955) is an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter, actor, as well as occasional director, playwright and singer. ... Seann William Scott (born October 3, 1976) is an American actor perhaps best known for portraying Steve Stifler in the American Pie series of teen films. ... Susan Sarandon (born October 4, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Ethan Suplee (born May 25, 1976) is an American actor featured in the NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl as Earl Hickeys dimwitted but supportive brother, Randy Hickey. ... Amy Poehler (born September 16, 1971) is an American comedian and actress. ...

Trivia

• The gym's actual location is Sierra Vista Junior High in Canyon Country, CA, though the film is based in smalltown Nebraska.
• Fellow American Pie alum Eddie Kaye Thomas plays a teacher, Mr. Woodcock on his FOX sitcom 'Til Death.

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External links

• Official website
• Official trailer
• Mr. Woodcock at the Internet Movie Database
• Mr. Woodcock at Rotten Tomatoes
• Mr. Woodcock at Metacritic
• Mr. Woodcock at Box Office Mojo
• Mr. Woodcock at All Movie Guide
• DVD Talk on Mr. Woodcock