Tenure (film)

Tenure is a 2008 American comedy film, written and directed by Michael Million and starring Luke Wilson, Gretchen Mol, and David Koechner. The film was produced by Paul Schiff and released by Blowtorch Entertainment as their first original production. Wilson is best known for his roles in Legally Blonde, Old School and The Royal Tenenbaums. David Koechner is known for his regular appearances as Todd Packer in NBC’s The Office, Champ Kind in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Paul Schiff also produced Rushmore.

The movie was filmed at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania and is currently in post-production, set to be released in the spring of 2009.

Plot

Charlie Thurber (Luke Wilson) is a beleaguered college professor who competes for tenure against an impressive new hire from Yale, Elaine Grasso (Gretchen Mol). Jay Hadley (David Koechner) is a professor of the Anthropology department who tries to convince Thurber to sabotage the Grasso’s career while simultaneously obsessed with trying to prove the authenticity of Big Foot.