Tenure (film)
| Tenure | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mike Million |
| Written by | Mike Million |
| Produced by | Paul Schiff (executive) Tai Duncan Brendan McDonald Blowtorch Entertainment |
| Starring | Luke Wilson David Koechner Gretchen Mol |
| Music by | Dolby Laboratories |
| Distributed by | Blowtorch Entertainment |
Release date | 19 February 2010 |
Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country |  |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million |
| Box office | Domestic TBD Foreign TBD Worldwide TBD |
Tenure is a 2009 American comedy film, written and directed by Mike Million and starring Luke Wilson, David Koechner and Gretchen Mol. The film was produced by Paul Schiff and released by Blowtorch Entertainment as their first original production.
Tenure was filmed using locations in Pennsylvania, including: Bryn Mawr College, Lower Merion High School, Rosemont College, and the Garrett Hill section of Radnor Township. The film was shot in 25 days on a budget of $5 million.[1]
After being screened at several film festivals, Tenure was released direct-to-video on February 19, 2010, exclusively at Blockbuster Video stores.[2] A national release followed in April 2010.
Plot
Charlie Thurber (Luke Wilson) is a beleaguered English professor at fictitious Grey College who competes for tenure against an impressive new hire from Yale, Elaine Grasso (Gretchen Mol). Jay Hadley (David Koechner) is an anthropology professor at Grey who tries to convince Thurber to sabotage Grasso’s career - while being simultaneously obsessed with trying to prove the authenticity of Bigfoot.
Cast and characters
- Luke Wilson - Charlie Thurber
- David Koechner - Jay Hadley
- Gretchen Mol - Elaine Grasso
- Bob Gunton - William Thurber
- Sasha Alexander - Margarette
- Andrew Daly - Warren
- Michael Cudlitz - Tim
- Rosemarie DeWitt - Beth
- Lily Holleman - Blaire
- Lyman Chen - Steve Kim
- Zach Selwyn - Buck
References
- ^ Sierra Bellow; et al. (Summer 2009), "Making Movies: The Celluloid Ringmaster; Mike Million Directs his First Feature Film", The University of Virginia Magazine
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