Tenure (film)

Tenure
Tenure
Directed by	Mike Million
Written by	Mike Million
Produced by	Paul Schiff; Tai Duncan; Brendan McDonald; Blowtorch Entertainment
Starring	Luke Wilson; David Koechner; Gretchen Mol
Music by	Dolby Laboratories
Distributed by	Blowtorch Entertainment
Release dates	November 11, 2008 (AFM); February 19, 2010 (United States);
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Template:FilmUS
Language	English
Budget	$5 million

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 and independent theaters, Tenure was first released on DVD exclusively at Blockbuster Video stores on February 19, 2010.^[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

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
Keith Adams - Goth
William Bogert - Dean Leakey

References

^ Sierra Bellow; et al. (Summer 2009), "Making Movies: The Celluloid Ringmaster; Mike Million Directs his First Feature Film", The University of Virginia Magazine {{citation}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |last= (help)
^ Crossman, Kevin (15 February 2010), "'Tenure' Coming to Blockbuster DVD Feb 19, Nationally in April", The Frat Pack Tribute {{citation}}: External link in |newspaper= (help)

External links

[1] Sierra Bellow; et al. (Summer 2009), "Making Movies: The Celluloid Ringmaster; Mike Million Directs his First Feature Film", The University of Virginia Magazine {{citation}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |last= (help)

[2] Crossman, Kevin (15 February 2010), "'Tenure' Coming to Blockbuster DVD Feb 19, Nationally in April", The Frat Pack Tribute {{citation}}: External link in |newspaper= (help)

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