2015
Not Rated
Strand Releasing
1 h 21 m

2015
Not Rated
Strand Releasing
1 h 21 m

Summary David Gold, 36, a pathologically immature former child actor, has never been able to get over high school. Recently diagnosed with skin cancer, unemployed and with nothing left to lose, he fakes his resume and gets a job as a high school guidance counselor. Quickly winning over the students at Grusin High with his laidback attitude and ...

Comedy

Directed By: Pat Mills

Written By: Pat Mills

2015
Not Rated
Strand Releasing
1 h 21 m

2015
Not Rated
Strand Releasing
1 h 21 m

Guidance

Name: Guidance
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2015-08-21
Duration: 1 min 21 s
Rating: 66
Cast: Pat Mills, Zahra Bentham, Kevin Hanchard, Tracey Hoyt, David Tompa

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

50% Positive
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Los Angeles Times

Aug 27, 2015

Mills peppers his fresh script with an assortment of throwaway lines, kooky character beats and off-kilter emotional truths. That he packs so much memorable silliness into one 80-minute film is quite the feat. Sequel, please.

By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Aug 20, 2015

Mr. Mills (drawing on his own experiences and doing triple duty as the director and screenwriter) gives a performance of rancid single-mindedness. It’s a fearlessly unsympathetic role that provides plenty of space for train-wreck humor but almost no wiggle room for redemption.

By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

Variety

Aug 17, 2015

The modest pic’s laughs get bigger as it goes along, and so does its surprising warmth.

By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW

Village Voice

Aug 18, 2015

The crime-spree-driven final third feels more like a sordid movie of the week than the sprightly comedy that preceded it.

By Abby Garnett FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Aug 17, 2015

An enjoyable entry into the swelling ranks of corrupt-the-youth comedies.

By John DeFore FULL REVIEW

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Aug 17, 2015

The film is not significant, but it is principled and sweetly subversive. And, like high school, if you’re not careful, you might just learn something from it.

By Brad Wheeler FULL REVIEW

Slant Magazine

Aug 17, 2015

The unapologetic lack of political correctness never goes beyond a one-dimensional and tentative provocation.

By Diego Semerene FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Edyson Entertainment, Téléfilm Canada

Release Date Aug 21, 2015

Duration 1 h 21 m

Rating Not Rated

Genres

Comedy

Tagline If you think the teenagers at Grusin High have problems, wait until you meet their guidance counselor.

Website http://www.facebook.com/guidancethefilm

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Awards

Out on Film, Atlanta, US

• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Seattle International Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

Guidance

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Pat Mills

David Gold

Zahra Bentham

Jabrielle Crain

Kevin Hanchard

Principal Newman

Tracey Hoyt

Brenda

David Tompa

Scott Howell

David Wontner

Desmond

Eleanor Zichy

Rhonda Langdon

Alex Ozerov-Meyer

Brent 'Ghost' Wark

Laytrel McMullen

Nisha

Ian Matthews

Mr. Schlitz

Jennifer Goodhue

Mrs. Schlitz

Allison Hossack

Ginny

Maria Vacratsis

Ms. Kim

Timm Zemanek

Mr. Ball

Jane Moffat

Andrea Simms

Ted Atherton

The Real Roland Brown

Alexandria Benoit

Lisa the Valedictorian Slut

Emily Piggford

Alexondria the Goth

Alastair Forbes

Glen the Sound Guy

Mary Pitt

Apathetic Cashier

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