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Directed by Bruce Leddy.
Jason London stars in this teen wish fulfillment romantic comedy, playing Todd Boomer, a would-be cartoonist who needs a recommendation to Harvard from his smarmy math teacher (Christopher MacDonald). However, calculus is the one subject in which Todd isn't pulling his weight. One rainy night he picks up a woman stranded by the side of the road who needs a ride (Tia Carrere). The woman turns out to be a whiz in his rusty subject, and she begins tutoring him. Only later does he start to fall for her -- and only later does he realize she's the wife of his math teacher. Although they begin a tentative affair, both are constantly worried about being discovered, which could ruin each in different ways. Meanwhile, Todd runs afoul of his own doting girlfriend, Kirsten (Alexondra Lee), as well as his best friend Paul (Zak Orth), who has a crush on Kirsten. The happy trio is splintered by Todd's romantic dalliances. My Teacher's Wife uses Todd's drawings, actually inked by cartoonist Bill Plympton, as loose narration. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide
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This straight-to-video release, also known as Learning Curves, seems transplanted from the 1980s with its boy-gets-buxom-babe mentality, recalling My Tutor (1982) and other T & A movies of that era. Director Bruce Leddy softens the setup a bit by handling the relationships with '90s sensitivity, though it does seem that many scenes are designed (often in the main character's mind) with the idea of getting Tia Carrere in her underwear. There's genuine warmth, if not very much substance, to this little movie, which finds its heart in examining the friendship between the characters played by Jason London, Alexondra Lee, and Zak Orth. Like many films released straight to video, it's clear there's not enough "there" for a theatrical release, but that doesn't make it utterly devoid of charms. Always derivative in formula, My Teacher's Wife borrows its idea for the narration, which is carried out by the cartoonist's drawings coming to life, from Savage Steve Holland's One Crazy Summer (1986). ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide
 



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