Teacher Double Feature

Nope. Made in 1984, Teachers was a less-than-inspirational satire on American educators. It starred Nick Nolte and Judd Hirsch. Here's a musical clue: British one-hit-wonder LuLu sings the movies title track, which begins: "Those schoolgirl days..."

Now you've got it! The answer's To Sir, With Love.

Yes! Sidney Poitier stars in To Sir With Love, a 1967 drama about a first-year teacher who overcomes prejudice and apathy to gain the respect of his students.

Classic? Yes. Based in fact? No. The Blackboard Jungle is a fictional drama starring Glenn Ford and Vic Morrow. It's about one teacher's quest to bring order into the classroom. Though the "juvenile-delinquent" behavior seems tame by today's standard, the movie caused quite an uproar when it was released in 1955. It was also the first film to feature a rock-and-roll tune: Bill Haley and the Comets' "Rock Around the Clock."

Still in the dark? Here are two big clues: Sidney Poitier stars, and British one-hit-wonder LuLu sings the title track.

Now you've got it! The answer's To Sir, With Love.

Nice try, but you're off by a few decades. Up the Down Staircase is about a young female teacher in an inner-city school, but it was filmed in 1967.

Dangerous Minds is the right answer. It's based on Louanne Johnson's book, My Posse Don't Do Homework.

You called it! Dangerous Minds is based on Johnson's book, My Posse Don't Do Homework. How does she get through to her students? In part, Johnson draws on the toughness she developed in the Marines. She says, "You can't teach students if you are afraid of them."

Tricked you! The movie Dangerous Minds is based on Louanne Johnson's Book, My Posse Don't Do Homework.

Close, but no cigar. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is fictional tale about an eccentric teacher at an all girls' school in Edinburgh, Scotland. It may be one of the best movies ever made about a teacher, but only its star, Maggie Smith won an Oscar.

Patty Duke and Anne Bancroft both won Academy Awards for The Miracle Worker. Duke played Helen Keller while Bancroft portrayed her life-long teacher, Annie Sullivan.

Speech! Speech! Yes, Patty Duke and Anne Bancroft both won Academy Awards for The Miracle Worker. Duke played Helen Keller while Bancroft portrayed her life-long teacher, Annie Sullivan.

No Oscar for you! The playful Our Miss Brooks is more about how to catch a man than how to teach a child.

Patty Duke and Anne Bancroft both won Oscars for their roles in The Miracle Worker. Duke played Keller, while Bancroft portrayed her life long teacher, Annie Sullivan.

Go to the head of the class! Morgan Freeman plays the controversial and combative Clark in the 1989 drama, Lean on Me. The movie portrays Clark as a discipline machine who single-handedly whips New Jersey's Eastside High School into shape. Here's what the real Joe Clark thinks about being a celebrity: "I understand success and failure are imposters, and I take them both lightly."

Wrong ballpark -- Mr. Chips is no Joe Clark. Robert Donat won an Oscar in 1939 for his portrayal of this shy, yet devoted, English schoolmaster. The movie is based on the novel by James Hilton. Here's a clue: The correct movie shares its title with a popular 70's hit song.

And the answer is -- Lean on Me. Morgan Freeman plays the controversial and combative Clark in this 1989 drama. The movie portrays Clark as a discipline machine who single-handedly whips New Jersey's Eastside High School into shape.

Right job, wrong guy. In The Principal, Jim Belushi plays a very fictional, butt-kicking administrator who rides up and down school hallways on his motorcycle. Here's a clue: The correct movie shares its title with a popular 70's hit song.

And the answer is -- Lean on Me. Morgan Freeman plays the controversial and combative Clark in this 1989 drama. The movie portrays Clark as a discipline machine who single-handedly whips New Jersey's Eastside High School into shape.