After his glory days as "Dennis The Menace," even after Zebra In The Kitchen, Jay North, the irascible tyke who made Mr. Wilson a mess, starred in this 1974 R-rated opus that is today considered something of a drive-in classic.

You can't blame Jay for his choice in roles.  After all, back in 1974 when The Teacher was produced, TV movies starring washed up series stars were few and far between.  Nobody even conceived Bring Me The Head On Dobie Gillis then.  Actually, it's amazing they did in 1988.

But three cheers for Jay for turning out this steamy flick that had many a drive-in patron's hormones racing. And for his choice to co-star Angel Tompkins.

Tompkins, very young and very alluring here, plays the lithesome teacher who seduces high school senior Jay.  He's a naive type, with that same dopey, Dennis grin.  If his behavior is a clue, he hasn't had a female contact since that kiss from Margaret in episode #108.

But Tompkins, who is separated from her motorcycle loving hubby, gets it on and on and on with North. The accent is on bare skin, not soul bearing.  That is, except for a subplot involving a psychotic peeping tom who has the hots for Angel and has it in for Jay, whom he claims killed his brother.  After every sexy soiree, the psycho seems to be just around the corner, rarin' to give this odd couple trouble.

This subplot appears to have come from another film and adds a dramatic -- and, often, heavy-handed element to what should have been an easy-going sexy, summer style flick.  Social relevance in an R-rated shocker is OK -- but, please, not all the expense of good ol' titillation!

This direction may come as nothing new to those familiar with director Avedis' other R-rated outings, like They're Playing With Fire and Scorchy.  The guy's got the goods (Sybil Danning in Fire, Connie Stevens in Scorchy), but he just won't let them be naked without apologies.

After his glory days as "Dennis The Menace," even after Zebra In The Kitchen, Jay North, the irascible tyke who made Mr. Wilson a mess, starred in this 1974 R-rated opus that is today considered something of a drive-in classic.

You can't blame Jay for his choice in roles. After all, back in 1974 when The Teacher was produced, TV movies starring washed up series stars were few and far between. Nobody even conceived Bring Me The Head Of Dobie Gillis then. Actually, it's amazing they did in 1988.

But three cheers for Jay for turning out this steamy flick that had many a drive-in patron's hormones racing. And for his choice to co-star with Angel Tompkins.

Tompkins, very young and very alluring here, plays the lithesome teacher who seduced high school senior Jay. He's a naïve type, with that same dopey, Dennis grin. If his behavior is a clue, he hasn't had a female contact since that kiss from Margaret in episode #108.

But Tompkins, who is separated from her motorcycle loving hubby, gets it on and on and on with North. The accent is on bare skin, not soul bearing. That is ,except for a subplot involving a psychotic peeping tom who has the hots for Angel and has it in for Jay, whom he claims killed his brother. After every sexy soiree, the psycho seems to be just around the corner, rarin' to give this odd couple trouble.

This subplot appears to have come from another film and adds a dramatic – and often, heaven-handed element to what should have been an easy-going sexy, summer style flick. Social relevance in an R-rated shocker is OK – but please, not at the expense of good ol' titillation!

This direction may come as nothing new to those familiar with director Avedis' other R-rated outings, like They're Playing With Fire and Scorchy. The guy's got the goods (Sybil Danning in Fire, Connie Stevens in Scorchy), but he just won't let them be naked without apologies.