| Mr. Gibb / The Good Student | |
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| Directed by | David Ostry |
| Produced by | Kevin Spacey Dana Brunetti Adam Kassen Mark Kassen |
| Written by | Adam Targum |
| Starring | Tim Daly Hayden Panettiere William Sadler Dan Hedaya Paula Devicq John Gallagher, Jr. Sarah Steele Brian Anthony Wilson |
| Studio | Trigger Street Productions[1] |
| Distributed by | Screen Media Ventures |
| Release date(s) | January 2006 |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Mr. Gibb (released on DVD as The Good Student) is a 2006 American dark comedy drama film starring Tim Daly and Hayden Panettiere.
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Mr. Ronald Gibb (Tim Daly) is a high school history teacher. Although he is depicted as a creative if weak-willed teacher, his students lack interest for the subject matter. One of his students, Ally Palmer (Hayden Panettiere) is a popular teenage girl and local celebrity. She was featured in a television commercial for her father's car dealership.
Mr. Gibb secretly has a crush on Ally. He stares at her inappropriately multiple times a day. One day after school, he overhears Ally and her boyfriend Brett (John Gallagher, Jr.) get into a big argument. She no longer has a ride home from school, so he offers to take her home. Mr. Gibb and Ally are photographed embracing, and as such the school board deems his behavior unacceptable and unprofessional. She goes missing after he drops her off at her house. The news reports that a kidnapping has occurred. Mr. Gibb is the primary suspect because police officials find evidence that he was with Ally moments before she was kidnapped. The film follows Gibb as he copes with public humiliation and ends with a sudden twist in the final minutes.