Tenure is an upcoming 2009 American comedy film, written and directed by Mike Million and starring Luke Wilson, Gretchen Mol, and David Koechner. The film was produced by Paul Schiff and released by Blowtorch Entertainment as their first original production. Wilson is best known for his roles in Legally Blonde, Old School and The Royal Tenenbaums. David Koechner is known for his regular appearances as Todd Packer in NBC’s The Office, Champ Kind in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Paul Schiff also produced Rushmore.

The movie was filmed at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania and is currently in post-production, set to be released early in 2009.

Plot

Charlie Thurber (Luke Wilson) is a beleaguered college professor who competes for tenure against an impressive new hire from Yale, Elaine Grasso (Gretchen Mol). Jay Hadley (David Koechner) is a professor of the Anthropology department who tries to convince Thurber to sabotage Grasso’s career while simultaneously obsessed with trying to prove the authenticity of Bigfoot.

Cast and Characters

• Luke Wilson - Charlie Thurber
• Gretchen Mol - Elaine Grasso
• David Koechner - Jay Hadley
• Sasha Alexander - Margarette
• Andrew Daly - TBA
• Michael Cudlitz - Tim
• Rosemarie DeWitt - Beth
• Lily Holleman - Blaire
• Lyman Chen - Steve Kim
• Zach Selwyn - Buck

External Links

• IMDB Cast and Character List
• Variety Review
• Variety Review