Kurtwood Smith...ABSOLUTELY ROBBED!!! (Spoiler)

Rating: Null/10 (21 August 2000)

How on earth did Kurtwood Smith, who played overbearing father Tom Perry in this classic, not win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor? Every single line he says is priceless. His reaction to his son's suicide is his finest moment, when he tells his wife to "shut up" because she's crying too loud. And after his son kills himself, he STILL DOESN'T REALIZE THAT IT'S HIS FAULT!!! He blames Keating for the whole thing!!! It's hard to have any respect for the Academy after such an oversight.
Try and view this movie as a comedy, and not a drama. You will enjoy it on an entirely new level. If that isn't enough, the actress who plays Chris Noel, the object of Knox Overstreet's affections, could be the most attractive woman I've ever seen in my entire life. Buy it on DVD. I did!!