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My dad was Brooke's Latin teacher!!


I just wanted to say that I am watching this movie right now, and I squealed when I saw "Mr. Linski" on the screen. That isn't our real name, but that character of the Latin teacher is modeled after my father! He was Brooke's Latin teacher in junior high and high school. This was 13 years ago, so I was only 8 years old or so when this was going on, but my dad really did have a motorcycle and wear a leather jacket. So I just wanted to say how excited I was that the producers included a portrayal of my dad in this movie. Brooke is really an amazing woman, and her mother is incredibly nice and undoubtedly one of the most hard-working women you'll ever meet. Go Brooke and Jean!

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that`s preatty cool. Brooke is my health teacher`s sister and my health teaher was portrayed in the movie.

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That's so cool...because I went to school with the guy who played Mr. Linski, so I squealed when I saw *his* name on screen. :)

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