The Paper Chase - Season 1 Episode 15 The Man in the Chair
A new student, Paul Chandler, joins the class mid semester. He is wheelchair bound yet athletic and handsome. The study group welcomes him in and in their interactions we gradually see that contrary to the good initial impression Chandler makes, he is manipulative, takes advantage of his situation, and is highly competitive. We also learn that through his mother he is friends (on a first name basis) with Kingsfield.
Chandler's competitive nature reveals its dark side when he sets his sights on Hart. He tries to seduce Logan, thinking that she is Hart's girlfriend, he applies to a need-based scholarship that Hart is trying hard to win, and both he and his mother try to use their relationship with Kingsfield to win the scholarship. Finally, in Kingsfield's office, he experiences a life changing moment where he sees himself as what he is and turns over a new leaf.
Year: 1986
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Director: James Bridges
Cast: John Houseman, James Stephens, Lainie Kazan, Penny Johnson Jerald, Peter Nelson, Diana Douglas
Crew: Robert C. Thompson (Executive Producer), Albert Aley (Producer), Robert Lewin (Producer)
First Air Date: Sep 09, 1978
Last Air date: May 02, 1986
Season: 4 Season
Episode: 58 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 7.60/10 by 7.00 users
Popularity: 15.28
Language: English
Keyword : law school, strict teacher
Episode
The Paper Chase
The Man Who Would Be King
A Day in the Life of . . .
Great Expectations
Voices of Silence
Nancy
Da Da
The Seating Chart
Moot Court
Kingsfield's Daughter
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Bell and Love
An Act of Desperation
Losing Streak
The Man in the Chair
A Matter of Anger
The Apprentice
Once More with Feeling
The Clay Footed Idol
The Tables Down at Ernie's
A Case of Detente
Scavenger Hunt