andrew gurland cheat be his fictionalized true story about four high school friend who maneuver to cheat on test . the quartet be represent supercilious school hat trevor fehrman ( a handsome davis ) and his likewise good look pal matthew lawrence ( a victor ) and their chubby school hat chum elden henson ( a sammy ) and and crook geekster martin starr ( a applebee ) . the adult include high strung north point principal mary tyler moore ( a mrs. stark ) and pornography love father griffin dunne ( a mr. davis ) . the high jinks begin with mr. fehrman and mr. lawrence supposedly urinate on a teacher grade book . put this one at the bottom of the pile while and and be thankful it doesn not go on anyone permanent record . cheat ( 2002 ) andrew gurland ~ trevor fehrman and matthew lawrence and elden henson .