Bad Teacher (2011)

A lazy, incompetent middle school teacher who hates her job, her students, and her co-workers is forced to return to teaching to make enough money for breast implants after her wealthy fiancé dumps her.

Director:

Jake Kasdan

Writers:

Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg

Stars:

Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Justin Timberlake

6 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cameron Diaz	...	Elizabeth Halsey
Lucy Punch	...	Amy Squirrel
Jason Segel	...	Russell Gettis
Justin Timberlake	...	Scott Delacorte
Phyllis Smith	...	Lynn Davies
John Michael Higgins	...	Principal Wally Snur
Dave Allen	...	Sandy Pinkus (as Dave 'Gruber' Allen)
Jillian Armenante	...	Ms. Pavicic
Matthew J. Evans	...	Garrett Tiara
Kaitlyn Dever	...	Sasha Abernathy
Kathryn Newton	...	Chase Rubin-Rossi
Igal Ben Yair	...	Arkady
Aja Bair	...	Devon (Chase's Friend) (as Aja Cheyenne Bair)
Andra Nechita	...	Gaby
Noah Munck	...	Tristan

Storyline

When her wealthy fiancé breaks it off, gold digger Elizabeth Halsey returns to middle school: she's an awful teacher but wants to save for breast-implant surgery. She brightens when Scott, a new teacher, turns out to be rich, and she stops showing films and sleeping in class when told there's a bonus for the teacher whose class scores highest on the state exam. Her competition for Scott and the bonus is cheery and tightly wound Amy. Amy digs for dirt on Elizabeth who cheats her way toward Scott's bed and the money. Honesty with students seems to be her only skill. She ignores Russell, a droll gym teacher, who looks on. Will she succeed with Scott and get those new breasts?

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Plot Keywords:

boob job | cheating on a test | breast enlargement | breast surgery | ejaculation | 

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Taglines:

She doesn't give an "F."

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, nudity, language and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook [France] Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 June 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Malas enseñanzas

Filming Locations:

D.C. Stages, 1360 East 6th Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$31,603,106 (USA) (24 June 2011)

Gross:

$100,292,856 (USA) (7 October 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Mosaic

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min 97 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Champion National Hunt horse racing owner J.P.McManus, named one of his horses 'Shutthefrontdoor' which Amy (Lucy Punch) says when she tells someone to shut up.

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Goofs

When Elizabeth's roommate rips the mirror off Halabi's Taurus, he throws it and it slides under the Volvo wagon across the lot. Later the mirror is seen in the middle of the lane, no where near where it was thrown earlier.

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Quotes

Elizabeth Halsey: Look Carl, I know that you are a very busy man; so I'm just gonna get right down to it. I've been speaking to various
[quick thinking pause]
Elizabeth Halsey: uh black citizens, who allege that you're test are biased toward white people and orientals.
Carl Halabi: Okay. Lemme tell you something right away. "A"... Orientals test better. "B"... every couple of years we get these cockamamie charges coming in from various parts of the state and - lemme duh-dat - You should hear the things that they call me! Racist. Faggatron. ...

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Connections

Remade as Bad Teacher (2014)

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Soundtracks

Café Jazz
Written and Performed by Tim Ziesmer
Courtesy of ZiesMe Music

User Reviews

Bad Teacher ?? Maybe. Bad Film? Absolutely

I know others will disagree with me, but this has got to be in the running for the pick for the Razzies this year. What a pathetic piece of crap. The storyline was boring and the jokes either over-the-top, or, worst, not even close to funny. It never fails to amaze me when really bad ideas not only get to be screenplays, but they actually wind up getting produced. And...Timberlake's character...what was he thinking when he took this role??? Yeah, Diaz is still a hot body and all, but even that couldn't save something so downright dumb. I won't bother with any spoilers; it's not worth the effort. Save your money. This one will simply insult your intelligence. I would give it a minus one if I could.