Bad Teacher (2011)

A comedy centered around a foul-mouthed, junior high teacher who, after being dumped by her sugar daddy, begins to woo a colleague -- a move that pits her against a well-loved teacher.

Director:

Jake Kasdan

Writers:

Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg

Stars:

Cameron Diaz, Lucy Punch, Jason Segel

5 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
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:

teacher | school | champagne | singing on bus | car wash | 

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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 [fr] 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 Media Group

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

Throughout the movie, Cameron Diaz wears mostly Christian Louboutin shoes. This is due to a contract between the movie producers and Louboutin himself for marketing his company's red-soled shoes.

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Goofs

Ms. Squirrel could not transfer out of a district, only within. To go outside their district, the teacher needs to apply as a new employee.

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Quotes

Elizabeth Halsey: I tell you what I know. A kid who wears the same gymnastics sweatshirt three days a week isn't getting laid until he's 29. that's what I know.

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Connections

Featured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.24 (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Teacher Teacher"
Written by Eddie Phillips and Kenneth Pickett
Performed by Rockpile
Courtesy of Riviera Global Record Productions Ltd. and Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing and Ocean Park Music Group

User Reviews

Complete Waste of Time

If I could have given zero stars I would have. This movie is absolutely not worth watching. The only remotely good thing is Jason Segel but his role was so marginal, he couldn't help anything.

The story is completely predictable with no lessons to be learned from it. There is no witty dialogue and not a single scene which would make you laugh like you should when watching a comedy. Timberlake's role is supposed to be dorky or something but if you've seen him on SNL, this one does not live up to your expectations. The dry hump scene is not even embarrassing funny but utterly lame.

The only twist in the story is so expected and poorly executed, it's just another super lame scene.

If seeing Cameron Diaz washing cars in Daisy Dukes for about five minutes is your thing watch it. Otherwise, stay away from it. This movie seriously sucked.