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 | breasts | sexual humor | blackboard | 

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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

In the bar scene, the lead singer in the band Period Five is Dave Allen. He was also the lead singer in the band Feedback that Jason Segel and friends went to see in Freaks and Geeks.

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Goofs

When Elizabeth is watching television on New Year's Eve and her roommate is talking to her, she dips a whole corn dog into the mustard. In the next shot, the corn dog is eaten almost to the middle.

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Quotes

Mark: If the younger generation doesn't get into opera, then, guess what? No more opera! An art form has died. If opera goes away, we're fucked!

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Connections

Spoofed in Official Bad Teacher Parody (2011)

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Soundtracks

"You've Got Another Thing Comin'"
Written by Glenn Tipton, Rob Halford and Kenneth Downing
Performed by Judas Priest
Courtesy of Columbia Records and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

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.