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Comedy

Bad Teacher

- She doesn't give an "F."

A lazy, incompetent middle school teacher who hates her job and her students is forced to return to her job to make enough money for a boob job after her rich fiancé dumps her.

Release Date : 2011-05-16

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia PicturesMosaic Media Group

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Cameron Diaz

Character Name : Elizabeth Halsey

Original Name : Cameron Diaz

Gender : Female

Jason Segel

Character Name : Russell Gettis

Original Name : Jason Segel

Gender : Male

Justin Timberlake

Character Name : Scott Delacorte

Original Name : Justin Timberlake

Gender : Male

Lucy Punch

Character Name : Amy Squirrel

Original Name : Lucy Punch

Gender : Female

John Michael Higgins

Character Name : Principal Wally Snur

Original Name : John Michael Higgins

Gender : Male

Phyllis Smith

Character Name : Lynn Davies

Original Name : Phyllis Smith

Gender : Female

Thomas Lennon

Character Name : Carl Halabi

Original Name : Thomas Lennon

Gender : Male

Molly Shannon

Character Name : Melody (Garrett's Mom)

Original Name : Molly Shannon

Gender : Female

Eric Stonestreet

Character Name : Kirk

Original Name : Eric Stonestreet

Gender : Male

Dave Allen

Character Name : Sandy Pinkus

Original Name : Dave Allen

Gender : Male

Matthew J. Evans

Character Name : Garrett Tiara

Original Name : Matthew J. Evans

Gender : Male

Kaitlyn Dever

Character Name : Sasha Abernathy

Original Name : Kaitlyn Dever

Gender : Female

Jillian Armenante

Character Name : Ms. Pavicic

Original Name : Jillian Armenante

Gender : Female

Kathryn Newton

Character Name : Chase Rubin-Rosse

Original Name : Kathryn Newton

Gender : Female

Igal Ben Yair

Character Name : Arkady

Original Name : Igal Ben Yair

Gender : Male

Aja Bair

Character Name : Devon (Chase's Friend)

Original Name : Aja Bair

Gender : Female

Andra Nechita

Character Name : Gaby

Original Name : Andra Nechita

Gender : Female

Noah Munck

Character Name : Tristan

Original Name : Noah Munck

Gender : Male

FINNEAS

Character Name : Spencer

Original Name : FINNEAS

Gender : Male

Daniel Castro

Character Name : Rodrigo (Acne Kid)

Original Name : Daniel Castro

Gender : Male

Adrian Kali Turner

Character Name : Shawn

Original Name : Adrian Kali Turner

Gender : Male

Paul Bates

Character Name : School Superintendent

Original Name : Paul Bates

Gender : Male

Jeff Judah

Character Name : Janitor

Original Name : Jeff Judah

Gender : Male

Nat Faxon

Character Name : Mark

Original Name : Nat Faxon

Gender : Male

Stephanie Faracy

Character Name : Mrs. Pubich

Original Name : Stephanie Faracy

Gender : Female

David Paymer

Character Name : Doctor Vogel

Original Name : David Paymer

Gender : Male

Alanna Ubach

Character Name : Angela

Original Name : Alanna Ubach

Gender : Female

Christine Smith

Character Name : Danni

Original Name : Christine Smith

Gender : Female

Paul Feig

Character Name : Dad at Carwash

Original Name : Paul Feig

Gender : Male

Deirdre Lovejoy

Character Name : Sasha's Mother

Original Name : Deirdre Lovejoy

Gender : Female

Melvin Mar

Character Name : Male Teacher (Bathroom)

Original Name : Melvin Mar

Gender : Male

Rose Abdoo

Character Name : School Secretary

Original Name : Rose Abdoo

Gender : Female

Jerry Lambert

Character Name : Morgan's Dad

Original Name : Jerry Lambert

Gender : Male

Jennifer Irwin

Character Name : Chase's Mom

Original Name : Jennifer Irwin

Gender : Female

Christopher Rockwell

Character Name : Chase's Dad

Original Name : Christopher Rockwell

Gender : Male

David Doty

Character Name : Armando the Homeless Guy

Original Name : David Doty

Gender : Male

Rick Overton

Character Name : Philip

Original Name : Rick Overton

Gender : Male

Danny Trapp

Character Name : Cowboy at Palace

Original Name : Danny Trapp

Gender : Male

Matt Besser

Character Name : Abraham Lincoln (Tour Guide)

Original Name : Matt Besser

Gender : Male

Lee Eisenberg

Character Name : Blacksmith (Re-Enactor)

Original Name : Lee Eisenberg

Gender : Male

Bruno Gunn

Character Name : Police Officer

Original Name : Bruno Gunn

Gender : Male

Jordan Van Vranken

Character Name : Crying Girl

Original Name : Jordan Van Vranken

Gender : Female

Kadee Noel Brown

Character Name : Student in Elizabeth's Class (uncredited)

Original Name : Kadee Noel Brown

Gender : Female

Jennifer Holloway

Character Name : Sheila (uncredited)

Original Name : Jennifer Holloway

Gender : Female

Christina Gabrielle

Character Name : 8th Grade Student (uncredited)

Original Name : Christina Gabrielle

Gender : Female

Reviews

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Charles Tatum

@CharlesTatum

2021-06-23

Cameron Diaz has made a lot of crappy movies in her career, to the point that I would not consider myself a fan at all (sit through "The Other Woman" sometime, and then argue its merits- there aren't any). Here, Diaz finds a meaty, funny role and gives it her all. Elizabeth Halsey (Cameron Diaz) is a gold-digging teacher leaving her middle school after a year to marry Mark (Nat Faxon). She is dumped, and realizes the only way to score a rich guy is through ginormous breasts. She returns to teach at the middle school, determined to score the ten grand needed to get her boob job, and another rich guy in the form of long-term substitute teacher Scott (Justin Timberlake), who is eyeing goody-goody teaching vet Amy (a hysterical Lucy Punch). Elizabeth is also deflecting the passes of the nice guy gym teacher Russell (Jason Segel), and begins a campaign of dishonesty in order to reach her goals. While the script does go off the rails once in a while, Elizabeth thankfully doesn't lose her crudeness due to any life lessons learned throughout the story. She's not a lot of fun to be around, treating her coworkers and students with equal disdain, but the viewer somehow finds themselves riding this out just to see what she is going to do next. Diaz wouldn't have been my first choice for this (Melissa McCarthy would have nailed this), but she surprised me with how funny she was in an unglamourous role. The supporting cast are hot and cold, I didn't get a lot of chemistry with Diaz from either Segel or Timberlake, but the most fun was watching Elizabeth square off against Amy. Lucy Punch never takes a false step in her performance, and watching Elizabeth blithely deal with her is fantastic. The supporting student actors are also good, Elizabeth's withering honesty about their lives is almost refreshing in this day and age. Jake Kasdan directs with his usual confidence, getting laughs in almost every scene. The screenplay spins its wheels in the midsection. Once we set up that Elizabeth is a bad teacher, we sit through a lot of unnecessary scenes that feel the need to drive the point home again and again (the Christmas dinner at one student's home). All in all, "Bad Teacher" is a pleasant surprise, and it's too bad Diaz couldn't give us more Elizabeth Halsey thanks to a closing scene that could have generated a funny sequel. A brief television series emerged from this but way too much was changed to make it successful. A definite (* * * 1/2) out of five stars. The Unrated version contains some physical violence, strong profanity, sexual content, some female nudity, brief male nudity, adult situations, alcohol and tobacco use, drug abuse