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Bad Teacher is a 2011 American romantic comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan. The screenplay was written by Lee Eisenberg, and the music was composed by Michael Andrews. The cast includes Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, Lucy Punch, and Jason Segel. Jimmy Miller served as the producer, while Columbia Pictures handled production and distribution. The film was shot in California and Los Angeles, with the narrative set in Chicago.
The movie has a runtime of 92 minutes and was released in 2011. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix, with a video on demand format also available. The production had a budget of 20,000,000 and generated a box office revenue of 216,197,492. The film's tagline is "She doesn't give an 'F.'"
Audience and critic reception varied, with review scores including 5.4/10, 47/100, and 46%. On IMDb, the film holds a rating of 5.7 based on 223,349 votes, while TMDb lists a vote average of 5.608 from 4,952 votes. The work is categorized as a comedy and romance film.
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Film · TMDB
5.6A 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.
Cast
- Cameron Diaz as Elizabeth Halsey
- Justin Timberlake as Scott Delacorte
- Jason Segel as Russell Gettis
- Lucy Punch as Amy Squirrel
- Phyllis Smith as Lynn Davies
- Kaitlyn Dever as Sasha Abernathy
Themes
- classroom
- manipulation
- teacher
- school
- middle school
- incompetence
- gold digger
- workplace comedy
- horrible person
- selfish woman
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Jake Kasdan
- Written by
- Lee Eisenberg , Gene Stupnitsky
- Produced by
- Jimmy Miller , David Householter
- Starring
- Cameron Diaz Justin Timberlake Lucy Punch John Michael Higgins Jason Segel
- Cinematography
- Alar Kivilo
- Edited by
- Tara Timpone
- Music by
- Michael Andrews
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures , Mosaic Media Group
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release date
- June 24, 2011 ( 2011-06-24 )
- Running time
- 92 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $20 million
- Box office
- $216 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Jake Kasdan
- Screenwriter
- Gene Stupnitsky
- Cast member
- Noah Munck
- Composer
- Michael Andrews
- Producer
- Jimmy Miller
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 92
- FilmAffinity ID
- 458180
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.sonypictures.com/movies/badteacher
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- publication date
- 2011-06-23
- title
- Bad Teacher
- distributed by
- Netflix
- box office
- 216200000
- derivative work
- Bad Teacher
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 46%
- capital cost
- 20000000
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Encyclopedic overview
Bad Teacher is a 2011 American comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan and written by the writing team of Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky. Starring Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, Lucy Punch, John Michael Higgins, and Jason Segel, the film tells the story of a middle school teacher who hates her job, her students, and her co-workers, but returns to teaching after her wealthy fiancé breaks up with her.
Bad Teacher was released in the United States on June 24, 2011, by Columbia Pictures. It grossed $216 million and received mixed reviews from critics.
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