Elizabeth Halsey (Cameron Diaz) is a Chicago middle school teacher at the fictional John Adams Middle School who curses at her students, consumes lots of alcohol, smokes marijuana, and only shows movies while she sleeps through class. She plans to quit teaching and marry her wealthy fiancé, but when he dumps her, she must resume her job as a teacher. She tries to win over substitute teacher Scott Delacorte (Justin Timberlake), who is also wealthy. Amy Squirrel (Lucy Punch), a dedicated teacher and colleague of Elizabeth, also pursues Scott while the school's gym teacher, Russell Gettis (Jason Segel), makes advances on Elizabeth which she rejects.
Directed by Jake Kasdan
Produced by Jimmy Miller
David Householter
Written by Lee Eisenberg
Gene Stupnitsky
Starring Cameron Diaz
Justin Timberlake
Lucy Punch
Jason Segel
Music by Michael Andrews
Cinematography Alar Kivilo
Editing by Tara Timpone
Studio Mosaic
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
(Sony Pictures Entertainment)
Release date(s) June 24, 2011
Running time 92 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $19-20 million[1][2]
Box office $201,775,000[2]
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