FILM · 2011 · USA
Bad Teacher
15 archived facts 3 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026
All facts (15)
- #001
Throughout the film, Cameron Diaz mostly wears Christian Louboutin shoes. This is due to a deal between the producers and Louboutin himself to market his company's red-soled shoes.
- #002
Phyllis Smith was cast in a role in Pixar's Inside Out (2015) based on her performance in this film.
- #003
The woman whose bare breasts are displayed to Elizabeth Halsey is played by Christine Smith, Playboy's Playmate of the Month for December 2005.
- #004
Early in the film, Elizabeth (Cameron Diaz) looks at a magazine featuring celebrities on the "red carpet" to decide which breasts she wants for her implant surgery. The photos are of Heather Graham (2010 Golden Globes), Katy Perry (2010 Vanity Fair) and Rose McGowan (2010 pre-Oscar dinner). Diaz also appeared on the red carpet at all three of those events.
- #005
Scott (Justin Timberlake) pretends to have sex with Elizabeth (Cameron Diaz) in a hotel room. Timberlake and Diaz had a highly publicized relationship and remained friends after an amicable breakup.
- #006
Two of the films Elizabeth shows to her middle school class are rated "R": Dangerous Minds (1995) and Scream (1996).
- #007
Zendaya appears as a non-speaking student extra in several classroom scenes.
- #008
The lead singer of the band Period Five in the bar scene is Dave Allen. He was also the lead vocalist of the band Feedback, which Jason Segel and his friends go to see in Freaks and Geeks (1999).
- #009
Producers and writers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky also produced and co-wrote Good Boys (2019). Both films are set at the fictional John Adams Middle School, abbreviated as J. A. MS, and both take place in an Illinois suburb.
- #010
The unrated version shows where Elizabeth got the drugs for Carl's drink.
- #011
The screenplay for this film appeared on the 2008 Black List, the list of the year's "most liked" unproduced screenplays.
- #012
Before being cast as Carl Halabi, Thomas Lennon had auditioned for the role of Principal Wally Snur.
- #013
Bradley Cooper was considered for a role.
- #014
Cameron Diaz was reportedly paid 42 million dollars for this film.
- #015
At a meeting, Amy Squirrel announces that her "Annie" wig is missing and must be found. This comes after a month has passed, as indicated by the "One Month Later" text shown on the board. Amy is the director of the play, so she would not let a month go by without replacing the wig immediately!
Continue through the archive
Sources & editorial notes
Reference databases
Sources for the entries on this page
- IMDb IMDb kaydı
Information from external sources is independently selected, consolidated and edited by Arka Evren. Sources are listed for verification and further reading. Encyclopedia text is used under its licence (CC BY-SA). How we work