| A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying long enough to form any semblance of sentient attachment. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 24, 2011 |
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| Director: | Tony Kaye |
| Writer: | Carl Lund |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | falsely accused, depression, classroom, professor, grandfather, unhappiness, animal abuse, dreary |
| Production Companies | Appian Way, Kingsgate Films, Paper Street Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,681,521
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Dec 07, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Adrien Brody | Henry Barthes |
| Marcia Gay Harden | Principal Carol Dearden |
| James Caan | Mr. Charles Seaboldt |
| Christina Hendricks | Ms. Sarah Madison |
| Lucy Liu | Dr. Doris Parker |
| Blythe Danner | Ms. Perkins |
| Tim Blake Nelson | Mr. Wiatt |
| William Petersen | Mr. 'Sarge' Kepler |
| Bryan Cranston | Mr. Dearden |
| Sami Gayle | Erica |
| Betty Kaye | Meredith |
| Louis Zorich | Grampa |
| Isiah Whitlock, Jr. | Mr. Mathias |
| Chris Papavasiliou | Dr. Hart |
| Kwoade Cross | Andy |
| David Hausen | Angry Dad |
| Roslyn Ruff | Angry Mother |
| Jerry Walsh | Cafeteria Worker |
| John Cenatiempo | Male Child Services Worker |
| Brenda Pressley | Female Child Services Worker |
| Tiffani Holland | Cindy |
| Lucian Maisel | David |
| Alex Boniello | Dennis |
| Celia Au | Ellen |
| Mary Joy | Female Orderly |
| Michael Hammond | Frank |
| Ronen Rubinstein | Gangsta |
| Al Calderon | George |
| Brennan Brown | Greg Raymond |
| Celia Schaefer | Gretchen from the Free Clinic |
| Reagan Leonard | Patricia Barthes |
| Tarikk Mudu | Jerry |
| Kevin T. Collins | John in Apartment |
| Stephen Payne | John on Bus |
| James Hosey | Kenny |
| Michael Kaufman | Kid in Henry's Class |
| Nancy Rodriguez | Lupe |
| Justin Campbell | Male Orderly |
| Aaron Sauter | Marcus |
| Josh Pais | Meredith's Father |
| Renée Felice Smith | Missy |
| Doug E. Doug | Mr. Norris |
| Rebecka Ray | Mrs. Wiatt |
| Patricia Rae | Ms. Estrada |
| Mama Kohn | Prep Club Girl #1 |
| Corwin C. Tuggles | Ricky |
| Lonon Jay Wilson | School Cop |
| Samantha Logan | Spitting Daughter |
| Ralph Rodriguez | Student #23 |
| Annabel Barrett | Student #4 |
| April Maxey | Tanya |
| Amber Vanterpool | Tina |
| Eli Massillon | Tony |
| Alsharik Sejour | Tutored Kid |
| Jonathan Hudson | Wiatt's Son |
| Elvis Muccino | Young Henry |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Barry Alexander Brown | Editor |
| Taylor Stewart | Original Music Composer |
| Tony Kaye | Director of Photography, Director |
| Suzanne Smith Crowley | Casting |
| Jade Healy | Production Design |
| John Cenatiempo | Stunt Coordinator |
| Andrew Grush | Original Music Composer |
| Carl Lund | Writer |
| Jessica Kelly | Casting |
| Candice Cardasis | Set Decoration |
| Laura Richard | Casting Associate |
| Wendy Schecter | Costume Design |
| Michelle Botticelli | Editor |
| Eric Di Stefano | Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor |
| Christopher Koch | Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Randy Matuszewski | Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor |
| Mary Cooke | Key Hair Stylist |
| Beth Melsky | Casting |
| Mary Prlain | Set Decoration |
| Stacy Rowe | Script Supervisor |
| Peter Goddard | Editor |
| Peter Alexander Zachos | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Geoffrey Richman | Editor |
| Jared Burke | Stunt Coordinator |
| Samantha MacIvor | Stunts |
| Brett Spillman | Stunts |
| Jay Wulkan | Stunts |
| Charlie Foster | First Assistant Director |
| Brian Kenyon | Second Assistant Director |
| Michael Sledd | Unit Production Manager |
| Greg Staley | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Al Sachs | Set Dresser |
| Jeremy L. Balon | Property Master |
| Katie Dainson | First Assistant Camera |
| Steve Briante | Second Assistant Camera |
| Dave Isern | Steadicam Operator |
| Christopher T. Paul | Steadicam Operator |
| Jack Hutson | Production Sound Mixer |
| Ashley Fox | Key Makeup Artist |
| Keith McNicholas | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Carissa Spatcher | Dolly Grip |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Austin Stark | Producer |
| Benji Kohn | Producer |
| Greg Shapiro | Producer |
| Bingo Gubelmann | Producer |
| Carl Lund | Producer |
| Chris Papavasiliou | Producer |
| Adrien Brody | Executive Producer |
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