When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.

Jason Schwartzman
Max Fischer

Bill Murray
Herman Blume

Olivia Williams
Rosemary Cross

Seymour Cassel
Bert Fischer

Brian Cox
Dr. Nelson Guggenheim

Mason Gamble
Dirk Calloway

Sara Tanaka
Margaret Yang

Stephen McCole
Magnus Buchan
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Release Date
December 11, 1998
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
R
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director