''My Teacher's Wife'' is a 1995 teen sex comedy

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directed by

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, and written by Seth Greenland. Originally titled "Bad With Numbers," the story follows the travails of Southport High School senior Todd Boomer (

Jason London Jason Paul London (born November 7, 1972) is an American actor, known for his roles as Randall "Pink" Floyd in director Richard Linklater's film '' Dazed and Confused'' (1993), Jesse in '' The Rage: Carrie 2'' (1999), and Rick Rambis in '' Out Co ...

) whose lifelong dream of going to

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is derailed by his hard-nosed calculus teacher Mr. Mueller (

Christopher McDonald Christopher McDonald (born February 15, 1955) is an American actor. McDonald is best known for playing the villainous professional golfer Shooter McGavin in the 1996 comedy '' Happy Gilmore'', a role he’d later reprise in 2025’s sequel '' H ...

). When Todd enlists the tutoring help of the sexy and mysterious Vicki (

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), things go from bad to worse when it is revealed that she is married to his teacher. The film was shot in Wilmington, NC with a planned theatrical release in February 1995. But the financial collapse of Savoy Pictures left the movie orphaned until Trimark Pictures acquired it, re-titled it as "My Teacher's Wife," and released it on DVD. It was also featured on the USA cable channel. The score was composed and performed by Kevin Gilbert, a major contributor to the

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group which wrote songs for

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on her debut album. The film also features animations by Academy Award nominated cartoonist

Bill Plympton Bill Plympton (born April 30, 1946) is an American animator, graphic designer, cartoonist, and filmmaker best known for his 1987 Academy Award–nominated animated short '' Your Face'' and his series of shorts featuring a dog character starting ...

Cast

as Todd Boomer *

as Vicky Mueller *

as Roy Mueller *

Alexondra Lee Alexondra Lee is an American actress, dancer and producer. She is a television producer of such shows as Oxygen's "The Real Murders of Atlanta" (seasons 1-3), "Murder and Justice: Martha Moxley", Magnolia's "In With The Old", A&E's ''Marcia Clark ...

as Kirsten Beck *

Zak Orth Adam Zachary Orth (born October 15, 1970) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in ''Wet Hot American Summer'', ''The Baxter'', '' Melinda and Melinda'', '' In and Out'', ''Music and Lyrics'', and ''NYC 22''. He also starred in the NBC t ...

as Paul Faber *

Jeffrey Tambor Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944) is an American retired actor. He is known for his television roles such as Jeffrey Brookes, the uptight neighbor of Stanley and Helen Roper in the television sitcom ''The Ropers'' (1979–1980), as Hank ...

as Jack Boomer

Critical reception

The film holds a score of 48% on

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References

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