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.

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Cast

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 L. Petersen

Mr. 'Sarge' Kepler

Bryan Cranston

Mr. Dearden

Sami Gayle

Erica

Adrien Brody — Henry Barthes

Adrien Nicholas Brody (born April 14, 1973) is an American actor and visual artist. Prolific in both independent films and blockbusters, he has received various accolades, including two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award, with nominations for three Emmy Awards and a Laurence Olivier Award. In 2025, Time magazine listed him as one of the world's 100 most influential people.

Marcia Gay Harden — Principal Carol Dearden

Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an American film and stage actress. She is the recipient of many accolades including an Academy Award and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for a Critics' Choice Movie Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards.

James Caan — Mr. Charles Seaboldt

James Edmund Caan (March 26, 1940 – July 6, 2022) was an American actor who was nominated for several awards, including four Golden Globes, an Emmy, and an Oscar. Caan was awarded a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978.