Elizabeth Halsey (Cameron Diaz) is a underprivileged City area
teacher who curses at her students, drinks heavily, and takes extensive amounts of drugs. She plans to wed her wealthy betrothed, but when he dumps her, she tries to win over supplant pedagogue Scott Delacorte (Justin Timberlake), who is also wealthy. Writer's confrere Amy Squirrell (Lucy Tool) is also pursuing Writer, patch the civilise's gym instructor Author Gettis (Jason Segel) is making advances on Elizabeth.