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John Farley, author of a best-selling self-help book about letting go of the past, violates his own advice when he returns to his small hometown to receive the community's highest honor. While there, John learns, to his horror, that his widowed mother, Beverly, is engaged to be married to none other than Mr. Woodcock, the gym teacher whose sadistic exploits were the bane of John's youth. Abetted by his nerdy old pal, Nedderman, John plots to break-up the relationship. But their well-laid plans go awry.

Also Known As:
Mister Woodcock

Production Status:
Released

Logline:
A self-help author who returns to his hometown only to discover that his mother has fallen in love with his old high school nemesis, Mr. Woodcock--the gruff, no-nonsense gym teacher who had put him through years of mental and physical humiliation.

Genres:
Comedy

Running Time:
1 hr. 27 min.

Release Date:
September 14th, 2007 (wide)

MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for crude and sexual content, thematic material, language and a mild drug reference.

Distributors:
New Line Cinema

Production Co.:
Landscape Entertainment

Studios:
Sony Pictures Scoring Stage, New Line Cinema

U.S. Box Office:
$25,769,067

Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Produced in:
United States