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.
Adrien Brody
as Henry Barthes
Sami Gayle
as Erica
Christina Hendricks
as Ms. Sarah Madison
Louis Zorich
as Grampa
Betty Kaye
as Meredith
James Caan
as Mr. Charles Seaboldt
Lucy Liu
as Dr. Parker
Marcia Gay Harden
as Principal Carol Dearden
Blythe Danner
as Ms. Perkins
Tim Blake Nelson
as Mr. Wiatt
William Petersen
as Mr. Sarge Kepler
Bryan Cranston
as Richard Dearden
