to paraphrase thora birch represent i kind of like this movie . it the exact opposite of everything i hate in a film . this obscure film be too low key and intelligent to get a theatrical release and any chance for success would have need a costly promotional campaign . and a come of age story where nothing spectacular happen where instead the focus be on character development and have a limited target audience . whoever heard of a mature teen movie . but if you have an opportunity to see this or if you can part with a few buck for the dvd and you could do a lot bad . my teacher wife be nothing revolutionary but it have a lot go for it and hold up well to repeat viewing . jason london ( a high school senior todd boomer ) be the star and fit this character as well a his part in the man in the moon and daze and confuse . he be help out by exceptional work from his support cast . tia carrere in the title role be a revelation ( she can act ) a todd calculus tutor and love interest . christopher mcdonald a the teacher in a nice self parody performance . zak orth and alexondra lee a todd best friend and and jeffrey tabor a his father . a someone comment earlier and this be a mature teen movie because the romantic relationship be universally unsuccessful at least by traditional happy end standard . even todd parent be indifferent to each other and with his father panting after the title character and his mother ( leslie lyles ) literally on the telephone during her entire time on screen ( a device that provide increase comedy relief with each successive appearance ) . the london carrere romance have unexpected charm and be far more believable than any other old woman storyline you be likely to find . but the real strength of the film be the evolve relationship of the three friend . there be no overwrought melodrama here and just three immature people who alternate between test and trust each other and subject to all the dynamic that three young people can bring to this kind of thing . they actually manage to pull off a believable three person relationship and perhaps the first one in cinema history . then again and what do i know . i be only a child .