the school's game "
Eliot Arnold (Tim Allen) - A divorced man, fired from his job at the Miami Herald and running a struggling advertising agency. His teenage son Matt thinks he is a dork
Anna Herk (Rene Russo) - Jenny's devoted mother and the reluctant wife of Arthur (even though she thinks he's an idiot). She becomes immediately attracted to Eliot, upon meeting him
Arthur Herk (Stanley Tucci) - A rude and obnoxious man who is currently being marked for death for embezzling from his company
Matt Arnold (Ben Foster) - Eliot's son and the "killer" of Jenny. He also develops a crush on her.
Jenny Herk (Zooey Deschanel) - Anna's daughter and a classmate of Matt. She is also Matt's target in the school's game "Killer".
