Felix O'Neil is a mischievous prankster who believes that school is a waste of time. He gets expelled after receiving his third suspension from the schoolDean of Students, Gary Truman. For several days, Felix covers up his expulsion with the help of his best friend, Danny. A week before report cards are supposed to be mailed, Felix makes a deal with his ex-girlfriend, Vanessa, where he will help her win a class election against her rival, Stacy, and in exchange Vanessa, Mr. Truman's assistant, will print a straight A report card for Felix. Felix and Danny hack Stacy's computer, and learn that she is a notorious cyber bully who goes by the screen-name of Roxy. Felix is able to get into the school and expose Stacy.
That night, Felix arrives home and finds his report card in the mail; Vanessa, however, lied and gave him Fs. Felix barely keeps his parents from finding out; in retaliation, he ruins the school play Vanessa stars in. After escaping from Truman, he is able to lie to his parents and convince Danny to help him break into school to fix his grades. Truman, however, catches him in the act, and calls the police, who arrest Felix.
Felix's brother Ben, who broke out of the Montana Mountain Academy by shipping himself out to their house, is able to bail Felix out. When they get home, their mom, Julie, pressures Felix about the report card and to convince Danny to give it to him. His parents are shocked, and Julie schedules a conference with his history teacher, Mr. Harris, as Mr. Harris had contacted Felix's parents about his failures in his class. Felix hires the school janitor to pose as his history teacher, who meets with Felix at his house. Ben, shocked, accidentally knocks him out. Felix, having no other choice, goes with Julie to the meeting. Ben attempts to stop the meeting, but fails. Felix's history teacher is about to tell Julie about Felix's expulsion when Ben knocks him out. Julie finds Ben in the hallway, and even though Felix denies knowledge of it, Julie grounds him. Ben is sent back to the academy, but not before planning his next escape; meanwhile, Julie is doing everything to meet with Truman about Felix. A delivery pizza girl, Katie, convinces him to find a way to get Truman to re-enroll him. After getting into the school, they see Truman late at night, doing something on his computer. Deducing something is suspicious, Felix convinces Danny to bug his computer, and learns that Truman is a gambling addict who has stolen some school money to support his addiction. Felix blackmails Truman to re-enroll him, threatening to report him to the police for embezzlement if he refuses. Truman begins the re-enrollment process, but Vanessa sees Felix's name on the form, and eventually figures out that Felix is blackmailing him. She agrees to help Truman, and steals back the evidence of his addiction, in the form of Danny's hard drive. After Felix and Danny realize that the evidence is missing, they head to the school, where Truman gloats to Felix about beating him. Danny, however, steals Truman's laptop, which has clear evidence of his activity. Julie arrives, and Truman lies about Felix, stating that he is an exemplary student, that he has participated in many extra-curricular activities, and that Felix's "Straight A" report card was not faked. Julie's suspicions about the report card being faked are therefore relieved. Felix is re-enrolled for the next semester at Eastwood High, and wins Katie's affection. Although he still does not understand the importance of school, he works harder and earns better grades.
Cast
Cameron Dallas as Felix O'Neil, a prankster
Matt Shively as Danny, Felix's best friend
Lia Marie Johnson as Katie, a pizza delivery girl who becomes Felix's girlfriend
Marcus Johns as Ben O'Neil, Felix's brother
Andrea Russett as Vanessa, Felix's ex-girlfriend
Emilio Palame as Gary Truman, the school dean
Kristina Hayes as Julie O'Neil, Felix's mom
Teala Dunn as Emily, Vanessa's best friend
Michelle Glavin as Stacy, a student who accused Felix of spying on her in the restroom in freshman year
In September 2014, it was revealed that Cameron Dallas, Andrea Russett, Teala Dunn, Lia Marie Johnson and Matt Shively had all joined the cast of the film. Russett wrapped her scenes on September 23, 2014. Production on the film ended on October 9, 2014.
Release
The film was released in a limited release on December 12, 2014, prior to being released on video on demand on December 16, 2014. The film was released on Netflix worldwide beginning on February 1, 2015.
Reception
The film received largely negative reviews. Nicolas Rapold, writing for The New York Times, felt Dallas was unable to carry a feature film, stating "Stretched over an 85-minute feature Mr. Dallas' brand of easy goofing just feels like coasting."
