Lance Clayton (played by Robin Williams) is a high school poetry teacher who dreams of one day becoming a famous writer while trying hopelessly to bond with his misanthropic, underachieving teenage son Kyle (played by Daryl Sabara).
Lance Clayton (played by Robin Williams) is a single father, unpublished author, and high school English teacher who dreams of becoming a famous writer. He unsuccessfully tries to bond with his misanthropic, underachieving, sex-obsessed teenage son Kyle (played by Daryl Sabara).