School of Rock
School of Rock (titled onscreen as The School of Rock) is a 2003 comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, produced by Scott Rudin and written by Mike White. The film stars Jack Black, Joan Cusack, White and Sarah Silverman. Black plays struggling rock guitarist Dewey Finn, who is fired from his band and subsequently poses as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. After witnessing the musical talent of the students, Dewey forms a band of fifth-graders to attempt to win the upcoming Battle of the Bands and use his winnings to pay his rent.
Plot
Rock band No Vacancy performs at a nightclub three weeks before auditioning for the Battle of the Bands. Guitarist Dewey Finn creates on-stage antics, including an unsuccessful stage dive that abruptly ends the performance. The next morning, Dewey's roommate Ned Schneebly and Ned's domineering girlfriend Patty Di Marco warn Dewey that they will evict him if he fails to pay his overdue share of the rent soon. At a rehearsal session, Dewey is informed that he has been fired from No Vacancy and replaced by another guitarist, Spider. While trying to sell some of his equipment, Dewey answers a phone call from Rosalie Mullins, the principal of the Horace Green prep school, inquiring for Ned about a short-term position as a substitute teacher. Desperate for money, Dewey impersonates Ned and is hired. On his first day at the school, Dewey, who does not know how to spell "Schneebly", adopts the name "Mr. S". His erratic behavior confounds the students.
Cast
- Adam Pascal
- Aleisha Allen
- Amy Sedaris
- Angelo Massagli
- Barry Shurchin
- Brian Falduto
- Caitlin Hale
- Carlos J. Da Silva
- Carlos Velazquez
- Chris Line
- Chris Stack
- Cole Hawkins
- Crash Cortez
- Elle Key
- Eron Otcasek
- Frank Whaley
- Heather Goldenhersh
- Ian O'Malley
- Jack Black
- Jaclyn Neidenthal
- James Hosey
- Joan Cusack
- Joanna Adler
- Joey Gaydos Jr.
- John Highsmith
- Jordan-Claire Green
- Kate McGregor-Stewart
- Kathleen McNenny
- Kevin Alexander Clark
- Kim Brockington
- Kimberly Grigsby
- Kyle Meaney
- Lee Wilkof
- Lucas Babin
- Lucas Papaelias
- MacIntyre Dixon
- Mandy Siegfried
- Marty Murphy
- Mary Fortune
- Maryam Hassan
- Michael Dominguez-Rudolph
- Mike White
- Miranda Cosgrove
- Nicky Katt
- Rivkah Reyes
- Robert Lin
- Robert Tsai
- Sarah Silverman
- Scott Graham
- Sharon Washington
- Suzzanne Douglas
- Tim Hopper
- Timothy Levitch
- Veronica Afflerbach
- Wally Dunn
- Zachary Infante
More details
author | Mike White |
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contentLocation | New York |
director | Richard Linklater |
editor | Sandra Adair |
genre | comedy |
keywords | battle of the bands college-preparatory school domineer flee hard work how to meet morning overbearing father phone call pick up prep school principal record deal rock band rock music stage dive substitute teacher teach think true identity |
musicBy | Jack Black |
producer | Scott Rudin |
productionCompany | Scott Rudin Productions |
publisher | Paramount Pictures |
recordedAt | New Jersey New York New York City |