School of Rock 2003

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 108 min

genre: comedy

director: Richard Linklater

Score: 7 / 10

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

More details

author	Mike White
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