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Oct 3, 2003 · Jack Black plays Dewey Finn, a rock musician who becomes a substitute teacher and turns his class into a band for a competition. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this PG-13 rated film.
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- Comedy, Music
- Richard Linklater
- 2003-10-03
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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, Mike White, and Sarah Silverman.
Oct 3, 2003 · Posing as a substitute music teacher at an elite private elementary school, he exposes his students to the hard rock gods he idolizes and emulates -- much to the consternation of the uptight ...
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- Richard Linklater
- PG-13
- Jack Black
- Kate Hogan
- Jack Black as Dewey Finn. You probably knew him then and you still know him now. Black had endless roles under his belt — from The Neverending Story III to Shallow Hal — when he slipped into the (stolen) substitute teacher uniform of dejected rock star Dewey Finn.
- Joan Cusack as Rosalie Mullins. Like Black, Cusack was quite well known (and had two Oscar nominations to her name) when she landed the role of uptight principal Rosalie Mullins in School of Rock (according to casting director Ilene Starger, she didn't even have to audition).
- Mike White as Ned Schneebly. White both wrote in and co-starred in the film, flexing the skills he'd developed on Dawson's Creek (for which he wrote) and Chuck & Buck (in which he acted).
- Sarah Silverman as Patty Di Marco. According to Starger, Tina Fey auditioned for the role that would go to Silverman, who was "hilarious" when she read for Ned's beleaguered girlfriend, Patty Di Marco.
Apr 25, 2018 · Starring: Jack Black, Mike White, Joan Cusack Directed By: Richard Linklater Synopsis: After being kicked out of a rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of a strict elementary...
Oct 3, 2003 · The class files out for band practice, Dewey listens to their anemic performance of classical chestnuts, and has a brainstorm: He'll convert them into a rock group and enter them in a local radio station's Battle of the Bands. Advertisement. The movie takes music seriously.
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