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Oct 3, 2003 · Jack Black plays a rocker 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, soundtracks and more.
- (321K)
- Comedy, Music
- Richard Linklater
- 2003-10-03
School of Rock (titled onscreen as The School of Rock) is a 2003 musical 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. Black plays struggling rock guitarist Dewey Finn, who is fired from his band and subsequently poses as a ...
- $35 million
- Craig Wedren
- October 3, 2003
- Scott Rudin
Oct 3, 2003 · A fired guitarist poses as a substitute teacher and turns his students into a rock band. Critics praise Black's performance and the film's humor, while audiences are more mixed.
- (1.3M)
- Richard Linklater
- PG-13
- Jack Black
Find out who starred in the 2003 comedy film School of Rock, directed by Richard Linklater and written by Mike White. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
- Angie Martoccio
- The Original School of Rock. In 1975, a 27-year-old Canadian musician got a job teaching at an elementary school in rural British Columbia. Hans Fenger (The Langley Schools Music Project): The Seventies were an odd time for me.
- The Screenplay. White used Fenger’s story as the inspiration for a screenplay about a down-on-his-luck rock singer who poses as a substitute teacher at a prep school — and forms a rock band with his students.
- Casting. In keeping with his usual style, Linklater steered away from casting professional Hollywood kids. Black: It’s Linklater. He’s gifted, famously, at picking people to be in his movies, starting with Dazed and Confused.
- Filming. Shooting began in and around New York on Dec. 2, 2002. Exterior shots of Horace Green were filmed at Wagner College in Staten Island, while the classroom scenes were filmed at Buckley Country Day School in Nassau County.
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Oct 3, 2018 · The Richard Linklater-directed musical comedy 'School of Rock,' starring Jack Black was released in theaters 15 years ago. See what the cast was up to then and what they're doing now.
