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School of Rock

School of Rock

He just landed the gig of his life: 5th grade.

20037.11h 50m

Overview

Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his straight-A students the finer points of rock 'n' roll and the power of sticking it to the man. But as the school’s stern principal closes in and the Battle of the Bands looms, Dewey risks everything to prove that rock ’n’ roll can change lives.

Directed by Richard Linklater
Written by Mike White
Produced by Scott Rudin
Box OfficeBudget: $35.0MRevenue: $131.1M

Top Cast

Jack Black

Jack Black

Dewey Finn

Joan Cusack

Joan Cusack

Rosalie Mullins

Mike White

Mike White

Ned Schneebly

Sarah Silverman

Sarah Silverman

Patty Di Marco

Miranda Cosgrove

Miranda Cosgrove

Summer Hathaway

Joey Gaydos Jr.

Joey Gaydos Jr.

Zack

Kevin Alexander Clark

Kevin Alexander Clark

Freddy Jones

Rivkah Reyes

Rivkah Reyes

Katie

Robert Tsai

Robert Tsai

Lawrence

Maryam Hassan

Maryam Hassan

Tomika

Themes & Keywords

high schoolrock 'n' rollmusicianmusic competitionsubstitute teacherteacherrock musiccontestrock bandrock concertamusedarrogantcomforting

About School of Rock

School of Rock is a comedy, music, family film released in 2003 exploring themes of high school, rock 'n' roll, musician, music competition, substitute teacher, teacher. Directed by Richard Linklater, it stars Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White. Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his straight-A students the finer points of rock 'n' roll and the power of sticking it to the man. But as the school’s stern principal closes in and the Battle of the Bands looms, Dewey risks everything to prove that rock ’n’ roll can change lives.

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