
The Thing(1982)
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.


“These six students are about to discover their teachers really are from another planet.”
When some very creepy things start happening around school, the kids at Herrington High make the chilling discovery that confirms their worst suspicions: their teachers really are from another planet!

Josh Hartnett
Zeke Tyler

Elijah Wood
Casey Connor

Jordana Brewster
Delilah Profitt

Clea DuVall
Stokely 'Stokes' Mitchell

Shawn Hatosy
Stan Rosado

Laura Harris
Marybeth Louise Hutchinson

Robert Patrick
Coach Joe Willis

Bebe Neuwirth
Principal Valerie Drake

Famke Janssen
Miss Elizabeth Burke

Piper Laurie
Mrs. Karen Olson
The Faculty is a horror, science fiction film released in 1998 exploring themes of drug dealer, high school, homophobia, paranoia, alien, teacher. Directed by Robert Rodriguez, it stars Josh Hartnett, Elijah Wood, Jordana Brewster. When some very creepy things start happening around school, the kids at Herrington High make the chilling discovery that confirms their worst suspicions: their teachers really are from another planet!
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