Movie
The School of Rock
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 must risk everything to prove that rock 'n' roll can change lives.
Details
- Release date
- 2003-10-03
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Family, Music
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jack Black as Dewey Finn
- Joan Cusack as Rosalie Mullins
- Mike White as Ned Schneebly
- Sarah Silverman as Patty Di Marco
- Miranda Cosgrove as Summer Hathaway
- Joey Gaydos Jr. as Zack
- Kevin Alexander Clark as Freddy Jones
- Rivkah Reyes as Katie
- Robert Tsai as Lawrence
- Maryam Hassan as Tomika
- Aleisha Allen as Alicia
- Caitlin Hale as Marta
Crew
- Richard Linklater - Director
- Mike White - Screenplay
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