The Faculty (1998)

Students suspect that their teachers are aliens after bizarre occurances.

Director:

Robert Rodriguez

Writers:

David Wechter (story), Bruce Kimmel (story),

Stars:

Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Laura Harris

8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jordana Brewster	...	Delilah Profitt
Clea DuVall	...	Stokely 'Stokes' Mitchell
Laura Harris	...	Marybeth Louise Hutchinson
Josh Hartnett	...	Zeke Tyler
Shawn Hatosy	...	Stan Rosado
Salma Hayek	...	Nurse Rosa Harper
Famke Janssen	...	Miss Elizabeth Burke
Piper Laurie	...	Mrs. Karen Olson
Christopher McDonald	...	Mr. Frank Connor
Bebe Neuwirth	...	Principal Valerie Drake
Robert Patrick	...	Coach Joe Willis
Usher Raymond	...	Gabe Santora
Jon Stewart	...	Prof. Edward Furlong
Daniel von Bargen	...	Mr. John Tate
Elijah Wood	...	Casey Connor

Storyline

A horror tale set in a High School where the students suspect the teaching staff of being aliens, who are intent on making the students their victims.

---

Plot Keywords:

alien | ohio | high school | small town | school bus | 

---

Taglines:

What if your teachers really were from another planet?

---

Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

---

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence/gore, strong language, drug use and some nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 December 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Feelers

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£894,161 (UK) (9 April 1999)

Gross:

£4,346,266 (UK) (14 May 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dimension Films, Los Hooligans Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gillian Anderson turned down the role of Valerie Drake.

---

Goofs

Nurse Harper puts the lid on her medicine twice before she is attacked.

---

Quotes

[first lines]
Coach Willis: You got to pick up the line. God damn it! Get off the fucking field you limp ass blow jobs!

---

Crazy Credits

The female teacher who was decapitated only to have her alien-controlled head rejoin her body, is seen (also very much alive) wearing a scarf around her neck, presumably to hide the scar.

---

Connections

Features It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)

---

Soundtracks

"RESUSCITATION"
Written by Sheryl Crow and Jeff Trott
Produced and Performed by Sheryl Crow
Courtesy of A&M Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Polygram Film and TV Music

User Reviews

positive review with caveats

It's a Robert Rodriguez film. It's a Kevin Williamson screenplay. You already know that it's in the same vein as'Bodysnatchers,' etc. Anybody who *doesn't* know this but saw and enjoyed the Scream flicks or the "I Know ..." movies is likely to enjoy this.

No, it doesn't really have the same underlying Red Scare theme of the original Bodysnatchers (or Arthur Miller's Crucible), although it *is* about what every modern high school movie seems to be about: how much their presumed roles imposed on teens makes their lives painful, and how great it is to unleash those strictures. Sure, it's not Bergman, but who really expects haute couture from a sci-fi horror flick? Oh, and any 'homophobia' attributed to the movie (as opposed to some of its high school student characters, just as occurs in real life) is questionable at best.

"The Faculty" is no more and no less than another entry in 'new geek cinema,' slightly more intelligent and self-referential than your standard SCI-FI Network fare. Appreciated on its own terms, or anything close to them, it's a lot of fun!