Rock School (2005)

Director:

Don Argott

Release Date:

7 July 2005 (Australia)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Tagline:

Teaching kids the basics: Power chords, head banging, and being a rock star.

Plot:

At the real life School of Rock a group of misfit kids get in touch with their inner rock star. |

Plot Keywords:

Rock 'n' Roll | Rap | Interview | Concert | Coming Of Age

Cast

Napoleon Murphy Brock	...	Himself
Asa Spades Collins	...	Himself
Tucker Collins	...	Himself
Madi Diaz-Svalgard	...	Herself
Paul Green	...	Himself
Will O'Connor	...	Himself
C.J. Tywoniak	...	Himself

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Ireland:15A | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:Btl | Malaysia:18PL | Malaysia:U (cut) | Finland:K-3 | USA:R | UK:15 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:PG (British Columbia)

Filming Locations:

1320 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

9.14 Pictures

Quotes:

Paul Green: Don't look at your fingers! Do you want to know why? Because girl guitar players look at their fingers. Do you want to be a girl guitar player?
C.J. Tywoniak: No.
Paul Green: Do you want to be in The Bangles?
C.J. Tywoniak: No.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Tough Rocks...

Whenever I watch a documentary, I am amazed that the subjects are so candid with cameras rolling. "Rock School" was no exception to that rule. This was the story of a young man (he acts like a big kid) who teaches kids (ages 5-17) how to be rock and roll musicians. He is quite enamored with Frank Zappa and other groups of the 60s and 70s; less so with any more contemporary acts. Many of the kids are misfits who find their place at the Rock School. However, the teacher has quite a foul temper and there are many scenes where he is losing his cool with the kids and quite frankly ridiculing them or cussing them out. As a musician, I have dealt with people having similar personalities, and even though the teacher in this film insists that he inspires the kids with the temper tantrums, I have found that I generally do NOT play better when someone is screaming at me. I concluded that if I had a child at this school, he or she wouldn't be there very long! However, the film itself is worth a look; as a documentary it is informative and entertaining.