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The Faculty

  • 19981998
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  • 1h 44m
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Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett, Shawn Hatosy, Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Laura Harris, and Usher in The Faculty (1998)
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When Casey Connor, Herrington High School's newspaper photographer, witnesses the murder of a nurse and sees her alive again, he decides to investigate the bizarre happenings.When Casey Connor, Herrington High School's newspaper photographer, witnesses the murder of a nurse and sees her alive again, he decides to investigate the bizarre happenings.When Casey Connor, Herrington High School's newspaper photographer, witnesses the murder of a nurse and sees her alive again, he decides to investigate the bizarre happenings.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
126K
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POPULARITY
1,590
415
    • Robert Rodriguez
    • David Wechter(story)
    • Bruce Kimmel(story)
    • Kevin Williamson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jordana Brewster
    • Clea DuVall
    • Laura Harris
    • Robert Rodriguez
    • David Wechter(story)
    • Bruce Kimmel(story)
    • Kevin Williamson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jordana Brewster
    • Clea DuVall
    • Laura Harris
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 565User reviews
    • 168Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
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    Elijah Wood and Jon Stewart in The Faculty (1998)
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    Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett, Shawn Hatosy, Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, and Usher in The Faculty (1998)
    Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett, Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Laura Harris, and Usher in The Faculty (1998)
    Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett, Shawn Hatosy, Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, and Usher in The Faculty (1998)
    Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett, Shawn Hatosy, Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, and Usher in The Faculty (1998)
    Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett, Shawn Hatosy, Jordana Brewster, and Clea DuVall in The Faculty (1998)
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    Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett, Shawn Hatosy, Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, and Usher in The Faculty (1998)
    Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett, Shawn Hatosy, Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, and Usher in The Faculty (1998)

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    Jordana Brewster
    Jordana Brewster
    • Delilah Profitt
    Clea DuVall
    Clea DuVall
    • Stokely 'Stokes' Mitchell
    Laura Harris
    Laura Harris
    • Marybeth Louise Hutchinson
    Josh Hartnett
    Josh Hartnett
    • Zeke Tyler
    Shawn Hatosy
    Shawn Hatosy
    • Stan Rosado
    Salma Hayek
    Salma Hayek
    • Nurse Rosa Harper
    Famke Janssen
    Famke Janssen
    • Miss Elizabeth Burke
    Piper Laurie
    Piper Laurie
    • Mrs. Karen Olson
    Christopher McDonald
    Christopher McDonald
    • Mr. Frank Connor
    • (as Chris McDonald)
    Bebe Neuwirth
    Bebe Neuwirth
    • Principal Valerie Drake
    Robert Patrick
    Robert Patrick
    • Coach Joe Willis
    Usher
    Usher
    • Gabe Santora
    • (as Usher Raymond)
    Jon Stewart
    Jon Stewart
    • Prof. Edward Furlong
    Daniel von Bargen
    Daniel von Bargen
    • Mr. John Tate
    Elijah Wood
    Elijah Wood
    • Casey Connor
    Jon Abrahams
    Jon Abrahams
    • F'%# You Boy
    Summer Phoenix
    Summer Phoenix
    • F'%# You Girl
    Susan Willis
    • Mrs. Jessica Brummel
      • Robert Rodriguez
      • David Wechter(story)
      • Bruce Kimmel(story)
      • Kevin Williamson(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      A lot of the filming was done at the high school in Lockhart, Texas. The football team was used and the city was told to show up for the football game and were given fake t-shirts to wear in the stands.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 26 mins) Marybeth asks Stokely how the book Invasion of the Body Snatchers end, Stokely replies, "They get us. They win. We lose." But actually the book ends with the aliens giving up because they had underestimated the human desire for survival.
    • Quotes

      Stokely: I'm not putting that hack drug up my nose - it's so eighties!

      Zeke: Aliens are taking over the earth. Weigh it!

    • Crazy credits
      During the cast pictures at the end, the science teacher who was 'killed' in the film is shown very much alive with a patch over his eyes and bandages over his fingers.
    • Alternate versions
      The original uncut version of the film included a character named Venus (played by Kidada Jones) who was in about five scenes. All her scenes were cut. She is shown in some TV previews for the film, as well as Faculty/Tommy Hilfinger ads and commercials. She is also visible in a scene in the theatrical version, standing next to Gabe (Usher) in Mr Furlong's (Jon Stewarts) science class when they are looking at the "new species" in the aquarium.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Daily Show: William Rosen (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      The Kids Aren't Alright
      Written by The Offspring

      Performed by The Offspring

      Courtesy of Columbia Records

    User reviews565

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    Invasion of the Breakfast Club Snatchers!!
    Herrington High School in Ohio has the usual groups of disaffected youths – the jock, the goth, the geek, the prom-queen, the drop out etc. However they are not the only ones acting out of the ordinary – the teaching staff all seem to be acting out of the ordinary – drinking water, acting sinister. Geeky Casey has the idea that the staff have been infected, taken over by aliens using their bodies as hosts. Casey's theory spreads to a group of students who decide to take a stand.

    Oh my God – an enjoyable and quite clever teen movie! Something must be wrong! The plot is basically a teen twist on The Invasion of the Body Snatchers, but is filled with clever references and jokes related to sci-fi. This makes it stand out from other teen movies in that it cleverly plays with the usual stereotypes and makes them feel fresh. The group itself is close to the usual group that learns to get along and accept each other (a la Breakfast Club) – except here they get along through drugs and the battle against aliens!

    The director is better known for his big OTT action stuff but here he does a good job with a slow build up and a real feeling of paranoia. Of course it's not as good as the actual Body Snatchers but it still has a real good feeling of fear and tension. The effects are good but Rodriguez uses them sparingly for the most part helping the mood of uncertainty and fear.

    The cast are all good. The teens play the stereotypes well but they are outshone by the adults who all get to ham it up in sinister roles. Many of the adults are wasted in minor roles – Hayek for one is barely in it, and MacDonald deserves more than a few minutes. Patrick is very good considering that it could have easily been his T2 role again – running in that distinctive way etc, but he is suitably sinister. Janssen is also good – transforming from a shy flower into her usual vamp. Cameos from Usher, Summer Phoenix and a seemingly pointless role for Harry Knowles (he's been bought!) don't spoil this.

    Overall as a sci-fi horror it's pretty good if not great – there are better films around. But as a teen movie it is head and shoulders above the rest of this rather sorry genre and has enough tension, drama and references to be very enjoyable.
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    • bob the moo
    • Sep 9, 2002

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      • December 25, 1998 (United States)
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      • Lockhart, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Dimension Films
      • Los Hooligans Productions
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