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Title: School of Rock (2003)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jack Black | ... | Dewey Finn | |
| Adam Pascal | ... | Theo | |
| Lucas Papaelias | ... | Neil | |
| Chris Stack | ... | Doug | |
| Sarah Silverman | ... | Patty Di Marco | |
| Mike White | ... | Ned Schneebly | |
| Lucas Babin | ... | Spider | |
| Joan Cusack | ... | Rosalie Mullins | |
| Jordan-Claire Green | ... | Michelle | |
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Veronica Afflerbach | ... | Eleni |
| Miranda Cosgrove | ... | Summer Hathaway | |
| Joey Gaydos Jr. | ... | Zack | |
| Robert Tsai | ... | Lawrence | |
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Angelo Massagli | ... | Frankie |
| Kevin Alexander Clark | ... | Freddy Jones (as Kevin Clark) | |
After being kicked out of his rock band, guitarist Dewey Finn faces a mountain of debts and depression. He shares an apartment with an old band member, Ned Schneebly, who is now a substitute teacher. Dewey accepts a job as a substitute teacher at a snobbish private elementary school where his attitude and hijinx have a powerful result on his students. He learns they are talented young musicians, and he decides to form a rock band with them to win the $10,000 prize money in a local band contest. Once Dewey wins a competition called "Battle of the Bands", the prize money would solve his financial problems and put him back in the rock music spotlight. Written by Steve Shedloski
Dewey Finn is a lazy freeloader and a guitarist in a rock band who plays gigs every night and sleeps every day, in his friend Ned Schneebly's apartment. One day as he shows up late for band practice he notices a new guitar player who is replacing him. Poor Dewey feels so bad about it and also about Ned and his girlfriend threatening to kick him out since he doesn't pay any of the bills. After a few days of trying to sell his guitars, which doesn't go very well, the head of a school calls and asks for Ned Schneebly, who is a talented substitute teacher with a good reputation. In a desperate attempt to getting money fast, Dewey impersonates Ned and conveniently finds himself the teacher of a third grade ( or something like that ) class for several weeks ahead. Yet another one of his crazy ideas strikes him and his plan to turn his class into a rockband to win the Battle of the Bands competition is set in motion.
School Of Rock is a great feel-good comedy, fun for just about anyone of any age, kids or adults. Jack Black does carry a lot of this film on his own but I won't be too harsh on the kids in the movie, they did very well also. If anyone else should play Dewey Finn rather than Jack, it just wouldn't be the same. Since Jack is actually in a rock band in real life, and has played a few characters in films before who are also into music, he just seemed to fit right into this film. His real passion for rock music helps a lot in this film, and makes Dewey Finn one hell of a good character. The plot to this film is really good I think and Mike White did a great job on the screenplay. As did Linklater on the direction of the film.
This comedy should not be ignored just because there are kids in it, I enjoyed it a hell of a lot and you probably will too.
9/10