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School of Rock

  • 20032003
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
300K
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POPULARITY
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Aleisha Allen, Jack Black, Cole Hawkins, Angelo Massagli, Kevin Alexander Clark, Miranda Cosgrove, Joey Gaydos Jr., Maryam Hassan, Rivkah Reyes, Caitlin Hale, Veronica Afflerbach, Jordan-Claire Green, Robert Tsai, Brian Falduto, Z Infante, James Hosey, and Jaclyn Neidenthal in School of Rock (2003)
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After being kicked out of his rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of an uptight elementary private school, only to try and turn his class into a rock band.After being kicked out of his rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of an uptight elementary private school, only to try and turn his class into a rock band.After being kicked out of his rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of an uptight elementary private school, only to try and turn his class into a rock band.

IMDb RATING
7.2/10
300K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
996
286
  • Director
    • Richard Linklater
  • Writer
    • Mike White
  • Stars
    • Jack Black
    • Mike White
    • Joan Cusack
Top credits
  • Director
    • Richard Linklater
  • Writer
    • Mike White
  • Stars
    • Jack Black
    • Mike White
    • Joan Cusack
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 570User reviews
    • 126Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 23 nominations

    Videos4

    The School of Rock
    Trailer 2:36
    The School of Rock
    What to Watch When You Want to Rock Out and Laugh
    Clip 1:08
    What to Watch When You Want to Rock Out and Laugh
    Head Back to School With These Classic Movies and TV Shows
    Full Episode 3:06
    Head Back to School With These Classic Movies and TV Shows
    What Roles Was Jack Black Considered For?
    Video 2:37
    What Roles Was Jack Black Considered For?

    Photos110

    Jack Black, Maryam Hassan, and Caitlin Hale in School of Rock (2003)
    Richard Linklater in School of Rock (2003)
    Sarah Silverman and Mike White in School of Rock (2003)
    Jack Black, Miranda Cosgrove, Veronica Afflerbach, Jordan-Claire Green, and Z Infante in School of Rock (2003)
    Richard Linklater, Jack Black, and Scott Rudin in School of Rock (2003)
    Joan Cusack and Jack Black in School of Rock (2003)
    Jack Black in School of Rock (2003)
    Joan Cusack, Jack Black, Sarah Silverman, Mike White, and Barry Shurchin in School of Rock (2003)
    Jack Black and Joey Gaydos Jr. in School of Rock (2003)
    Jack Black and Rivkah Reyes in School of Rock (2003)
    Jack Black in School of Rock (2003)
    Jack Black in School of Rock (2003)

    Top cast

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    Jack Black
    Jack Black
    • Dewey Finnas Dewey Finn
    Mike White
    Mike White
    • Ned Schneeblyas Ned Schneebly
    Joan Cusack
    Joan Cusack
    • Rosalie Mullinsas Rosalie Mullins
    Adam Pascal
    Adam Pascal
    • Theoas Theo
    Lucas Papaelias
    Lucas Papaelias
    • Neilas Neil
    Chris Stack
    Chris Stack
    • Dougas Doug
    Sarah Silverman
    Sarah Silverman
    • Patty Di Marcoas Patty Di Marco
    Lucas Babin
    Lucas Babin
    • Spideras Spider
    Jordan-Claire Green
    Jordan-Claire Green
    • Michelleas Michelle
    Veronica Afflerbach
    • Elenias Eleni
    Miranda Cosgrove
    Miranda Cosgrove
    • Summer Hathawayas Summer Hathaway
    Joey Gaydos Jr.
    Joey Gaydos Jr.
    • Zackas Zack
    Robert Tsai
    Robert Tsai
    • Lawrenceas Lawrence
    Angelo Massagli
    Angelo Massagli
    • Frankieas Frankie
    Kevin Alexander Clark
    Kevin Alexander Clark
    • Freddy Jonesas Freddy Jones
    • (as Kevin Clark)
    Maryam Hassan
    Maryam Hassan
    • Tomikaas Tomika
    Caitlin Hale
    Caitlin Hale
    • Martaas Marta
    Cole Hawkins
    • Leonardas Leonard
    • Director
      • Richard Linklater
    • Writer
      • Mike White
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Jack Black thought of all the nicknames for the kids.
    • Goofs
      After the band have performed their song at the concert, Dewey tells Gordon that the lights were awesome. While this happens, one of the girls in the group comes over to them and calls Dewey "Jack", as in the actor's name Jack Black.
    • Quotes

      Dewey Finn: Now, what makes you mad more than anything in the world?

      [sees Billy who has his hand raised]

      Dewey Finn: Billy?

      Billy: You.

      Dewey Finn: Billy, we've already told me off. Let's move on.

      Billy: You're tacky and I hate you!

      Dewey Finn: Okay, you see me after class!

    • Crazy credits
      The "School of Rock" band jams through the closing credits.
    • Alternate versions
      In the theatrical version of the movie, the performance by School of Rock during the ending credits is changed. Originally, after several solos, Dewey tells Katie she does not get one, as bassists don't get solos and that's just how it works. This was changed for the DVD and TV versions: Dewey does not tell Katie that bassists don't get solos and she does not assume she gets one anyhow.
    • Connections
      Featured in Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Jack Black/Christopher Walken/Staind (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Fight
      Written by Warren Fitzgerald and Mike White

      Performed by No Vacancy

      Produced by George Drakoulias

    User reviews570

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    You are not hardcore unless you live hardcore.
    The perfect vehicle for Jack Black, a film to show that given the right material he's a bona fide comedic actor of some worth. Plot has Black as Dewey Finn, a wastrel musician who has no job prospects and who spends his time mooching off of his best mate Ned Sheebly (Mike White). When Dewey is fired from his rock band he's left in limbo and in danger of being homeless. But when he answers a phone call offering Ned a job assignment, Dewey decides to take it upon himself to impersonate Ned and take the employment himself; as a schoolteacher!

    So it's Jack Black in a classroom full of kids, it probably shouldn't work, and even might seem like some sort of cruel and unusual punishment to anyone with an aversion to Black, but this is feel good nirvana and a paean to rock and roll. It's perhaps unsurprising that it's crammed with clichés from the classroom splinter of moviedom, the kids a roll call of characters we have seen numerous times. The spoilt swot, the roughneck, the one suffering parental peer pressure, the weight issue one and on it goes, but boy can they play music when Dewey takes them out of classical mode and into rock central.

    How nice to find that director Richard Linklater and writer Mike White have managed to rise above the clichés and avoid syrupy fodder, there's such a zest and earnestness to it all, and the kids acting is high in quality as well, led by the big kid himself, Black on full tilt. But most of all, even as the morals and life affirming threads come wading in with the pulsing rock soundtrack, it's a very funny picture, the gag quota enormously high. Be it Black trying to bluff the kids, the kids trying to bluff everyone else - or the wonderful Joan Cusack as the scatty stickler for the rules Principal Mullins – a laugh is never far away. Rock on! 8.5/10
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    • Jun 15, 2014

    FAQ1

    • Were Dewey and Ned siblings or just friends?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 3, 2003 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Rock Học Trò
    • Filming locations
      • Buckley Country Day School - 2 I.U. Willets Road, Herricks, Long Island, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Scott Rudin Productions
      • MFP Munich Film Partners GmbH & Company I. Produktions KG
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $35,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $81,261,177
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $19,622,714
      • Oct 5, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $131,095,990
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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