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School of Rock
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SCHOOL OF ROCK is a hilarious romp that parents will enjoy as much as their children. Jack Black stars as Dewey Finn, a wannabe rock star...
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SCHOOL OF ROCK is a hilarious romp that parents will enjoy as much as their children. Jack Black stars as Dewey Finn, a wannabe rock star who doesn't seem to be rocking much of anything these days. Kicked out of the band that he started and about to be kicked out of his apartment, Dewey pretends that he's his roommate Ned Schneebly (Mike White) in order to take a job as a substitute teacher. Arriving at an ultra conservative--and ultra expensive--prep school, Dewey manages to fool the uptight principal (Joan Cusack). Soon, he finds himself in a classroom with a bunch of fifth graders. Obviously, Dewey has no intentions of teaching these kids anything, but when he discovers that a handful of them are talented musicians, a light bulb goes off. Determined to enter the local battle of the bands and win $25,000, Dewey embarks on his greatest mission of all: Teaching these kids how to rock! <br> <br> Director Richard Linklater (DAZED AND CONFUSED, WAKING LIFE) delivers his most universally appealing film with...
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| Key Information | |
| Stars | Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, Sarah Silverman |
| Actors | Joey Gaydes, Miranda Cosgrove |
| Available Formats | DVD: Checkpoint - Full Frame, DVD: Checkpoint - Widescreen, DVD: Full Frame, DVD: Includes Digital Copy; Widescreen, DVD: Widescreen, DVD: Widescreen; Checkpoint; Includes Digital Copy, VHS, VHS: Spanish Subtitled |
| Directors | Richard Linklater |
| UPC | 097360563924, 097360563948, 097361397023, 097361397047, 097363385103, 097363385127, 097363385134, 097363385141 |
| Genre | Comedies |
| Subgenre | Children • Theatrical Release |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 (MPAA) |
| Release Date | 2003 |
| Running Time | 1hr 42min |
| Languages | |
| Original Language | English |
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| Credits | |
| Screenwriter | Mike White |
| Professional Reviews | |
| Professional Reviews | (09/15/2003, p.21-32, Dennis Harvey): "...The whole show is basically Black's....He really can riff and shriek like every bedroom Led Zep fantasist dreams of doing...", (10/03/2003, p.36, Roger Ebert): "Jack Black is a living, breathing, sweating advertisement for the transformative power of rock 'n' roll...", (10/03/2003, p.47-8, Owen Gleiberman): "...Witty and touching....Joan Cusack is pinpoint funny...", (10/03/2003, p.C1, Kenneth Turan): "...ROCK takes a clever premise and Black's unflagging manic energy and comes up with a pleasing mainstream comedy...", (10/03/2003, p.E1, Elvis Mitchell): "...A very funny for-kids-of-all-ages delight that should catapult Mr. Black straight to the top of the A-list of Hollywood funnymen...", (10/30/2003, p.100, Peter Travers): "...Hail! Hail! Jack Black: He's the clown king of rock & roll....Enroll in his class and you won't stop laughing...", (11/27/2009): "[A] joyous farce....The star is Jack Black, whose anarchic musician is a monster of antic id..." |
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