

The School of Rock
2003-10-03 · 110 min · ★ 7.1
Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his straight-A students the finer points of rock 'n' roll and the power of sticking it to the man. But as the school’s stern principal closes in and the Battle of the Bands looms, Dewey must risk everything to prove that rock 'n' roll can change lives.
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- Directors
- Richard Linklater
- Production companies
- Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, Munich Film Partners New Century & Company (MFP) SOR Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 35,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 131,098,967
Top Cast
Jack BlackDewey Finn
Joan CusackRosalie Mullins
Mike WhiteNed Schneebly
Sarah SilvermanPatty Di Marco
Miranda CosgroveSummer Hathaway
Joey Gaydos Jr.Zack
Kevin Alexander ClarkFreddy Jones
Rivkah ReyesKatie
Robert TsaiLawrence
Maryam HassanTomika
Aleisha AllenAlicia
Caitlin HaleMarta
Brian FaldutoBilly
Z InfanteGordon
James HoseyMarco
Angelo MassagliFrankie
Cole HawkinsLeonard
Lee WilkofMr. Green
Kate McGregor-StewartMrs. Lemmons
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