about school of rock

Directed by
Richard Linklater
Produced by
Scott Aversano
Steve Nicolaides
Scott Rudin
Written by
Mike White
Starring
Jack Black
Joan Cusack
Mike White
Sarah Silverman
Music by
Jack Black
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)
October 3, 2003
Running time
104 min.
Language
English
Budget
$20,000,000
($USD, estimated)
SETTING
Black plays Dewey Finn, a talented yet excitable 30-year-old heavy metal/hard rock singer and guitarist with a reputation for being difficult to work with. His flamboyant on-stage antics, however, get him kicked out of his band, "No Vacancy." His roommate Ned, a substitute teacher (played by White), threatens eviction under heavy pressure from his overbearing girlfriend (played by Sarah Silverman) unless Dewey gets a real job and pays his rent debt of $2,200. Ned suggests selling one of his guitars instead, but Dewey is disdainful of this idea ("Would you tell Picasso to sell one of his guitars?"). A phone call from the principal (played by Joan Cusack) of a prestigious prep school asking for Ned's services leads Dewey to impersonate his roommate and get a job as a substitute for the fifth-grade class.
VALUE
In perhaps the movie's most touching component, Finn realizes that while he can teach these kids a lot about music ("Rock History," "Rock Appreciation and Theory," etc.), he can learn a lot from them, too. And he doesn't learn sappy "lessons about life" -- he learns that these kids are gifted musicians who can teach him more about music, as well.
Official site
http://www.schoolofrockmovie.com/