School of Rock
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| Directed by | Richard Linklater |
| Produced by | Scott Rudin |
| Written by | Mike White |
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Jack Black Joan Cusack Mike White Sarah Silverman Miranda Cosgrove Joey Gaydos Jr. |
| Music by | Craig Wedren |
| Cinematography | Rogier Stoffers |
| Edited by | Sandra Adair |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $35 million |
| Box office | $131.3 million |
School of Rock is a 2003 American musical comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, produced by Scott Rudin and written by Mike White. It stars Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, Sarah Silverman, Joey Gaydos Jr. & Miranda Cosgrove. Struggling rock singer and guitarist Dewey Finn (Black) is kicked out of his band and subsequently disguises as a substitute at a prestigious prep school. After witnessing the musical talent in his students in their music class, Dewey forms a band of fourth-graders to attempt to win the upcoming Battle of the Bands and pay off his rent. The film's supporting cast includes Joan Cusack, Sarah Silverman and Miranda Cosgrove.
School of Rock was released on 3 October 2003 by Paramount Pictures, grossing $131 million worldwide on a $35 million budget. It was the highest grossing musical comedy of all time until it was overtaken in 2015 by Pitch Perfect 2. A stage musical adaptation opened on Broadway in December 2015, and a television adaptation for Nickelodeon premiered on March 12, 2016.
No Vacancy, a rock band, performs at a nightclub three weeks before auditioning for Battle of the Bands. Guitarist Dewey Finn creates on-stage antics, and a stage dive that abruptly ends the performance when the crowd does not catch him. The next morning, Dewey wakes in the apartment he lives in with Ned Schneebly and Ned's girlfriend Patty Di Marco. They inform Dewey he must make up for his share of the rent, which is four months overdue, or move out. When Dewey meets No Vacancy at a rehearsal session, he finds out that he has been replaced by another musician named Spider. Later, while trying to sell some of his equipment for money, Dewey answers a phone call from Rosalie Mullins, the principal of the Horace Green Prep School, inquiring for Ned about a short-term position as a substitute teacher. Desperate, Dewey impersonates Ned and is hired. On his first day at the school, Dewey adopts the name "Mr. S" (as he cannot spell 'Schneebly') and spends his first day behaving erratically, confusing the class and giving them recess, much to the class's delight.
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