The Faculty (1998)

Director:

Robert Rodriguez

Writers (WGA):

David Wechter (story) &
Bruce Kimmel (story) ...
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Release Date:

25 December 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Six students are about to find out their teachers really are from another planet.

Plot:

Students suspect that their teachers are aliens after bizarre occurances.

Plot Keywords:

Teacher | Alien | Small Town | High School | Rain

Awards:

8 nominations

Cast

Jordana Brewster	...	Delilah Profitt
Clea DuVall	...	Stokely 'Stokes' Mitchell
Laura Harris	...	Marybeth Louise Hutchinson
Josh Hartnett	...	Zeke Tyler
Shawn Hatosy	...	Stan Rosado
Salma Hayek	...	Nurse Rosa Harper
Famke Janssen	...	Miss Elizabeth Burke
Piper Laurie	...	Mrs. Karen Olson
Christopher McDonald	...	Mr. Frank Connor
Bebe Neuwirth	...	Principal Valerie Drake
Robert Patrick	...	Coach Joe Willis
Usher Raymond	...	Gabe Santora
Jon Stewart	...	Prof. Edward Furlong
Daniel von Bargen	...	Mr. John Tate
Elijah Wood	...	Casey Connor
Jon Abrahams	...	F'%# You Boy
Summer Phoenix	...	F'%# You Girl
Susan Willis	...	Mrs. Jessica Brummel
Pete Janssen	...	Eddie 'Meat' McIvey
Tina Rodriguez	...	Tattoo Girl (as Christina Rodriguez)
Danny Masterson	...	F'%# Up #1
Wiley Wiggins	...	F'%# Up #2
Harry Jay Knowles	...	Mr. Knowles (as Harry Knowles)
Donna Casey	...	Tina
Louis Black	...	Mr. Lewis
Eric Jungmann	...	Freshman #1
Chris Viteychuk	...	Freshman #2
Jim Johnston	...	P.E. Teacher
Libby Villari	...	Casey's Mom
Duane Martin	...	Officer #1
Katherine Willis	...	Officer #2
Mike Lutz	...	Hornet Mascot
Douglas Aarniokoski	...	Brun Coach (as Doug Aarniokoski)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Quin Arbeitman	...	High School Student (uncredited)
Peter Butler	...	Drayne (uncredited)
Mardi DeLong	...	Student (uncredited)
James Douglas	...	High School Student (uncredited)
Michelle Fairbanks	...	Student (uncredited)
Juan Carlos Gregg	...	Student (uncredited)
Thalia Harithas	...	Extra (uncredited)
Michael Hernandez	...	Student (uncredited)
Dannie Helen Loraine Knowles	...	Tatooed Pierced Girl #2 (uncredited)
Jarrell Jay Knowles	...	Football Fan (uncredited)
Jason May	...	Biology Student (uncredited)
Ray Melendez	...	Student (uncredited)
Rana Morrison	...	Student (uncredited)
Rick Olmos	...	Football Fan (uncredited)
Brad Schreiber	...	Hornet Football Player (uncredited)
Cassandra L. Small	...	School Office Clerk (uncredited)
Eric Vespe	...	Geek (uncredited)
Mark Edward Walters	...	Olive Vest Front Row Fan (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Rodriguez

Writing credits (WGA)
David Wechter		(story) &
Bruce Kimmel		(story)
Kevin Williamson		(screenplay)

Produced by
Elizabeth Avellan	....	producer
Bill Scott	....	line producer
Tamara Smith	....	associate producer (as Tamara Smith-Zimmerman)
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer
Robert Rodriguez	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Marco Beltrami

Cinematography by
Enrique Chediak

Film Editing by
Robert Rodriguez

Casting by
Anne McCarthy
Mary Vernieu

Production Design by
Cary White		(as Cary C.W. White)

Art Direction by
Ed Vega

Set Decoration by
Jeanette Scott

Costume Design by
Michael T. Boyd

Makeup Department
Howard Berger	....	special makeup and creature effects
Bridget Cook	....	key hair stylist
Justin Ditter	....	wig maker
Melissa Forney	....	hair stylist
Chris Hanson	....	special makeup effects artist
Robert Kurtzman	....	special makeup and creature effects
Don Malot	....	makeup artist
Kelly Nelson	....	hair stylist
Gregory Nicotero	....	special makeup and creature effects
Ermahn Ospina	....	key makeup artist
Michael A. Pearce	....	special makeup and creature effects
Alan Tuskes	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Bill Scott	....	unit production manager
Tamara Smith	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Douglas Aarniokoski	....	first assistant director
Howard Carey	....	second second assistant director
Brian O'Kelley	....	second assistant director
Brian Steward	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Dawn M. Baker	....	scenic artist
Joe Barrow	....	carpenter
Rodney Brown	....	carpenter
Jack Colmenero	....	set dresser
Caylah Eddleblute	....	assistant property master
Nanci Elfrez	....	paint laborer
John Frick	....	assistant art director
Kelley A. Hankins	....	scenic artist
Randy Huke	....	set decoration buyer
Scott Huke	....	set dresser
Douglas Jeeves	....	carpenter
Steve Joyner	....	property master
Jerry King	....	set dresser
Timothy W. Lobdell	....	carpenter
Joe McCusker	....	carpenter
Richard M. Moore	....	carpenter
Molly Murray	....	art department coordinator
Darren Patnode	....	on-set dresser
Shane Patrick	....	set dresser
Ron Perkins	....	construction foreperson
Raymond Prado	....	storyboard artist
Annilee Ballentine Ramirez	....	art department assistant
Virle S. Reid	....	property assistant
Alan R. Serotta	....	construction foreperson
Randy Severs	....	set dresser
Byron Scott Thomas	....	property assistant
Robert Trevino	....	paint foreman
David Wilt	....	construction coordinator
Gary Wimmer	....	head scenic painter

Sound Department
Phil Benson	....	supervising sound editor
Steve Boeddeker	....	sound designer
Mike Brennan	....	cable person
Kyrsten Mate Comoglio	....	sound effects editor
Tony Eckert	....	foley mixer
Teresa Eckton	....	sound effects editor
Sue Fox	....	adr editor
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Scott Guitteau	....	assistant sound designer
Tom Hartig	....	boom operator
Lora Hirschberg	....	sound re-recording mixer
David C. Hughes	....	sound effects editor (as David Hughes)
Richard Hymns	....	sound effects editor
Stephen Kearney	....	assistant sound editor
Bruce Lacey	....	co-sound supervisor
Frank 'Pepe' Merel	....	foley recordist
Cheryl Nardi	....	first assistant sound editor
Steve Nelson	....	production sound mixer
Brandon Proctor	....	machine room operator
Robert Rodriguez	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Romanko	....	sound re-recordist
Marcie Romano	....	assistant sound editor
Claire Sanfilippo	....	dialogue editor
Larry Schalit	....	adr editor
Jurgen Scharpf	....	sound mix technician
Michael Semanick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anne Slack	....	adr sound assistant
Anne Slack	....	assistant adr engineer
Steve Slanec	....	assistant sound editor
Daniel Sperry	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Dan Sperry)
Dianna Stirpe	....	dialogue editor
Dennie Thorpe	....	foley artist
Jana Vance	....	foley artist
Ronald G. Roumas	....	sound re-recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
David Brink	....	mechanical department: XFX Inc.
Evan Campbell	....	sculptor
Jason Collins	....	lab technician: KNB Effects Group
Travis Dean	....	special effects
Mike Edmonson	....	special effects foreman
Chiz Hasegawa	....	coordinator: KNB EFX Group
David Heron	....	special effects shop foreman
Scott Kodrik	....	special effects technician
Paul Le Blanc	....	mechanical department: XFX Inc.
James W. McCormick	....	special effects (as James McCormick)
John McLeod	....	special effects coordinator
Mike Reedy	....	special effects
Shawn Robinson	....	mechanical department: XFX Inc.
Robert Rodriguez	....	mechanical department: XFX Inc.
Rigney Sackley	....	mechanical department: XFX Inc.
Frank W. Tarantino	....	special effects
Wayne Toth	....	special effects makeup
Bill Zahn	....	special effects makeup

Visual Effects by
William L. Arance	....	digital effects artist
Rob Blue	....	digital artist
Marc Bourbonnais	....	3D effects artist: Hybride Technologies
Jeffrey Cappleman	....	CG animator
Jim Carbonetti	....	digital artist/compositor
Ozzie Carmona	....	digital artist
Daniel Aristoteles Collins	....	systems/operations: Rhythm & Hues
Nicolas Cotta	....	visual effects artist
Scott Coulter	....	digital artist
Gregory Creaser	....	digital timer: Pacific Title
Robert Cribbett	....	roto/paint artist
Sean C. Cunningham	....	effects supervisor: CFX
Thierry Delattre	....	digital artist
Conny Fauser	....	compositing supervisor
Vince Filippone	....	assistant visual effects editor
Vincent Filippone	....	visual effects editor
Nickson Fong	....	color and lighting technical director
Nathalie Gonthier	....	roto/paint artist: SPI
Abra Grupp	....	digital compositor
John Hart	....	technical director (as John Hart)
Matt Hullum	....	visual effects coordinator
Taka Ikari	....	visual effects production assistant
Brian Jennings	....	visual effects supervisor
John Joyce	....	lead model maker: Cinema Production Services
Michael Joyce	....	model shop supervisor: Cinema Production Services
Joseph Kasparian	....	digital textures
Joseph Kasparian	....	lighting artist
Marc Kolbe	....	visual effects executive producer: CFX
François Lambert	....	digital compositor: Hybride
Tom Lamb	....	digital artist
Kim Lavery	....	in house visual effects producer
Jennifer Law-Stump	....	digital effects artist: Pacific Title/Mirage
Charles Marchand	....	Flame artist
Charles Marchand	....	digital compositor
Sébastien Moreau	....	Inferno compositor: Hybride
Craig A. Mumma	....	digital effects producer: CFX
Greg Nelson	....	digital artist
Abby Gail Palanker	....	visual effects coordinator
Rocco Passionino	....	digital artist
Cristin Pescosolido	....	digital compositor
Brennan Prevatt	....	digital compositor
Kosta Saric	....	visual effects editor: CFX
Nelson Sepulveda	....	compositing supervisor: CFX
Frederic Soumagnas	....	lead lighting artist
James Stewart	....	digital artist
Martin Talbot	....	3D-tracker
Marty Taylor	....	Inferno artist: Digiscope
James D. Tittle	....	digital effects coordinator: CFX
Jeff Wells	....	digital effects artist: Pacific Title/Mirage
Steffen M. Wild	....	digital effects supervisor: CFX
Yanick Wilisky	....	3D character animator
Jeffrey Willerth	....	visual effects coordinator: Miramax
Eugene Jeong	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Jeryd Pojawa	....	modelmaker: Cinema Production Services, Inc. (uncredited)
Mark Ross-Sullivan	....	modelmaker: Cinema Production Services, Inc. (uncredited)
Denise Shurtleff	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Ken Swenson	....	modelmaker: Cinema Production Services, Inc. (uncredited)

Stunts
Sandy Berumen	....	stunts
Bob Brown	....	stunt coordinator
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunts
Jennifer Caputo	....	stunts
Paul Eliopoulos	....	stunts
Jon H. Epstein	....	stunts
Tabby Hanson	....	stunts
Dustin Meier	....	stunts
Theresa Pink	....	stunts
Shawn Robinson	....	stunts
Jeff Schwan	....	stunt driver
Myke Schwartz	....	stunt double
Myke Schwartz	....	stunts
Tierre Turner	....	stunts
Eileen Weisinger	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Buzzy Burwell	....	rigging gaffer
Matt Fliehler	....	rigging grip
Kory Funk	....	company electrician
Edison Jackson	....	company electrician
Tom Kalbfleisch	....	rigging grip
Paul Kloss	....	company electrician
Kurt Kornemann	....	company grip
Paul T. LeBlanc	....	video assistant
Jon H. Lewis	....	gaffer
Jimmy Lindsey	....	first assistant camera
David McGill	....	Steadicam operator
Raul 'Bull' Mellow	....	company electrician
Danny Navarette	....	rigging best boy electric
Mary C. Nelson	....	company grip
Michael Palmer	....	company electrician
Donis Rhoden	....	best boy grip
Matt Richardson	....	company grip
Marcel Rodriguez	....	camera production assistant
Robert Rodriguez	....	camera operator
Peter D. Roome	....	additional first assistant camera
Rigney Sackley	....	camera loader
Mike Sheeren	....	dolly grip
Ferrell A. Shinnick	....	key grip
Peter Simonite	....	first assistant camera
Kevin Sims	....	company electrician
Rico Torres	....	still photographer
Tim Travis	....	rigging electrician
Joseph Vasquez	....	company grip
Mark Kubiak	....	company grip (uncredited)

Animation Department
Benedikt Niemann	....	animator
David Wainstain	....	animator

Casting Department
Kelly Bogdan	....	extras casting assistant
Jo Edna Boldin	....	casting: Texas
Carrie Campbell	....	casting associate
Vicki Dempsey	....	extras casting assistant
Dara Gray	....	extras casting
Freddy Luis	....	casting associate
Alan Joseph Ortanez	....	casting assistant
Rachael Erwin	....	casting intern (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marcia Evers	....	costume shop supervisor
Mike Lutz	....	costumer
Stanley Moore	....	costume supervisor
Will James Moore	....	costumer
Leeann Radeka	....	costumer
Yvonne Wilburn	....	key set costumer

Editorial Department
Joaquin Gonzalo Avellán	....	assistant editor
Allison Baker	....	post-production assistant
Michael Brandt	....	assistant editor: avid
David Feldman	....	assistant editor
Scott Fox	....	telecine colorist
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Alex Hepburn	....	assistant editor: avid
Cynthia Morris	....	assistant editor
Tommy Nix	....	apprentice editor
David Orr	....	color timer
Elaine K. Thompson	....	post-production coordinator
Ed Stabile	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Bill Abbott	....	music editor
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Pete Anthony	....	orchestrator
Marco Beltrami	....	conductor
William Boston	....	orchestrator (as Bill Boston)
Linda Cohen	....	music coordinator
Wade Culbreath	....	musician: percussion soloist
Robert Elhai	....	orchestrator (as Bob Elhai)
Gregg Bryan Goldman	....	music business affairs
Gary A. Hecker	....	creature vocals (as Gary Hecker)
Dennis James	....	musician: glassworks
Jon Kull	....	orchestrator
John Kurlander	....	score mixer
Bob Levy	....	score recordist
Kevin Manthei	....	orchestrator
Jill Meyers	....	music business affairs
Denise Okimoto	....	assistant music editor
Jay B. Richardson	....	music editor
Randy Spendlove	....	executive soundtrack producer
Alex Steyermark	....	music supervisor
Kevin Manthei	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz	....	music editor: temp music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Ronnie D. Chambers	....	transportation captain
Cecil D. Evans	....	transportation coordinator
Jack Prince	....	driver

Other crew
Mike Allred	....	logo designer: Hornet logo
Allison Baker	....	office production assistant
Maida Barbour	....	researcher clearence
Mateo Barnstone	....	assistant location manager
Lisa D. Carey	....	payroll accountant
Amy Carr	....	accounting clerk
Anne Carr	....	key construction medic
Gino Crognale	....	puppeteer
Kris DeForest	....	assistant: Mr. Rodriguez and Ms. Avellan
Leigh French	....	adr loop group
Robbie Friedmann	....	assistant location manager
Haden Garrett	....	production secretary
Theodore Haines	....	puppeteer
Darlene Kegan	....	voice-over
Louis Kiss	....	puppeteer
W. Alex Korp	....	production assistant
Melody Lloyd	....	first aid
Brandon Lott	....	set production assistant
Lynn Marcus	....	legal services
Jake McKinnon	....	puppeteer
Brian Montgomery	....	production assistant
Rana Morrison	....	location assistance
Peggy Mulloy	....	unit publicist
Gregory Nicotero	....	puppeteer
John K. Patterson	....	location assistant
Scott Patton	....	puppeteer
Janet Place	....	second assistant accountant
Lou Ann Quast	....	script supervisor
Timothy Ralston	....	puppeteer
J. Max Ruschak	....	first assistant accountant
Daniel Salas-Porras	....	assistant production coordinator
Buck Sanders	....	guitar wrangler
Kathi Scharer	....	production accountant
Shannon Shea	....	puppeteer
John Sloss	....	legal services
Cynthia Streit	....	production coordinator
David Svec	....	studio teacher
Raigen Thornton	....	set medic
Wayne Toth	....	puppeteer
Katie Tull	....	production assistant
Venus Ventura	....	assistant: Elizabeth Avellan
Henrik von Ryzin	....	puppeteer
Eric A. Williams	....	location manager
Bernie Wrightson	....	creature design

Production Companies

• Dimension Films
• Los Hooligans Productions

Distributors

• Bac Films (France)
• Buena Vista International (Argentina)
• Dimension Films
• Filmes Castello Lopes (Portugal)
• Gativideo (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (Germany)
• Laurenfilm (Spain)
• Miramax Films
• New Films International
• RCV Film Distribution (Belgium)
• RCV Film Distribution (Luxembourg)
• RCV Film Distribution (Netherlands)
• Spentzos Films (Greece)

Special Effects

• Centropolis Effects (computer graphics and digital compositing)
• Cinema Production Services (miniatures)
• Digiscope (digital visual effects)
• Hybride Technologies (visual effects)
• K.N.B. Effects Group (special make-up and creature effects)
• Rhythm and Hues
• Threshold Digital Research Labs (computer graphics)
• XFX Images

Other Companies

• Axium Payroll Services  payroll services
• Columbia Records  soundtrack
• D.E.S.  digital telecine
• Digital Sound and Picture  adr services
• Location Caterers  catering
• New Deal  craft service
• Pacific Title/Mirage  scanning and recording services
• Pacific Title/Mirage  titles and opticals
• Skywalker Sound  post-production sound services
• Skywalker Sound  score recording and mixing
• Sloss Law Office  production legal
• Third Coast Extras Casting  extras casting

Also Known As:

Feelers (USA) (working title)
Untitled Kevin Williamson/Robert Rodriguez Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore, strong language, drug use and some nudity.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Philippines:R-18 | Italy:VM14 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 DVD version | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #36445) | Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

When Casey nurses his wounds in the bathroom at the beginning of the movie, graffiti above his head reads, "Tito and Tarantula." This is the band of Tito Larriva, who has composed music and acted in director Robert Rodriguez's other movies, Desperado (1995) and From Dusk Till Dawn (1996).

Goofs:

Continuity: The amount of blood on the floor in between shots after the alien trips Stokely.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Coach Willis: You got to pick up the line. God damn it! Get off the fucking field you limp ass blow jobs!

Movie Connections:

References Schindler's List (1993)

Soundtrack:

THE KIDS AREN'T ALRIGHT

Eminently rentable.

Any movie where Jon Stewart is stabbed in the eye with a vial containing hallucinogens -- and then subsequently melts into a puddle of white goo -- has got something going for it. The Faculty happens to have this and more, with the "more" including a sharp young cast, a semi-clever script by Kevin Williamson, and an array of well-deployed special effects. Thankfully,the film understands that it is a pastiche of earlier, better movies like "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and "The Thing," so it spends its time wisely, moving the narrative along quickly and referencing its predecessors whenever possible. The camp value of the supporting cast (Salma Hayek, Robert Patrick, and the great Piper Laure) is considerable, and there are some great deadpan moments, as when the identity of the evil alien leader is finally revealed. Robert Rodriguez is a good and intelligent filmmaker, and while it's likely that the audience for this film won't appreciate some of the nuances, it's silly and insubstantial enough that most anyone will like it. Not scary by any means, but useful as a jumping-off point for younger horror fans and probably the last decent script Kevin Williamson will pen post-"Scream." I don't usually do number ratings, but I'm thinking 7.5.