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Overview

User Rating:
7.3/10   57,501 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Mike White (written by)
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Release Date:
3 October 2003 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Take Notes. more
Plot:
A wannabe rock star in need of cash poses as a substitute teacher at a prep school, and tries to turn his class into a rock band. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 11 nominations more
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(81 articles)
Voicing Celebrity Concerns
 (From IFC. 20 November 2009, 10:41 AM, PST)

Mike White Chronicling The Real-Bearded Santa War
 (From Cinema Blend. 20 November 2009, 7:46 AM, PST)

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Maybe it's not intelligent - but it's funny and it rocks! more (439 total)

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Also Known As:
School of Rock (Germany) (UK) (DVD box title) (USA) (promotional title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some rude humor and drug references.
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108 min
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Stunt men were used to catch Jack Black at the end for the stage dive (just in case). more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: During one of the scenes when the band is practicing Zack's song, there is a shot where Freddy is seen sitting on the stool doing nothing, but the drum line is still being played. more
Quotes:
Dewey Finn: You, Freddy, what do you like to do?
Freddy: I dunno.
[pause]
Freddy: Burn stuff?
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Referenced in The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV) more
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Who is the hot guy from No Vacancy that hit on Joan Cusak?
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87 out of 103 people found the following comment useful.
Maybe it's not intelligent - but it's funny and it rocks!, 10 October 2003
Author: Wizard-8 from Victoria, BC

Glancing at what other people have written about this movie, it seems that these individuals are taking this film a bit too seriously. Worrying about the "messages" this movie is delivering? Come on, there is no way that the con that Jack Black's character pulls off could ever get far in the real world! I don't think any sane person watching this movie would take this seriously. This is a comedy, for crying out loud, made to make us laugh!

I thought Black was fine in this movie. Sure, maybe his character is a little one-note with his proclamations of "rock on" and "stick it to the man", but Black somehow manages to do it over and over without being boring. He's unbelievably energetic AND versatile, delivering these same things in different ways each time that prevent the movie from getting into a rut. I think it's safe to say that only Black himself could have made this role work so well.

There is plenty of humor and great music. Even my senior citizen parents kept laughing, and told me after it was over that they enjoyed the rock soundtrack as well. It's a great movie for the whole family. Why was this rated PG-13? Sure, there are some references to stuff like alcohol and groupies, but they are not emphasized at all in their brief passing - and your kids will already have seen these kind of things treated much worse elsewhere! In fact, here in British Columbia, the ratings board gave it a "G" rating.

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