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School of rock - Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, Richard Linklater

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In School of rock, Dewey Finn (Jack Black) is a die-hard rock guitarist who is down and out, in need of rent money and wallowing in his apartment strewn with take-away containers.

Picking up a phone call intended for his flatmate Ned (Mike White), Dewey impulsively accepts a job as a substitute teacher at the prestigious Horace Green Elementary School. There, by-the-book Principal Mullins (Joan Cusack) watches his every move like a hawk. But while Dewey might not have a clue how to teach, he does know how to inspire confidence in his young pupils. And when he accidentally overhears them performing in an orchestra class, he decides to mould these young musical prodigies into a high-voltage rock group. His lesson: to lead the kids on to victory in the local Battle of the Bands competition.

Persons of interest

Jack Black .... Dewey Finn
Mike White .... Ned
Joan Cusack .... Principal Mullins
Sarah Silverman .... Patty
Kevin Alexander Clark .... Freddy Jones
Miranda Cosgrove .... Summer Hathaway
Joanna Adler .... Summer's Mother
Joey Gaydos .... Zack
Cole Hawkins .... Leonard
Mike White .... Screenwriter
Richard Linklater .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

School of rock official movie site
School of rock QuickTime movie trailers
Awards and film festivals:

MTV Movie Awards 2004: Won: Best comedic performance (Jack Black); Nominated: Best on-screen team (Jack Black and the "Band")

Studios and distributors:

Paramount Pictures

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

I thought that School of rock would be one of those horrendous Hollywood "loser-who-never-grew-up meets kids-who-grew-up-too-soon and they all learn the true-meaning-of-Christmas" flicks, with rock music in lieu of Christmas carols. I wasn't far wrong but it's still pretty funny.