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School of Rock

School of Rock official movie poster
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
Cinematography Rogier Stoffers
Editing by Sandra Adair
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) October 3, 2003
Running time 104 min. Richard Stuart Linklater (born July 30, 1960) is an Academy Award -nominated American Film director and Screenwriter Scott Aversano, b 1970 was educated at The Lawrenceville School (Diploma 1987 Brown University (A Scott Rudin (born July 14, 1958) is an Academy Award -winning American Film producer and a Tony Award -winning Thomas Jack Black Jr (born August 28 1969 is an American Actor, Comedian and Musician. Joan Mary Cusack (born October 11, 1962) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress and Comedian. Sarah Kate Silverman (born December 1 1970 is an Emmy -winning American Comedian, Writer, Singer, Guitarist, and Thomas Jack Black Jr (born August 28 1969 is an American Actor, Comedian and Musician. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Country United States
Language English
Budget $35,000,000
($USD, estimated) [1]
Gross revenue $131,282,949 (worldwide)
Official website
IMDb profile

School of Rock is a 2003 American comedy film from Paramount Pictures, starring Jack Black. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return United States cinema has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century Comedy film is a genre of Film in which the main emphasis is on humor. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Thomas Jack Black Jr (born August 28 1969 is an American Actor, Comedian and Musician. The film was written specifically for Black by Mike White and directed by Richard Linklater. Richard Stuart Linklater (born July 30, 1960) is an Academy Award -nominated American Film director and Screenwriter Its tagline, "We Don't Need No Education" comes from the Pink Floyd song Another Brick in the Wall. A tagline is a variant of a branding slogan typically used in Marketing materials and Advertising. Pink Floyd are " Another Brick in the Wall " is the title of three songs set to variations of the same basic theme on Pink Floyd 's 1979 Concept album, The film was very well-received by critics, gaining a 91% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. [2] It was number 98 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies". Bravo is a Cable television network owned by NBC Universal. It is currently seen in more than 80 million homes and was the first service dedicated to film drama [3]

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Plot

Dewey Finn (Jack Black), a flamboyant and hyperactive heavy metal/ singer and guitarist, is kicked out of his band "No Vacancy" by the rest of the members for his arrogance and frequent stage antics, which had just caused them to be thrown out of the club they were performing at the previous night. Thomas Jack Black Jr (born August 28 1969 is an American Actor, Comedian and Musician. A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres His roommate Ned Schneebly (Mike White), a former rock musician who had left his past behind and became a substitute teacher, threatens Dewey with eviction under heavy pressure from Ned's overbearing girlfriend Patty Di Marco (Sarah Silverman) unless Dewey "gets a real job" and pays his rent debt of $2,200. Sarah Kate Silverman (born December 1 1970 is an Emmy -winning American Comedian, Writer, Singer, Guitarist, and 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?"). Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso (October 25 1881 &ndash April 8 1973 Dewey feels forced to give up his passion until he intercepts a phone call to Ned from the principal, Rosalie Mullins, (Joan Cusack) of Horace Green Elementary, a highly prestigious prep school, asking Ned to fill in for a teacher who had been in an accident and would be out for several weeks. Joan Mary Cusack (born October 11, 1962) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress and Comedian. A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school (usually abbreviated to preparatory school, college prep school, or prep school Dewey gets the idea to impersonate his roommate and take the job as a substitute teacher for the fifth-grade class.

Dewey's only goal as a teacher is to expend as little effort as possible. However, one day he overhears the kids playing in music class and realizes that some of the kids in the class have musical talent. He decides to turn his temporary job into what he tells them is a special class project, but is actually a personal one: to turn a classroom full of kids into a rock band and crew, complete with a ten-year-old manager (played by Miranda Cosgrove) which will serve as a vehicle to stardom, ultimately to win the upcoming "Battle of the Bands," where he is out to avenge his eviction from his old band. Miranda Cosgrove (born May 14, Battle of the Bands is a generic term for a contest in which many bands, usually rock/guitar bands but often from a range of different styles compete for the

After realizing that most of the kids are into pop and contemporary music, Dewey turns the school days into lessons of rock history and music playing, exposing his students to those artists he regards as rock legends. Five rock stars are featured with classic footage in the movie: Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend, Angus Young, Keith Moon and Kurt Cobain. James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock Guitarist, Singer, Angus McKinnon Young (born on 31 March 1955 is the lead guitarist songwriter and co-founder of the Australian Hard rock band AC/DC. Keith John Moon ( August 23, 1946 &ndash September 7, 1978) was the Drummer of the rock group The Who. Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20 1967 – c April 5 1994 was an American musician who served as lead singer, Guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle In addition, during a montage, the drummer, Freddy, is seen watching footage of the famous drum battle between Buddy Rich and Ed Shaughnessy. Bernard "Buddy" Rich ( September 30 1917 &ndash April 2 1987) was an American jazz drummer and Bandleader Edwin Thomas "Ed" Shaughnessy (born January 29, 1929) is a Swing music and Bebop Drummer best known for his long association

Dewey watches as his students begin to discover the power of rock music. When the principal meets with him to check on their progress, Dewey attempts to revive any old love for rock he finds in her, by finding out she likes Stevie Nicks and playing her song "Edge of Seventeen" on a jukebox. Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks (born on May 26 1948 in Phoenix Arizona) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Edge of Seventeen can refer to " Edge of Seventeen " a 1982 song originally written and performed by Stevie Nicks Edge Finally, the kids audition for the Battle of the Bands, which Dewey told them was their "school project. " They are turned back because they show up too late. Dewey persuades the Battle's managers that the students are all terminally ill, and out of compassion, they allow the students to perform in the Battle of the Bands. However, during a parent-teacher night in which he meets the students' parents, Ned appears and confronts Dewey (due almost entirely to his girlfriend's persuasion). His real identity is revealed, and he is thrown out of the school. Considering himself a failure, he falls into a funk, and pulls himself out only when the students, on their way to the contest, plead with him to join them for the Battle of the Bands.

The movie culminates in the musical playoff, where, instead of playing Dewey's "Legend of the Rent" they play "School of Rock", a song written by young band member Zack Mooneyham, the lead guitarist. The class loses the contest to Dewey's old band. But the students can accept their defeat because Dewey's "School of Rock" has increased their self-esteem, and given them an understanding that rock transcends traditional notions of success and failure (Freddy the drummer: "Rock isn't about getting an A. The Sex Pistols never won anything. The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 "). The crowd becomes angered by No Vacancy's victory and call for School of Rock to come back onstage. The band comes back onstage again and plays "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" by AC/DC, with some of the lyrics altered. " It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll " is a song by Australian Hard rock band AC/DC. This scene fades to the credits, which play over the next scene.

The last scene features Dewey and Ned's apartment being turned into a temporary 'School of Rock' after school activity, where Ned revives his rock passion in the form of a guitar tutoring program. An after-school activity is any program which invites youth to participate outside of the traditional school day The footage featuring Dewey and the kids playing "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" in the apartment was almost entirely improvised, and breaks the fourth wall as Marta (one of the vocalists) sings that "the movie is over, but we're still on screen" during her solo, and Dewey tells the audience that "it's time to go now. The fourth wall is the imaginary wall at the front of the stage in a Proscenium Theater, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play . . the people gotta come in for the next show!"

Characters

The School of Rock

Other

Parents

Title

Although a few references, including Internet Movie Database, give this film's name as The School of Rock, its posters, video cover, official website and most other references refer to it as School of Rock. Suzzanne Douglass (born April 12 1957 in Chicago Illinois) is an American film and television actress, best known for her role A making-of documentary included in the film's DVD mentions that in the script, everything was always referred to as The School of Rock, but as the movie got into production, there was a memo to change it officially to School of Rock. There was a short-lived debate about having the red title display in the movie's opening credits modified, because despite already permanently submitted to calling it School of Rock, it already had the The in the film's trailers. Linklater decided in the end to just leave it, marking the whole thing "silly. "[4]

Production

The film was sponsored by instrument manufacturers Marshall and Gibson USA. Marshall Amplification is a British company which designs and manufactures music amplifiers. The Gibson Guitar Corporation of Nashville Tennessee, USA is a manufacturer of acoustic and Electric guitars The company's most popular guitar Most of the guitars the actors use are manufactured by Gibson (including Dewey's own natural finish SG), and almost all the amplifiers in the movie are made by Marshall. The Gibson SG is a popular model of solid-bodied Electric guitar that was introduced in the early 1960s The exceptions are Katie's bass guitar, a Framus Star, a red Fender Telecaster, used by Spider, a Fender '62 Precision Bass used by Neil, visible in the opening band practice scene, and what appear to be several Fender Super Reverbs, Ampeg amplifiers used by both Neil and Katie, and a Randall amp. Framus is a German Guitar, bass, Lap steel guitars and Banjo manufacturing company that existed from 1946 until going bankrupt in The Fender Telecaster, also known as the Tele (pronounced Telly is typically a dual-pickup solid-body Electric guitar made by Fender. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation of Quincy Illinois is a manufacturer of stringed instruments such as solid-body Electric guitars including the The Fender Precision Bass (sometimes shortened to the " P Bass " is an electric bass guitar, and was the first widely-available model of the instrument Ampeg is a musical instrument amplifier manufacturer headquartered in Woodinville, Washington. In conjunction with the movie's release, Guitar Center held a contest to give away a cherry Gibson SG; the same used by Black in the movie.

All the music played by the child actors in the film was performed by the children. Jack Black admitted that he was still learning how to play the electric guitar and claims that the kids in the film were much better than he was. However, he said he loves doing solo parts and plays the acoustic guitar more than he does electric.

The movie was filmed in Staten Island, New Jersey and Toronto. Staten Island (ˌstætənˈaɪlənd is a borough of New York City situated primarily on the island of the same name New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario

Awards and nominations

The film was nominated for several awards, including a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor - Comedy or Musical, and won Black an MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The 2004 MTV Movie Awards was hosted by Lindsay Lohan and featured performances by Beastie Boys, D12, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Possible Sequel

On May 23, 2008, Jack Black revealed a sequel might be in the works: "I'd really like to do it, the last one was great. We are seriously thinking about it, there's already a script. In a few weeks we have to decide if we go through with the project or not. "

Black didn't confirm whether or not director Richard Linklater and screenwriter Mike White would return for the second movie. Richard Stuart Linklater (born July 30, 1960) is an Academy Award -nominated American Film director and Screenwriter [5]

Soundtrack

Main article: School of Rock (soundtrack album)

School of Rock is one of few films to feature a Led Zeppelin song. School of Rock is the Soundtrack album of the film of the same title starring Jack Black. Led Zeppelin were Led Zeppelin is known for not licensing their music, and knowing this, Richard Linklater filmed a plea by actor Jack Black in front of 1,000 screaming fans, imploring the band to let the film production use the "Immigrant Song" in the movie. " Immigrant Song " is the opening track on English rock band Led Zeppelin's third album, Led Zeppelin III The plea worked and the filmed request is included on the DVD.

References

  1. ^ Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on June 26, 2007. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  2. ^ www.rottentomatoes.com/m/school_of_rock/. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans.
  3. ^ boards.boston.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?nav=messages&tsn=1&tid=231&webtag=bc-movies. Retrieved on 2007-05-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned
  4. ^ www.dvdmg.com/schoolofrock.shtml. Retrieved on 2007-05-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned
  5. ^ Jack Black revisiting 'School Of Rock'?

See also

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Preceded by
The Rundown		 Box office number-one films of 2003 (USA)
October 5, 2003		 Succeeded by
Kill Bill Volume 1
The Langley Schools Music Project is a collection of children's chorus recordings made from 1976-77 by Canadian music teacher Hans Fenger in a school Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. The Rundown (also known as Welcome to the Jungle) is a 2003 Action comedy film starring The Rock and Sean William This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend Box office in the United States during 2003. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Kill Bill is the fourth film by Writer - director Quentin Tarantino.
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