Synopsis
School of Rock (The School of Rock) (2003) After being kicked out of his rock band, guitarist slacker Dewey Finn faces a mountain of debts and depression. He shares an apartment with his best friend, Ned Schneebly, an old band member who is now a substitute teacher. Dewey accepts a job as a substitute teacher at a snobbish private elementary school where his attitude and hijinks have a powerful result on his students. He learns they are talented young musicians, and he decides to form a rock band with them to win the $10,000 prize money in a local band contest. Once Dewey wins a competition called "Battle of the Bands", the prize money would solve his financial problems and put him back in the rock music spotlight. ??Steve Shedloski

Awards: 8 wins & 23 nominations
Budget: $35,000,000 (estimated)
Worldwide Gross: $131,095,990
Soundtrack: Fight (Written by Warren Fitzgerald and Mike White)


Richard Linklater
Jack Black, Mike White, Joan Cusack
2003-10-03 (United States, Germany)
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