Dewey Finn, a struggling musician, is kicked out of his band. To make money, he poses as a substitute teacher at a prep school and turns his fifth-grade class into a rock band to enter a upcoming Battle of the Bands competition. He teaches the students about rock history and helps them develop their musical talents. However, his real identity is discovered and he is fired from his teaching job. In the end, though the students' band loses the competition, Dewey continues coaching the band at a newly opened after-school program.

1. The School of Rock (2003)
The School of Rock (2003)...............................................................1
Description.......................................................................................2
Plot ...................................................................................................3
Cast:................................................................................................10
Director: .........................................................................................17
Producer:........................................................................................17
Screenwriter:..................................................................................18
Composer:......................................................................................18

2. Description
School of Rock, also called The School of Rock, is a 2003 American
musical comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, written by
Mike White, and starring Jack Black. The main plot centers around
hard rock singer and guitarist, Dewey Finn (portrayed by Black),
who is unanimously kicked out of his band and subsequently
disguises himself as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep
school and forms a band of fifth-grade students to win the
upcoming Battle of the Bands so he can pay his rent for his
apartment.

3. Plot
Dewey Finn, a hard rock singer and guitarist, is unanimously
kicked out of his band No Vacancy by his bandmates for his
arrogance and frequent hyperactive stage antics. His submissive
roommate and lifelong friend Ned Schneebly (writer Mike White),
a substitute teacher, is pressured by his girlfriend Patty Di Marco
(Sarah Silverman) to evict Dewey unless he "gets a real job" and
pay off his growing rent debt, which he only promises to do out of
sympathy to Ned because of his fear of never getting another
girlfriend. Dewey feels forced to give up his passion until he
receives a phone call intended for Ned from Rosalie Mullins (Joan
Cusack), principal of Horace Green, a prestigious prep school in

4. Woodbury, New York, asking Ned to fill in for a teacher who would
be out for several weeks due to a broken leg. Desperate for
income to avoid getting evicted, Dewey pretends to be Ned and
takes the job as a substitute teacher for the fifth-grade class.
Dewey has no real idea how to carry out his role as a teacher, and
instead simply gives his students constant free time. However,
when he overhears his pupils playing in music class he realizes
that the children of his class are musically talented. 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, which will serve as a vehicle to
stardom, ultimately to win the upcoming Battle of the Bands,

5. where he is out to avenge his eviction from his old band and win
the $20,000 prize. After realizing that the kids are mostly
interested in pop and rap 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. Many rock legends are
featured in classic photos and footage during a montage scene,
including Led Zeppelin, The Ramones, Jimi Hendrix, Iggy Pop, Pete
Townshend, Angus Young, The Clash, Keith Moon and Buddy Rich.
Dewey narrowly escapes detection when Ms. Mullins decides to
attend one of his class's lessons to check on their progress, forcing
him to actually teach the official course material. Dewey attempts
to revive any old love for rock he finds in her, having found out

6. that she likes Stevie Nicks and playing her song "Edge of
Seventeen" on a jukebox. The two develop a close friendship after
this. Meanwhile, the class 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. With Summer's help,
Dewey persuades the Battle's managers by lying that the students
are all terminally ill with "stick-it-to-da-man-ni-osis",a fictional
rare blood disease, and out of compassion, they allow the
students to perform in the Battle of the Bands. However, later
that day, Dewey (who had requested on multiple occasions that
he be paid in cash) is exposed when Ned receives a paycheck from
Horace Green in the mail, knowing he has never worked there.

7. During the parent-teacher night later on, Dewey meets the
students' parents, who initially seem very suspicious of his ability
to teach their children. Dewey succeeds in convincing them that
he is a competent teacher, but Ned appears and confronts Dewey
(due almost entirely to his girlfriend's persuasion). His real identity
is revealed, and he is fired from the school. Considering himself a
failure, he falls into depression, only recovering when the
students, on their way to the Battle of the Bands via school bus,
plead with him to join them. Realizing what has happened, Ned
finally stands up to his girlfriend and leaves her to watch the
concert. At the competition, the band plays "School of Rock", a
song written by their lead guitarist Zack Mooneyham, instead of

8. Dewey's "The Legend of The Rent". Despite the strong reception
from the audience (including Ms Mullins and the students'
parents, who thought Dewey abducted the kids), the class loses to
Dewey's ex-band No Vacancy, but accept their defeat. The crowd
becomes angered by No Vacancy's victory and call for School of
Rock to come back on stage. The band goes for an encore, playing
"It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" by AC/DC
with an altered ending. During the closing credits, Summer is seen
arguing a deal over her cell phone as she enters the "School of
Rock", a newly opened after-school program where Dewey
continues to coach the band and Ned teaches the younger ones,

9. and the credits roll as the band sings "The movie is over, but we're
still on screen," breaking the fourth wall.

10. Cast:
* Jack Black,
* Joan Cusack,
* Frank Whaley,
* Miranda Cosgrove,
* Mike White,
* Sarah Silverman,
* Nicky Katt,

11. * Amy Sedaris,
* Kevin Alexander Clark,
* Brian Falduto,
* Suzzanne Douglas,
* Robert Tsai,
* Heather Goldenhersh,
* Wally Dunn,
* Caitlin Hale,
* Chris Stack,
* Tim Hopper,

12. * MacIntyre Dixon,
* Kate McGregor-Stewart,
* Rebecca Brown,
* Mandy Siegfried,
* Cole Hawkins,
* Joey Gaydos Jr.,
* Carlos Velazquez,
* Aleisha Allen,
* Lee Wilkof,
* Ian O'Malley,

13. * Timothy 'Speed' Levitch,
* Kimberly Grigsby,
* Crash Cortez,
* Adam Pascal,
* Johnny Sullivan,
* Joanna Adler,
* Angelo Massagli,
* Jaclyn Neidenthal,
* Lauren Adler,
* James Hosey,

14. * John Highsmith,
* Michael Dominguez-Rudolph,
* Carlos J. Da Silva,
* Marty Murphy,
* Karen Nazarov,
* Leanne Cabrera,
* Kelly Anne Burns,
* Lucas Papaelias,
* Kyle Meaney,
* Ambi Daniel,

15. * Jordan-Claire Green,
* Scott Graham,
* Elisa Pugliese,
* Kim Brockington,
* Mike Clemente,
* Ryan O'Connor,
* Chris Line,
* Eron Otcasek,
* Zachary Infante,
* Sharon Washington,

16. * Lucas Babin,
* Mateo Moreno,
* Barry Shurchin,
* Maryam Hassan,
* Angus Young,
* Catherine A. Callahan,
* Scott Skversky,
* Veronica Afflerbach,
* Riley G. Matthews Jr.,
* Joe Wachowski,

17. * Robert Lin
Director:
* Richard Linklater
Producer:
* Scott Rudin,

18. * Scott Aversano
Screenwriter:
* Mike White
Composer:
* Craig Wedren