School of Rock

Director: Richard Linklater

2003, 109min., PG-13

Cast: Jack Black, Mike White,Joan Cusack

 

For one blazing night, Rock and Roll will never die, and never lose the power to inspire rebellion, freedom and always, very cool clothes! As a struggling guitar hero still believing the dream, Jack Black gets a gig as a substitute teacher at a prep school. To make it interesting, he challenges the well-behaved prep school kids to let loose and unleash their inner High Voltage anarchy. Neither the ensuing chaos or the disapproval of an uptight principal (Joan Cusack) can take away the kids’ pure joy of making music and telling adults to “Step Off!” Director Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused, Slacker, Boyhood) has a gift for getting into the heads of young people, and School of Rock explodes with its incredible ensemble cast including Sarah Silverman and Miranda Cosgrove, and a no-fillers soundtrack with songs by AC/DC, David Bowie, The Ramones, Metallica, Black Sabbath, The Clash and more!

“You’ll think about it, weeks after seeing it, with a dopey grin on your face.” – Moira Mac Donald, Seattle Times. A Midnight Movies screenin