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Plot, Cast, Trivia and Quotes

On this page I will bore you with: The plot, cast, trivia and quotes from "School of Rock"...Enjoy

Plot:

Down and out rock star Dewey Finn (Black) gets fired from his band, and he faces a mountain of debts and depression. Despritally, Dewey accepts a job as substitute teacher at Horace Green, an up-tight prepetory school of elementary students, even though that job was supposed to be for his best friend and roommate, Ned Schnnebly...Going under the name, Ned Schneebly, Dewey starts to sub at Horace Green where his attitude and hijinx have a powerful effect on his students. He also meets Zack, a 10-year-old guitar prodigy, who could help Dewey win a "battle of the bands" competition, which would solve his financial problems and put him back in the spotlight. Along with: Bassist: Katie; Drummer: Freddy; Pianist: Lawrence; and three back-up singers: Alicia, Marta and Tomika, a Aretha Franklin like vocalist.

Cast:

Jack Black....Dewey Finn/Mr. S

Joan Cusack....Rosalie Mullins

Mike White....Ned Schneebly

Sarah Silverman....Patty DeMarco

Kevin Alexander Clark....Freddy Jones

Miranda Cosgrove....Summer Hathaway

Zack Mooneyham....Joey Gaydos Jr.

Rebecca Brown....Katie

Robert Tsai....Lawrence

Maryam Hassen....Tomika

Caitlin Hale....Marta

Aleisha Allen....Alicia

Veronica Afflerback....Eleni

Jordan-Claire Green....Michelle

Angelo Massagli....Frankie

Cole Hawkins....Leonard

Brian Falduto....Billy

James Hosey....Marco

Zachary Infante....Gordon

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Trivia:

~~All the kids in the movie play their own instruments.

~~As Dewey heads into the Battle of The Bands contest towards the end of the film he walks through a corridor and past two musicians wearing shades, leaning against a wall. The two are members of The Mooney Suzuki, the band who provide extra instrumentation on the soundtrack

~~Stunt men were used to catch Jack Black at the end for the stage dive (just in case).
~~Stephen Frears was originally approached to direct.

~~Writer Mike White is actually not a fan of classic rock. The basis of the movie is actually used so Jack Black could perform his own favorite music

~~The idea for the movie came when writer Mike White moved into an apartment next to Jack Black. White would often find Jack Black running naked through the halls or blasting much of the music featured in the movie at full volume.

~~The script originally called for Jack Black and Joan Cusack's characters to fall in love following their outing to the bar.
~~The characters of Freddy Jones and Katie were originally suppose to develop a relationship

~~All parents' cars are Volvos.
~~Dewey's guitar is a Gibson SG Standard.
~~The finger point and nod that Jack Black teaches Zack is actually a move that Angus Young of AC/DC performs in concerts.
~~The rock band Led Zeppelin are notoriously hesitant to allow their music to be licensed for commercial purposes. Knowing this, Richard Linklater filmed a plea by actor Jack Black in front of 1,000 screaming fans, imploring the band to let the production use the "Immigrant Song" in the movie. The plea worked and the filmed request is included on the DVD.
~~The original screenplay was called "The School of Rock", and it was later shortened to "School of Rock". However, the opening credits had already been designed and partially shown in theaters with the word "The" in the title. Director Linklater decided not to digitally remove the extra word from the credits, but all VHS and DVD copies of the movie carry the title "School of Rock" only.

~~Early in filming, an insecure Robert Tsai approached director Linklater and tried to talk him out of letting him be in the film because he felt he wasn't right for the part. Linklater responded that it was his very insecurity that made him exactly right for the part, and kept him in.
~~The riff of the Darkness song "Black Shuck" is used in the film, but "Growing On Me" appears on the soundtrack. This is because Black Shuck contains the line "Black Shuck, that dog don't give a f***" repeatedly.

~~In the film, when the "groupies" approach Dewey at his desk to unveil the band's name they find him crooning a strange song and strumming his guitar. The song he is singing is the theme to the little known internet comedy series "COMPUTERMAN," starring Jack Black.

Memorable Quotes:

~~Dewey Finn: Your kids have all really touched me, and I'm pretty sure that I've touched them.

~~Dewey Finn: Now raise your goblet of rock. It's a toast to those who rock!

~~Dewey Finn: I pledge allegiance... to the band... of Mr. Schneebly... and will not fight him... for creative control... and will defer to him on all issues related to the musical direction of the band.

~~Dewey Finn: You, Freddy. What do you like to do?

Freddy: I don't know

(Pauses)

Freddy: Burn Stuff?

~~[Talking about what they hate]
Billy: You

Dewey Finn: No, Billy. We've already told me off

Billy: You're tacky and I hate you

Dewey Finn: You see me after class

~~Dewey Finn: Ok, here's the deal. I have a hangover. Who knows what that means?

Frankie: Doesn't that mean you're drunk?

Dewey Finn: No, It means I was drunk yesterday

Freddy: It means you're an alcoholic

Dewey Finn: Wrong

Freddy: You wouldn't come to work with a hangover unless you were an alcoholic. Dude, you got a disease!

Dewey Finn: Hmmm...What's your name?

Freddy: Freddy Jones

Dewey Finn: Ok, Freddy Jones. Shut up!

~~Miss Mullins: Sorry to interrupt, Mrs. Lemmons said that she heard music coming from the classroom.
Dewey Finn: Music? Um, no I didn't hear any music did you kids? Uh oh, it looks like Mrs. Lemmons is on crack, right kids?

~~Freddy: Are we going to be goofing off like this everyday?

Dewey Finn: We're not goofing off. We're creating musical fusion

Freddy: Then are we going to be making musical fusion everyday?

Dewey Finn: Yes

[Freddy walks off happily]

~~Dewey Finn: In the words of AC/DC: We roll tonight... to the guitar bite... and for those about to rock... I salute you.

~~Michelle: Mr. S? We came up with some names for the band

Dewey: All right, hit me

Eleni: The bumblebees?

Dewey: No, it's too sissy

Eleni: The Koala Bears?

Dewey: No, what are you talking about? It's too sissy

[Dewey sees Miss Mullins]

Dewey: Hey, Miss Mullins

Michelle: How about, Pig Rectum?

[Dewey makes weird noise]

Miss Mullins: Michelle!

Dewey: It's a science project

~~Dewey: God of Rock, thank you for this chance to kick ass. We are your humble servants. Please give us the power to blow people's minds with our high voltage rock. In your name we pray, Amen.

~~Dewey: [raising his first three fingers] Read between the lines, Theo..Read between the lines!

~~Freddy: Come on man, we're on a mission. One great rock show can change the world... look out the window...

Dewey: [seeing bus and students] No way! That's so punk rock.

~~Billy: You're gonna talk to me about style? You can't even dress yourself... look at that bow tie.

Dewey: Don't you be talkin' about my bow tie.

~~Dewey: Give up, just quit, because in this life, you can't win. Yeah, you can try, but in the end you're just gonna lose, big time, because the world is run by the Man. The Man, oh, you don't know the man. He's everywhere... in the Whitehouse... down the hall -Ms. Mullens, she's the man. And the Man ruined the ozone, he's burning down the Amazon, and he kidnapped Shamu and put her in a chlorine tank! And there used to be a way to stick it to the Man. It was called Rock and Roll, but guess what, oh no, the man ruined that, too, with a little thing called MTV! So don't waste your time trying to make anything cool or pure or awesome cause the man is just gonna call you a fat washed up loser and crush your soul. So do yourselves a favor and just GIVE UP!

~~Dewey: Sell my guitars? Would you tell Piccasso to sell his guitars?

~~Dewey: [improvising some educational sing-song] Math is a wonderful thing. Math is a really cool thing. So get off your ath, let's do some math. Math, math, math, math, math. Three minus four is?

Summer: Negative one

Dewey: That's right. And six times a billion is?

Marco: Six billion?

Dewey: Nailed it. And fifty-four is forty-five more than what is the answer, Marta?

Marta: Nine

Dewey: No, it's eight

Marta: [Singing] No, it's nine

Dewey: You're right I was testing you... it's nine. And that's a magic number.

~~Dewey: Those that can't do, teach, and those that can't teach... teach gym.

~~Dewey: Does anyone have the guts to tell me off. huh?

Freddy: Shut the hell up, Schneebly

~~Dewey: You don't have to worry about me because I'm a hard-ass. And if a kid gets out of line, I got no problem smacking them in the head.

~~Dewey: Dude, I service society by rocking, O.K.?

~~Lawrence: You're a fat loser and you have body oder

~~Dewey: Look at them...They're all terminal

Battle of the Bands director: Geez..What have they all got?

Dewey: Those kids are infected with a very rare disease. It's called, "Stickittodamoninosis".

Battle of the Bands director: Really? I've never heard of a disease like that.

Dewey: You're lucky..It's hell

~~Dewey: Katie, what was that thing you were playing today, the big thing?
Katie: Cello

Dewey: Ok. This is a bass guitar. And it's the exact same thing but instead of playing it like this you tip it on the side... cello, you got a bass.

~~Dewey: You have to use your head and your mind and your brain.

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