The School of Rock

Cast: Jack Black, Mike White, Joan Cusack, Joey Gaydos Jr., Sarah Silverman, Kevin Alexander Clark, Miranda Cosgrove, Maryam Hassan, Robert Tsai, Caitlin Hale, Rebecca Brown, Brian Falduto, Aleisha Allen, James Hosey

Director: Richard Linklater

Rating: PG-13

Studio: Paramount Pictures

Release date: October 3rd, 2003

Synopsis:

Fired from his band, rock guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn (Black) takes a job as a 4th grade substitute teacher at an uptight private school where his free livin' lifestyle, attitude, music and antics soon influences the students to explore other sides of themselves the school doesn't encourage. Finn's real goal in taking the job is to recruit a 9-year-old guitar prodigy, Yuki, to become the lead guitarist in a band that would be able to win a "battle of bands", solving Finn's money problems and re-establishing him as a respected rocker.

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