School of Rock (film)

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School of Rock is a 2003 comedy film starring Jack Black as a slacker musician who poses as a substitute teacher and turns his prep school students into a rock band.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
comedy film
film
awardNomination Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Jack Black)
basedOn original screenplay
boxOfficeGrossWorldwide over 130 million USD
characterPortrayedBy Dewey Finn – Jack Black
cinematographyBy Rogier Stoffers
countryOfOrigin United States
director Richard Linklater
distributor Paramount Pictures
distributorRegion theatrical worldwide
editedBy Sandra Adair NERFINISHED
filmingLocation New York City
genre comedy film
music film
rock music film
hasAdaptation School of Rock (TV series)
School of Rock (musical)
leadActor Jack Black
mainCharacter Dewey Finn
mpaaRating PG-13
musicBy Craig Wedren
narrativeFocus rock music
notableElement features child actors performing rock music live on instruments
notableSong School of Rock
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A struggling rock musician poses as a substitute teacher and forms a rock band with his prep school students.
producer Scott Rudin
productionCompany Paramount Pictures
Scott Rudin Productions
ratingSystem MPAA
releaseDate 2003-10-03
releaseYear 2003
runtimeMinutes 109
screenplayBy Mike White
setting private prep school
starring Jack Black
Joan Cusack
Mike White
Miranda Cosgrove
Sarah Silverman
targetAudience family audience
theme nonconformity
power of music
self-discovery
title School of Rock
writer Mike White

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Andrew Lloyd Webber ("School of Rock")
Jack Black ("School of Rock")
Scott Rudin
notableWork
School of Rock (film) ("School of Rock (musical)")
School of Rock (film) ("School of Rock (TV series)")
hasAdaptation
Winter Garden Theatre ("School of Rock")
notableProduction
School of Rock (film) ("School of Rock")
notableSong
School of Rock (film) ("School of Rock")
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