School of Rock (film)

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American film comedy film film

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.

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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") →	title