School of Rock [P&S] (P&S)

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The world's least-employable heavy metal guitarist is entrusted with the minds of upstate New York's best and brightest in this fish-out-of-water comedy. Jack Black plays Dewey Finn, axe-bearer for a fitfully successful bar band determined to win a regional battle-of-the-bands competition. There's only one thing standing in their way: the self-indulgent solos and crowd-diving antics of their "embarrassing" lead guitarist. When his band votes him out in favor of a would-be rock god, Dewey has to make the rent somehow, and after intercepting a call for his substitute-teacher roomie Ned Mike White, the pot-bellied slacker finds himself in front of a class of elite elementary school students. At a loss for a lesson plan, Dewey takes offense at the pre-teen prodigies' staid musical regimen and makes it his goal to preach them the gospel of The Who, Led Zeppelin, and ACDC -- with the ulterior motive of getting them to compete against his former band for a cash prize. But no matter how willing his pupils, Dewey runs up against the consternation of the school's stern headmistress Principal Mullins Joan Cusack, the battle-of-the-bands' promoter Frank Whaley, and not least, his identity-deprived roomie Ned. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide.

ccCommentary by actor Jack Black and director Richard LinklaterKids' commentaryLessons learned in "School of Rock"Jack Black's pitch to Led Zeppelin"School of Rock" music videoKids' video diary from the Toronto Film FestivalMTV's diary of Jack Black"Dewey Finn's History of Rock" interactive featureOriginal theatrical website archiveTheatrical trailer.