School of Rock, The
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| Taglines: | 1: He just landed the gig of his life: 5th grade. 2: Heavy Mental 3: Mr. Black. Accept no substitute. Come on feel the noize. 4: Take notes 5: We don’t need no education. 6: We shall teach Rock & Roll to the world! |
| Plot Summary: | After being fired from his own band, the guitar player Dewey Finn (Jack Black) needs to raise some money to pay for his rent and his bills. When his friend and school teacher Ned Schneebly (Mike White) is called to a temporary work in an expensive private school, Dewey pretends to be Ned and accepts the job. He finds talented young musicians in his class, and he decides to form a rock-and-roll band with the students and win a competition called “Battle of Bands” to raise the prize and be recognized in the show business. |
Tags: anti authority, bar, battle of the bands, child, crowd surfing, deceit, drum, drunk scene, education, electric guitar, family, farce, fashion, field trip, freeloading, gay stereotype, guitar, hangover, idealism, impersonation, musician, new york, police, principal, private school, profanity, rebellion, rock band, rock club, rock music, roommate, satire, scene during end credits, school bus, small town, substitute teacher, title spoken by character, urination scene, van, video surveillance
