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About the Film

Year

2003

Rating

PG-13

Genre

Comedy

Running Time

110 MIN

Synopsis

Jack Black stars as a hell-raising guitarist with delusions of grandeur. Kicked out of his band and desperate for work, he impersonates a substitute teacher and turns a class of fifth grade high-achievers into high-voltage rock and rollers. Joan Cusack portrays the principal of the private school where Black is prepping the kids for a Battle of the Bands.

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Where to Watch

Digital

About the Cast

Jack Black

Dewey Finn

Joan Cusack

Principal Rosalie Mullins

Mike White

Ned Schneebly

Sarah Silverman

Patty

Lee Wilkof

Mr. Green

Jordan-Claire Green

Michelle

Kate MacGregor-Stuart

Mrs. Lemmons

Veronica Afflerbach

Eleni

Miranda Cosgrove

Summer

Robert Tsai

Lawrence

Angelo Massagli

Frankie

About the Crew

Director

Richard Linklater

Executive Producer

Scott Aversano

Producer

Scott Rudin

Executive Producer

Steve Nicolaides

Writer

Richard Linklater

Writer

Mike White

Music Scoring

Randall Poster

Music Scoring

Craig Wedren