Comedy / Music
USA / Germany,
2003, 105 min
Directed by:
Richard LinklaterCinematography:
Rogier StoffersCast:
Jack Black, Adam Pascal, Joan Cusack, Lucas Papaelias, Chris Stack, Sarah Silverman, Mike White, Miranda Cosgrove, Suzzanne Douglass, Nicky Katt (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Golden Globes
- 2004 - Jack Black (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2004 - Mike White, Sammy James Jr. (Best Song)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2003 - Jack Black (Best Actor)