{"id":152,"date":"2025-06-04T17:16:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T17:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3guysandaflick.com\/?p=152"},"modified":"2026-05-15T17:01:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T00:01:54","slug":"podcast-213-school-of-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/3guysandaflick.com\/?p=152","title":{"rendered":"Podcast 213: School of Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"152\" class=\"elementor elementor-152\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10719e31 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10719e31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-644d1a00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"644d1a00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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October 3, 2003 (United States)<br data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"107\" \/><strong data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"119\">Tagline:<\/strong> \u201cHe rocked their world.\u201d<br data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"147\" \/><strong data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"159\">Runtime:<\/strong> 109 minutes<br data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"174\" \/><strong data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"187\">Director:<\/strong> <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Richard Linklater<\/span><\/span><br data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"228\" \/><strong data-start=\"228\" data-end=\"254\">Screenplay Written By:<\/strong> <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Mike White<\/span><\/span><br data-start=\"292\" data-end=\"295\" \/><strong data-start=\"295\" data-end=\"308\">Based On:<\/strong> Original screenplay<br data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"331\" \/><strong data-start=\"331\" data-end=\"351\">Is it a remake?:<\/strong> No. It is an original film.<br data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"382\" \/><strong data-start=\"382\" data-end=\"393\">Budget:<\/strong> Estimated $35 million<br data-start=\"415\" data-end=\"418\" \/><strong data-start=\"418\" data-end=\"433\">Box Office:<\/strong> Approximately $131 million worldwide<\/p><hr data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"482\" \/><h3 data-section-id=\"aq4z1u\" data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"497\">Main Cast:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"912\"><li data-section-id=\"1jwqeg4\" data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"552\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Jack Black<\/span><\/span> \u2014 Dewey Finn<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1dlr0s0\" data-start=\"553\" data-end=\"622\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Joan Cusack<\/span><\/span> \u2014 Principal Rosalie Mullins<\/li><li data-section-id=\"c47qbz\" data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"680\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Mike White<\/span><\/span> \u2014 Ned Schneebly<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1x9foie\" data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"739\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Sarah Silverman<\/span><\/span> \u2014 Patty Di Marco<\/li><li data-section-id=\"43o8rv\" data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"799\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Miranda Cosgrove<\/span><\/span> \u2014 Summer Hathaway<\/li><li data-section-id=\"fvv7oz\" data-start=\"800\" data-end=\"849\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Rivkah Reyes<\/span><\/span> \u2014 Katie<\/li><li data-section-id=\"15rcb6c\" data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"906\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Kevin Clark<\/span><\/span> \u2014 Freddy Jones<\/li><\/ul><hr data-start=\"913\" data-end=\"916\" \/><h3 data-section-id=\"1adtnke\" data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"928\">Awards:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"929\" data-end=\"1235\"><li data-section-id=\"hf167f\" data-start=\"929\" data-end=\"1072\">Nominated for Best Performance in a Motion Picture \u2013 Musical or Comedy for <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Jack Black<\/span><\/span> at the Golden Globe Awards<\/li><li data-section-id=\"y30nl\" data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1137\">Won Favorite Movie Comedy at the 2004 People\u2019s Choice Awards<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1g9mufx\" data-start=\"1138\" data-end=\"1229\">The soundtrack album received widespread commercial success and charted internationally<\/li><\/ul><hr data-start=\"1236\" data-end=\"1239\" \/><h3 data-section-id=\"d7y6md\" data-start=\"1240\" data-end=\"1263\">Short Plot Summary:<\/h3><p data-start=\"1264\" data-end=\"1722\">Struggling rock musician Dewey Finn is kicked out of his band and poses as his roommate to take a substitute teaching job at a prestigious prep school. After discovering his students\u2019 musical talents, he secretly transforms the class into a rock band to compete in the Battle of the Bands. Along the way, the students gain confidence and begin breaking away from rigid expectations. Dewey also rediscovers his passion for music and personal responsibility.<\/p><hr data-start=\"1729\" data-end=\"1732\" \/><h3 data-section-id=\"13cvgci\" data-start=\"1733\" data-end=\"1748\">Key Quotes:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"1749\" data-end=\"1997\"><li data-section-id=\"mdipjd\" data-start=\"1749\" data-end=\"1813\">\u201cYou\u2019re not hardcore unless you live hardcore.\u201d \u2014 Dewey Finn<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1xfwgoy\" data-start=\"1814\" data-end=\"1853\">\u201cStick it to the man!\u201d \u2014 Dewey Finn<\/li><li data-section-id=\"e2v8b\" data-start=\"1854\" data-end=\"1899\">\u201cMath is a wonderful thing.\u201d \u2014 Dewey Finn<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1slrpvi\" data-start=\"1900\" data-end=\"1991\">\u201cI have been touched by your kids\u2026 and I\u2019m pretty sure I\u2019ve touched them.\u201d \u2014 Dewey Finn<\/li><\/ul><hr data-start=\"1998\" data-end=\"2001\" \/><h3 data-section-id=\"qfsr5j\" data-start=\"2002\" data-end=\"2012\">Trivia<\/h3><p data-start=\"2014\" data-end=\"2023\">Director:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2024\" data-end=\"2241\"><li data-section-id=\"1ctyvxg\" data-start=\"2024\" data-end=\"2168\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Richard Linklater<\/span><\/span> was known primarily for independent and dialogue-driven films before directing this mainstream comedy.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"13th7ao\" data-start=\"2169\" data-end=\"2241\">Linklater encouraged improvisation during rehearsals and performances.<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2243\" data-end=\"2258\">Cast \/ Casting:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2259\" data-end=\"2639\"><li data-section-id=\"1x7t4qp\" data-start=\"2259\" data-end=\"2382\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Jack Black<\/span><\/span> performed many songs himself and helped shape Dewey Finn\u2019s energetic personality.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"zgkxsd\" data-start=\"2383\" data-end=\"2471\">Most of the child actors were real musicians who could already play their instruments.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"8wrxu0\" data-start=\"2472\" data-end=\"2569\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Miranda Cosgrove<\/span><\/span> later became a major Nickelodeon star through <em data-start=\"2560\" data-end=\"2568\">iCarly<\/em>.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"ete954\" data-start=\"2570\" data-end=\"2639\">Drummer Kevin Clark had little acting experience before being cast.<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2641\" data-end=\"2660\">Soundtrack \/ Score:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2661\" data-end=\"2953\"><li data-section-id=\"18igb13\" data-start=\"2661\" data-end=\"2765\">The film features music from bands including Led Zeppelin, AC\/DC, The Who, Black Sabbath, and Ramones.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"zeijmi\" data-start=\"2766\" data-end=\"2953\">Led Zeppelin rarely approved use of \u201cImmigrant Song\u201d at the time; <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Jack Black<\/span><\/span> personally recorded a video plea with hundreds of extras asking for permission.<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2955\" data-end=\"2964\">Location:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2965\" data-end=\"3132\"><li data-section-id=\"11zkuk6\" data-start=\"2965\" data-end=\"3013\">Filming primarily took place in New York City.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"2v9y5i\" data-start=\"3014\" data-end=\"3132\">The fictional Horace Green Prep School used the Main Building of Wagner College on Staten Island for exterior shots.<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"3134\" data-end=\"3152\">Behind-The-Scenes:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3153\" data-end=\"3454\"><li data-section-id=\"112gave\" data-start=\"3153\" data-end=\"3280\">Screenwriter <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Mike White<\/span><\/span> specifically wrote the film for <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Jack Black<\/span><\/span>.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"15f4lqv\" data-start=\"3281\" data-end=\"3372\">The cast of children underwent music rehearsals similar to an actual school band program.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1bl5ytk\" data-start=\"3373\" data-end=\"3454\">The movie\u2019s success inspired a Broadway musical adaptation that opened in 2015.<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"3456\" data-end=\"3466\">Nostalgia:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3467\" data-end=\"3652\"><li data-section-id=\"14p8ktm\" data-start=\"3467\" data-end=\"3571\">The movie became a defining early-2000s comedy and introduced younger audiences to classic rock music.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1xcvjcs\" data-start=\"3572\" data-end=\"3652\">\u201cStick it to the man\u201d became one of the film\u2019s most recognizable catchphrases.<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"3654\" data-end=\"3666\">Easter Eggs:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3667\" data-end=\"3888\"><li data-section-id=\"28iuzc\" data-start=\"3667\" data-end=\"3779\">Several band names referenced in the classroom scenes are nods to real rock history and classic music culture.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"9uiph1\" data-start=\"3780\" data-end=\"3888\">Dewey\u2019s teaching style mirrors old-school rock mentorship traditions rather than formal education methods.<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"3890\" data-end=\"3895\">Misc:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3896\" data-end=\"4100\"><li data-section-id=\"a0fc9v\" data-start=\"3896\" data-end=\"4008\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Jack Black<\/span><\/span> has called the film one of the most meaningful projects of his career.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1gwi3lw\" data-start=\"4009\" data-end=\"4094\">Many of the young cast members continued performing music after the film\u2019s release.<\/li><\/ul><hr data-start=\"4101\" data-end=\"4104\" \/><h3 data-section-id=\"w6fdil\" data-start=\"4105\" data-end=\"4123\">Sources Cited:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"4124\" data-end=\"4514\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><li data-section-id=\"1mb0ynh\" data-start=\"4124\" data-end=\"4173\">IMDb: <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0332379\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IMDb &#8211; School of Rock (2003)<\/a><\/span><\/li><li data-section-id=\"b1zmbu\" data-start=\"4174\" data-end=\"4228\">Wikipedia: <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/School_of_Rock?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia &#8211; School of Rock<\/a><\/span><\/li><li data-section-id=\"omacot\" data-start=\"4229\" data-end=\"4289\">Box Office Mojo: <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/title\/tt0332379\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Box Office Mojo &#8211; School of Rock<\/a><\/span><\/li><li data-section-id=\"q29gyr\" data-start=\"4290\" data-end=\"4350\">Rotten Tomatoes: <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/school_of_rock?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rotten Tomatoes &#8211; School of Rock<\/a><\/span><\/li><li data-section-id=\"z0rbg0\" data-start=\"4351\" data-end=\"4400\">TMDb: <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMDb &#8211; School of Rock<\/a><\/span><\/li><li data-section-id=\"qt5whx\" data-start=\"4401\" data-end=\"4514\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Additional Sources:<ul data-start=\"4427\" data-end=\"4514\" data-is-last-node=\"\"><li data-section-id=\"1fuxyk5\" data-start=\"4427\" data-end=\"4470\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/movies\/movie-features\/school-of-rock-oral-history-jack-black-richard-linklater-1234831720\/\"><span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\">Rolling Stone &#8211; Oral History of School of Rock<\/span><\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"n0q7lh\" data-start=\"4473\" data-end=\"4514\" data-is-last-node=\"\"><span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/school-of-rock-oral-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Entertainment Weekly &#8211; School of Rock Retrospective<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><div class=\"contents\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"pointer-events-none -mt-px h-px translate-y-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom)-14*var(--spacing))]\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Details: Movie Title: School of Rock (2003)Released Date: October 3, 2003 (United States)Tagline: \u201cHe rocked their world.\u201dRuntime: 109 minutesDirector: Richard LinklaterScreenplay Written By: Mike WhiteBased On: Original screenplayIs it a remake?: No. It is an original film.Budget: Estimated $35 millionBox Office: Approximately $131 million worldwide Main Cast: Jack Black \u2014 Dewey Finn Joan Cusack [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_angie_page":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/3guysandaflick.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/3guysandaflick.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/3guysandaflick.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/3guysandaflick.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/3guysandaflick.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=152"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/3guysandaflick.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1446,"href":"https:\/\/3guysandaflick.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152\/revisions\/1446"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/3guysandaflick.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/3guysandaflick.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/3guysandaflick.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/3guysandaflick.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}