School of Rock

This week we review the 2003 comedy film School of Rock directed by Richard Linklater.

The film stars Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, and Sarah Silverman.

Black plays struggling rock guitarist Dewey Finn, who is fired from his band and subsequently poses as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school.

After witnessing the musical talent of the students, Dewey forms a band of fourth-graders to attempt to win the upcoming Battle of the Bands and use his winnings to pay his rent.

Did this film work because of Jack Black - or was it a ensemble performance?

Could any other actor have played this role? We discuss.

This was one of our early podcasts when we were just starting out - you can tell.

A lot shorter than normal, we don't give it a rating and the Aussie nearly forgets about the trivia segment!

Really fun family movie though and we thoroughly enjoyed watching it. We definately recommend you should watch this one with the family.

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