Caitlin Hale

The School of Rock, commonly known as School of Rock, is a 2003 American comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, produced by Scott Rudin and written by Mike White. The film stars Jack Black, Joan Cusack, 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 to pay his rent. After witnessing the musical talent of the students, Dewey forms a band of fifth-graders in an attempt to win the upcoming Battle of the Bands as revenge against his former bandmates.