School of rock is a hilarious romp that parents will enjoy as much as their children. Jack black stars as dewey finn, a wannabe rock star who doesn't seem to be rocking much of anything these days. Kicked out of the band that he started and about to be kicked out of his apartment, dewey pretends that he's his roommate ned schneebly mike white in order to take a job as a substitute teacher. Arriving at an ultra conservative and ultra expensive prep school, dewey manages to fool the uptight principal joan cusack. Soon, he finds himself in a classroom with a bunch of fifth graders. Obviously, dewey has no intentions of teaching these kids anything, but when he discovers that a handful of them are talented musicians, a light bulb goes off in his head. Determined to enter the local battle of the bands and win 25,000, dewey embarks on his greatest mission of all teaching these kids how to rock!director richard linklater dazed and confused, waking life delivers his most universally appealing film with school of rock. Written specifically for black by screenwriter actor white, this outrageously entertaining crowd pleaser elevates black to superstar status.special features commentary by actor jack black and director richard linklatercommentary by the kids from the school of rocklessons learned in the school of rockjack blacks pitch to led zepplinschool of rock music videokids video diarymtv diary of jack blackweb site archivetheatrical trailer