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IMAGE GALLERY • MEDIA • DISCUSSION • BLOOPERS
MOVIE SYNOPSIS
Dewey Finn is a hell-raising guitarist with delusions of grandeur. Kicked out of his band and desperate for work, Dewey impersonates a substitute teacher and turns a class of fifth grade high-achievers into high-voltage rock and rollers. The private school's uptight and skeptical head, Principal Mullins, watches on as the 'new sub' preps the kids for Battle of the Bands.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTION
Theo is No Vacancy's lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He is determined to have the band be taken more seriously and win the upcoming "Battle of the Bands" contest. However, to do so, the band must kick out their frenetic and unpredictable lead guitarist, Dewey Finn.
PRODUCTION TRIVIA
The idea for the movie came when writer Mike White moved into an apartment next to Jack Black. White would often find Jack Black running naked through the halls or blasting much of the music featured in the movie at full volume.
All the kids really play their instruments, and the backup singers are real vocalists. Jack Black also played a bit of guitar in the movie (for example, when he is teaching "Smoke on the Water", "Iron Man" and other songs to Zack), but he didn't do the guitar solos. He was mostly taught by Joey Gaydos Jr. (Zack) on how to play guitar.
Credit: IMDB and Yahoo! Movies
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