His real identity is revealed, and he is fired from the school, though he runs first due to misconstrued words. However, during a parent-teacher night in which he meets the students' parents, Ned appears and confronts Dewey (due almost entirely to his girlfriend's persuasion of coaxing it out of him). With Summer's help prior, Dewey persuades the Battle's managers by lying that the students are all terminally ill with "stick-it-to-da-man-niosis", a fictional rare blood disease, and out of compassion, they allow the students to perform in the Battle of the Bands. Finally, the kids audition for the Battle of the Bands, which Dewey told them was their "school project." They are turned back because they show up too late. When the principal meets with him to check on their progress, Dewey attempts to revive any old love for rock he finds in her, by finding out she likes Stevie Nicks and playing her song "Edge of Seventeen" on a jukebox. Six rock stars are featured with classic footage in the movie: Jimi Hendrix, Iggy Pop, Pete Townshend, Angus Young, Keith Moon and Kurt Cobain, and bands such as The Ramones and Alice in Chains.In addition, during a montage, the drummer, Freddy, is seen watching footage of the famous drum battle between Buddy Rich and Ed Shaughnessy.ĭewey watches as his students begin to discover the power of rock music.
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He decides to turn his temporary job into what he tells them is a special class project, but is actually a personal one: to turn a classroom full of kids into a rock band and crew, complete with a ten-year-old manager, a girl called Summer (Miranda Cosgrove) which will serve as a vehicle to stardom, ultimately to win the upcoming Battle of the Bands, where he is out to avenge his eviction from his old band and win the $20,000 prize.Īfter realizing that most of the kids are into pop and contemporary music, Dewey turns the school days into lessons of rock history and music playing, exposing his students to those artists he regards as rock legends. However, one day he overhears his pupils playing in music class and realizes that some of the children in the class have musical talent.
Desperate for cash to avoid getting evicted, Dewey impersonates Ned and takes the job as a substitute teacher for the fifth-grade class.ĭewey's only goal as a teacher is to expend as little effort as possible. Dewey feels forced to give up his passion until he intercepts a phone call to Ned from the principal of a prestigious prep school, Rosaline Mullins, asking Ned to fill in for a teacher who would be out for several weeks.
His submissive roommate and lifelong friend Ned Schneebly (writer Mike White), a substitute teacher, threatens Dewey with eviction under heavy pressure from his girlfriend Patty Di Marco unless Dewey "gets a real job" and pays off his growing rent debt.
Dewey Finn, a hard rock singer and guitarist, is unanimously voted out of his band by the rest of the members for his arrogance and frequent hyperactive stage antics.
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