Roger Dodger 2002 R, 104 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Dylan Kidd Cast: Campbell Scott, Jesse Eisenberg, Isabella Rossellini, Elizabeth Berkley, Jennifer Beals, Ben Shenkman, Mina Badie, Chris Stack, Marina Bacarin, Lisa Emery
Ladies'-man Roger (Campbell Scott) introduces his 16-year-old nephew, Nick (Jesse Eisenberg), to the world of sexual conquests when he takes him to a singles bar. They pick up two women (Jennifer Beals and Elizabeth Berkley) who end up attracted not to cynical Roger but to naive Nick, instead.
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The School of Rock 2003 PG-13, 108 min. Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Richard Linklater Cast: Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, Sarah Silverman, Joey Gaydos Jr., Kevin Alexander Clark, Maryam Hassan, Miranda Cosgrove, Rebecca Brown, Caitlin Hale, Robert Tsai, Aleisha Allen, Adam Pascal, Lucas Papaelias, Chris Stack
Failed rocker Dewey Finn (Jack Black) is kicked out of his band. Needing employment, Dewey pretends to be his roommate, Ned Schneebly (Mike White), and takes a job as a substitute teacher at an elite elementary school. Lacking a lesson plan, Dewey discovers that he has students with musical talents, and, to the consternation of the school's uptight Principal Rosalie Mullins (Joan Cusack), Dewey grooms his students as members of a rock band. Dewey's goal is to beat his former band in competition at the "Battle of the Bands" and make a name for themselves in the show business world.
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