The Faculty (1998)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Robert Rodriguez

Writers (WGA):

David Wechter (story) &
Bruce Kimmel (story) ...

Release Date:

25 December 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Six students are about to find out their teachers really are from another planet.

Plot:

Students suspect that their teachers are aliens after bizarre occurances.

Plot Keywords:

Teacher | Alien | Small Town | High School | Female Nudity

Awards:

8 nominations

Cast

Jordana Brewster	...	Delilah Profitt
Clea DuVall	...	Stokely 'Stokes' Mitchell
Laura Harris	...	Marybeth Louise Hutchinson
Josh Hartnett	...	Zeke Tyler
Shawn Hatosy	...	Stan Rosado
Salma Hayek	...	Nurse Rosa Harper
Famke Janssen	...	Miss Elizabeth Burke
Piper Laurie	...	Mrs. Karen Olson
Christopher McDonald	...	Mr. Frank Connor
Bebe Neuwirth	...	Principal Valerie Drake
Robert Patrick	...	Coach Joe Willis
Usher Raymond	...	Gabe Santora
Jon Stewart	...	Prof. Edward Furlong
Daniel von Bargen	...	Mr. John Tate
Elijah Wood	...	Casey Connor

Also Known As:

Feelers (USA) (working title)
Untitled Kevin Williamson/Robert Rodriguez Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore, strong language, drug use and some nudity.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Philippines:R-18 | Italy:VM14 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 DVD version | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #36445) | Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

When Casey nurses his wounds in the bathroom at the beginning of the movie, graffiti above his head reads, "Tito and Tarantula." This is the band of Tito Larriva, who has composed music and acted in director Robert Rodriguez's other movies, Desperado (1995) and From Dusk Till Dawn (1996).

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: While Marybeth is walking naked through the locker room and her shadow shows her tentacles, in the shots from behind and the shots from her sides she is not actually talking, and it's clearly only a voiceover.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Coach Willis: You got to pick up the line. God damn it! Get off the fucking field you limp ass blow jobs!

Movie Connections:

References The X Files (1998)

Soundtrack:

MEDICATION

positive review with caveats

It's a Robert Rodriguez film. It's a Kevin Williamson screenplay. You already know that it's in the same vein as'Bodysnatchers,' etc. Anybody who *doesn't* know this but saw and enjoyed the Scream flicks or the "I Know ..." movies is likely to enjoy this.

No, it doesn't really have the same underlying Red Scare theme of the original Bodysnatchers (or Arthur Miller's Crucible), although it *is* about what every modern high school movie seems to be about: how much their presumed roles imposed on teens makes their lives painful, and how great it is to unleash those strictures. Sure, it's not Bergman, but who really expects haute couture from a sci-fi horror flick? Oh, and any 'homophobia' attributed to the movie (as opposed to some of its high school student characters, just as occurs in real life) is questionable at best.

"The Faculty" is no more and no less than another entry in 'new geek cinema,' slightly more intelligent and self-referential than your standard SCI-FI Network fare. Appreciated on its own terms, or anything close to them, it's a lot of fun!