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The Faculty (1999)

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Reviews Counted: 35

Fresh: 19

Rotten:16

Average Rating: 5.7/10

Consensus: Rip-off of other sci-fi thrillers.

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: The story of a group of high school students - loners, leaders, hipsters, nerds, brains and jocks - who make the terrifying discovery that their teachers are from another planet. With this knowledge they are forced to band together to save... The story of a group of high school students - loners, leaders, hipsters, nerds, brains and jocks - who make the terrifying discovery that their teachers are from another planet. With this knowledge they are forced to band together to save their school and town from alien domination. [More]

Starring: Josh Hartnett, Famke Janssen, Elijah Wood, Salma Hayek

Starring: Josh Hartnett, Famke Janssen, Elijah Wood, Salma Hayek, Jon Stewart, Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Laura Harris, Shawn Hatosy, Piper Laurie, Bebe Neuwirth, Usher Raymond, Christopher McDonald, Robert Patrick, Daniel Von Bargen

Director: Robert Rodriguez

Director: Robert Rodriguez
Screenwriter: Kevin Williamson
Story: David Wechter, Bruce Kimmel
Producer: Elizabeth Avellan, Robert Rodriguez
Composer: Marco Beltrami

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Jun 15, 1999

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  • The Faculty
  • This hip and edgy thriller from the director of FROM DUSK TILL DAWN and the writer of SCREAM and SCREAM 2 sizzles with a hot young cast including Elijah Wood (THE LORD OF THE RINGS Trilogy), Josh Hartnett (PEARL HARBOR), and R&B superstar Usher Raymond! When some very creepy things start happening around school, the kids at Herrington High make a chilling discovery that confirms their worst suspicions: their teachers really are from another planet! As mind-controlling parasites rapidly begin spreading from the faculty to the students' bodies, it's ultimately up to the few who are left -- an unlikely collection of loners, leaders, nerds, and jocks -- to save the world from alien domination! Also starring Robert Patrick (TERMINATOR 2), Famke Janssen (X-MEN), and Jon Stewart (TV's THE DAILY SHOW) in a great cast -- don't miss the unstoppable excitement of this unpredictably smart and scary hit!
  • Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment

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    A crappy teen horror movie, but in director Robert Rodriguez's hands it's at least agreeably crappy.

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    A moviegoer looking for an empty-headed waste of time could do worse.

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    A decidedly average film with flashes of inspiration.

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    If you have the feeling you've been here before, you have.

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