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The Faculty (1999)

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Reviews Counted:36

Fresh:19

Rotten:17

Average Rating:5.6/10

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... 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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Dwayne E. Leslie
Dwayne E. Leslie
Boxoffice Magazine

The Kevin Williamson formula (rewrite familiar horror scenarios and have the characters note the familiarity) has gotten to be a bore, and in this case it makes no sense.

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Another smart and pop-culturally hip film from Williamson.

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

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John J. Puccio
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Erik Childress
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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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Latest News for The Faculty

February 01, 2007: Jordana Brewster is the New "Mrs. Smith"
Remember the news that director Doug Liman and screenwriter Simon Kinberg were planning to bring their "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" to television? OK, well, it seems like... More...

March 30, 2006: The "Grind House" Welcomes its First Visitors
CHUD.com clues us in on a few of the first cast members signed to star in the Tarantino/Rodriguez horror flick "Grind House," which is presently in production down in... More...

May 11, 2005: Trailer Bulletin: Shark Boy & Lava Girl!
Courtesy of Yahoo! Movies comes our first look at Robert Rodriguez's "The Adventures of Shark Boy & Lava Girl in 3-D." The tale of adventurous kids and colorfully... More...

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