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The Faculty

- Take me to your teacher.

When some very creepy things start happening around school, the kids at Herrington High make the chilling discovery that confirms their worst suspicions: their teachers really are from another planet!

Release Date : 1998-12-25

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Los Hooligans Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Feelers

Cast

Character Name : Zeke Tyler

Original Name : Josh Hartnett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Casey Connor

Original Name : Elijah Wood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Delilah Profitt

Original Name : Jordana Brewster

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stokely 'Stokes' Mitchell

Original Name : Clea DuVall

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stan Rosado

Original Name : Shawn Hatosy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marybeth Louise Hutchinson

Original Name : Laura Harris

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nurse Rosa Harper

Original Name : Salma Hayek Pinault

Gender : Female

Character Name : Miss Elizabeth Burke

Original Name : Famke Janssen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Karen Olson

Original Name : Piper Laurie

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Frank Connor

Original Name : Christopher McDonald

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prof. Edward Furlong

Original Name : Jon Stewart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Principal Valerie Drake

Original Name : Bebe Neuwirth

Gender : Female

Character Name : Coach Joe Willis

Original Name : Robert Patrick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gabe Santora

Original Name : Usher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. John Tate

Original Name : Daniel von Bargen

Gender : Male

Character Name : F*** You Girl

Original Name : Summer Phoenix

Gender : Female

Character Name : F*** You Boy

Original Name : Jon Abrahams

Gender : Male

Character Name : F*** Up #1

Original Name : Danny Masterson

Gender : Male

Character Name : F*** Up #2

Original Name : Wiley Wiggins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Jessica Brummel

Original Name : Susan Willis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Eddie 'Meat' McIvey

Original Name : Pete Janssen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tattoo Girl

Original Name : Tina Rodriguez

Gender : Female

Character Name : Casey's Mom

Original Name : Libby Villari

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Knowles

Original Name : Harry Jay Knowles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tina

Original Name : Donna Casey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Lewis

Original Name : Louis Black

Gender : Male

Character Name : Freshman #1

Original Name : Eric Jungmann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Freshman #2

Original Name : Chris Viteychuk

Gender : Male

Character Name : P.E. Teacher

Original Name : Jim Johnston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer #1

Original Name : Duane Martin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer #2

Original Name : Katherine Willis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hornet Mascot

Original Name : Mike Lutz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brun Coach

Original Name : Douglas Aarniokoski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Michelle Fairbanks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Venus

Original Name : Kidada Jones

Gender : Female

Character Name : Student / Football Fan (uncredited)

Original Name : Heath Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : News Camera Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Bliss

Gender : Male

Character Name : Football Fan (uncredited)

Original Name : R.C. Keene

Gender : Male

Character Name : Geek (uncredited)

Original Name : Eric Vespe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hornet Football Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Brad Schreiber

Gender : Male

Character Name : Football Game Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Tony Tamayo

Gender : Male

Character Name : School Office Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Cassandra L. Small

Gender : Female

Character Name : Football Fan (uncredited)

Original Name : Rick Olmos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tatooed Pierced Girl #2 (uncredited)

Original Name : Dannie Helen Loraine Knowles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Biology Student (uncredited)

Original Name : Jason May

Gender : Male

Reviews

Gimly

@Ruuz

2021-06-23

Totally underrated, prime late 90s Sci-Fi/Horror/Comedy with an incredible cast that has somehow managed to stay under the radar even now, twenty years later on. _The Faculty_ is one of those movies I make everybody watch. _Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time._

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Body Snatchers was just a made up story... Herrington High School, just your everyday place of learning. That is until the teachers start behaving strangely. It seems there is an alien plot to take over the world and only a rag-tag group of students can save us! When you pair Robert Rodriguez (director) and Kevin Williamson (writer) what sort of movie do you really think you are going to get? Well the answer is The Faculty, which in all honesty holds absolutely no surprises for anyone familiar with the guys who gave us From Dusk Till Dawn & Scream respectively. That's not to say that The Faculty isn't a fun horror/sci-fi film, because it absolutely is, it's just should be noted that The Faculty is all that it can be as regards the makers and the nature of the genre beast. The film has rightly been tagged as a cross between Invasion Of The Body Snatchers and any teen led Highschool movie (you can add Invaders From Mars in the mix too), this is intentional, something that's apparent since our intrepid students discuss "Snatchers" amongst other movie references, and one of them, Stokely (Clea Duval), is a sci-fi aficionado . As things progress it's also evident that the makers here are movie fans making a movie for movie fans, all be it one aimed solely at the teenage demographic. There's much satire around and cliché's are widely embraced, but again it works because there is no hidden agenda. There's gore and hugely effective scenes involving blood, slugs, heads and an eyeball, whilst slasher fans are catered for in a couple of - if seemingly pointless as regards the alien's intentions - memorable scenes. The youngsters in the cast, all purposely playing total stereotypes, all do what is required, with Josh Hartnett, Duval & Elijah Wood particularly shining. Yet it's with the adult actors that The Faculty really gains its tongue in cheek momentum. Robert Patrick, Famke Jansen, Salma Hayek, Piper Laurie, Bebe Neuwirth and even Jon Stewart all file in for a bit of alien parasitical fun. Come the end of the mania, with the staple alien queen reveal and showdown, there's the overriding feeling that the film could have been so much more. Certainly it's guilty of being a touch too derivative, where a little focus has been lost in the self referential and knowing in-jokery genre winks. But ultimately it's a groovy ride is this one, not in the least bit serious, but one to clip open a tin of beer with and embrace it for what it certainly is. Entertaining sci-fi alien invasion hokum. 7/10

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

_**Wannabe edgy high school horror satire with a notable cast**_ Several students at a high school in Ohio suspect that the faculty has been taken over by some… thing(s). "The Faculty" (1998) was directed by Robert Rodriguez, who knows how to make slick, ‘cool’ horror flicks, as witnessed in “From Dusk Till Dawn” (1996) and “Planet Terror” (2007). “The Faculty” is cut from the same cloth except it goes too far over-the-top in its wannabe edgy depiction of high school life in Middle America, to the point that it can only be viewed as a satire or black comedy. This turned me off the first time I watched it but, if you roll with it, you can enjoy the movie to some degree. The story doesn’t become compelling until the second half when a group of students team-up to tackle the unbelievable situation. It’s basically “The Hidden” (1987) set in a high school environment. Laura Harris is the top female, although the overrated Jordana Brewster is also on hand, as well as Clea DuVall. Bebe Neuwirth looks great as the principal while Salma Hayek plays a nurse, but not enough is done with her (don’t expect the dance sequence of “From Dusk Till Dawn”). Meanwhile Famke Janssen appears as an intimidated teacher that has an entertaining metamorphosis. On the other side of the gender spectrum, Shawn Hatosy is notable as the main protagonist; Josh Hartnett too as a chemical-obsessed older student. Robert Patrick from “Terminator 2” plays the vein-popping coach while Jon Stewart has a small role. The film runs 1 hour, 44 minutes, and was shot in East Texas as follows: Austin (Herrington High School), Lockhart (high school parking lot, football field & town exteriors) and San Marcos. GRADE: C+