The Faculty (1998)
These six students are about to discover their teachers really are from another planet.
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The Faculty rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.6/10· 147K votes
Rotten Tomatoes58%
Metacritic61%
TMDb6.6/10· 2K votesWith 58% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.6/10 on IMDb and 61/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.
About The Faculty
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!
Cast of The Faculty
Josh Hartnett
as Zeke Tyler
Elijah Wood
as Casey Connor
Jordana Brewster
as Delilah Profitt
Clea DuVall
as Stokely 'Stokes' Mitchell
Shawn Hatosy
as Stan Rosado
Laura Harris
as Marybeth Louise Hutchinson
Robert Patrick
as Coach Joe Willis
Bebe Neuwirth
as Principal Valerie Drake
Famke Janssen
as Miss Elizabeth Burke
Piper Laurie
as Mrs. Karen Olson
Salma Hayek Pinault
as Nurse Rosa Harper
Jon Stewart
as Prof. Edward Furlong
The Faculty facts
- Budget
- $15M
- Box office
- $40.3M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Invasion premise intelligently comments on school authority and conformity
- •Young ensemble cast brings energy and genuine camaraderie to action
- •Creature design and practical effects create memorable visual scares
What the audience disliked
- •Tonal shifts between horror and comedy undermine tension building
- •Resolution relies on convenient character abilities introduced late
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