School of Rock Page #6

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One great rock show|can change the world.

- Do you understand me?|- Yeah.

If you ever scare me like that again,|so help me,

I will send a note home|to your parents. Let's go.

All right, you guys.|Just wait here for a minute.

- Hey, man, check this place out.|- Yeah. It's cool.

Hey, what's going on?|Where is everyone?

- Auditions are over.|- What? Who's in charge?

Listen... you can't leave.|You haven't heard our band.

- The bill is full. We're overbooked.|- Let us play one song.

We're here. We're ready.

- Who are they?|- My band.

Kids? Is this some kind|of gimmick?

It's not a gimmick.|They're kids, but they're awesome.

Thanks for coming down, but you're|really not what we're looking for.

These kids have worked|their fingers to the bone

just to play one song for you,|so sit down, shut up and listen!

Sheila, call security.

Oh, God.

It was just a warm-up.

We'll still compete|against the other schools.

What? This is the gig, Summer.|This was our Woodstock.

Then we shouldn't take no|for an answer.

Don't take no for an answer?|He was gonna call the fuzz.

Would you just listen to me?

I have an idea.

Hi there. Hi. It's OK. It's cool.|I just wanted to say, I'm really sorry.

I shouldn't have barged in here.

It wasn't fair to you or the kids,

especially after what|they've been through.

God, I feel like a jerk. God.|I'm taking them back to the hospital.

- Just wanted to say I'm sorry.|- That's fine.

See, I volunteer down at|St. Margarita's, in the children's wing,

- teaching music.|- Really? That's nice.

- That's very nice.|- Actually, it isn't,

because I totally screwed up.|I told the kids if they practiced,

they'd get into|Battle of the Bands.

- What did you tell them that for?|- I don't know. I just...

I wanted to give them something to|look forward to, to keep their spirits up.

Look at them.

They're terminal.

Every last one of them.

- Jeez.|- Yeah, and all they wanted to do

before they bit the dust|was play Battle of the Bands.

What do they all have?

It's a...

It's a rare blood disease.|"Stick-it-to-da-man-niosis".

What's that?|I've never heard of it.

You're lucky. Because it's hell.

Wow.

- We're on the bill.|- Yes!

Cut it out! You're dying, remember?

Get in the van.

We come from the land|Of the ice and snow

From the midnight sun|Where the hot springs blow

The hammer of the gods

Summer, you get an A-plus|and 50 gold stars.

- I didn't do it for the grade.|- Give me some of that.

Yeah! Yeah!

And it was so scary.

Hey, Mr. S?

We have a name for the band.

Hit me.

The School of Rock.

The School of Rock.

And we shall teach|rock 'n' roll to the world.

There's no way you can stop

The SchooI of Rock|Yeah

Stop. We have a red alert.|It's Mullins.

Let's go. Come on.

To your positions.|To your positions!

Come on, come on.

And therefore, E=MC2.

Oh, Miss Mullins. Come in.

I'm sorry to interrupt, but Miss|Lemmons said she heard music

- coming from the classroom.|- Music?

Music. I haven't heard any music.

You know what? Miss Lemmons|must be on crack, right, kids?

Well... Well, what's that?

Oh, that. Yeah.

We were singing. We were singing|and learning.

We were learning in sing-song.

- One of your methods?|- Yeah.

I find it's helpful when|you're teaching the subjects

that are the boring subjects.

Well, you don't mind if I just sit in|on your class this afternoon, do you?

No. No. Come on back|this afternoon.

It is the afternoon. I meant now.

So please just continue|with your method.

Yeah. OK.

Math is a wonderfuI thing

Math is a really cooI thing

So get offyour "ath"|Let's do some math

Math, math, math, math, math

- Three minus four is...|- Negative one.

That's right.

And six times a billion is...

- Six billion?|- Nailed it.

And 54 is 45 more than...|What is the answer, Marta?

- Nine.|- No, it's eight

No, it's nine

Yes, I was testing you|It's nine

And that's a magic number

I'm very happy that you're able|to extend your stay,

but I must say, I find your methods|of teaching very unusual.

Well, I did study with|Dr. Errol Von Straussenburgerbecken.

- Who?|- Oh, you don't know him?

Oh, he's, like, one of the leading|leaders in... unusual methods.

Actually, he's how I was appointed|to the Presidential Council

for Experimental Educationers.

That sounds very impressive,

but we're not interested|in experimental education here.

So if from now on you could just stick|to the curriculum, that would be great.

- Yes. Right.|- Thank you.

Ros?

- Yes?|- Do you know,

I would really love to talk some more|about your philosophy on teaching.

Do you think maybe we could|grab some coffee?

You want to go|get some coffee with me?

Yeah. I really would.

- You're sure you don't have coffee?|- I'm quite sure.

Well, I've never been here before.

I've never been to this side|of town before, in fact.

So I have been...

Well, I've been... I've been dying|to ask you something, Mr. Schneebly.

- Please, call me "Dewey".|- Dewey?

Ned. Call me "Ned".

I was thinking of my other name.|My middle name.

- Yeah.|- Well, Ned...

...in your experience,|how does Horace Green compare

to the other schools|that you've taught at?

Oh, your school is the best.

- You're just saying that.|- I'm not.

You know that kids at other schools|just have fun all the time?

They run around. There's no discipline.|They're happy. It's anarchy.

This is the best school|I have ever teached at. I swear.

I'll drink to that.

Stay there. I'm gonna put on|some music.

- I love this song.|- Really?

- Yes. Stevie Nicks.|- Yeah.

Stevie!

You know, she came to town,|and she did a concert,

- and she was just so... wild.|- I know. Oh, man.

- Oh, my gosh.|- She put on the best show ever.

She's better live|than she is on the album.

- You know what I mean?|- Yes, yes.

- Oh, my gosh, no comparison.|- Yeah.

You know what?

Oh, man, I would love|to take the kids to a concert.

- Concert?|- Yeah.

There's one at the end|of the month.

The Philharmonic. They do classics.|They do Beethoven, Mozart...

...Enya, that kind of stuff.

But you have a policy|about field trips.

- Would it be educational?|- Would it be educational?

It could be very educational.

- Maybe we can make an exception.|- Yes!

Sings a song|Sounds like she's singing

Ooh, baby, ooh, ooh

I'm holding you to that.

Make an exception.

Ooh, baby, ooh, said ooh

Tomorrow

Keeping your head over water|Making a wave when you can

Temporary layoff|Good time

Easy credit rip-off|Good time

Scratching and surviving|Good time

Would you stop that, please?

Yeah.

- I had a really nice time.|- Yeah, ditto.

This is the first time|a teacher has asked me

- to do anything outside of school.|- No way.

It's... It's true.

In six years.

Well, you know,

I think it might be one of those things|where people are intimidated.

Intimidated?

- They hate me.|- No. They don't.

Yes, they do. They sure do.|I can see.

I wasn't always like this.

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