The Faculty

Name: The Faculty
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery
Released: 1998-12-25
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Elijah Wood, Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Shawn Hatosy

These six students are about to discover their teachers really are from another planet.

The Faculty (1998)

Timing: 1:44 (104 min)

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Actors and characters

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Release date

1998-12-25

Country

United States

Production

Los Hooligans Productions

Genre

Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery

Budget

$15 000 000

Revenue

$40 283 321

Website

https://www.miramax.com/movie/the-faculty

Director

Robert Rodriguez

Actors

Josh Hartnett, Elijah Wood, Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Shawn Hatosy, Laura Harris, Robert Patrick, Bebe Neuwirth, Famke Janssen, Piper Laurie
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Robert Rodriguez, Elizabeth Avellan, Tamara Smith, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein

Operator

Enrique Chediak

Composer

Marco Beltrami

Artist

Cary White, John Frick

Audition

Mary Vernieu, Anne McCarthy

Editing

Robert Rodriguez
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Short description

When some very creepy things start happening around school, the kids at Herrington High make the chilling discovery that their faculty is being controlled by body-snatching aliens.

What's left behind the scenes

Zeke's car is a 1970 Pontiac GTO.
The role of Delilah was specifically written for Charisma Carpenter, but the actress turned down the offer, believing that the character was very similar to her role in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997-2003).
David Wekter and Bruce Kimmel wrote the first draft of the screenplay in 1990, but it didn't interest anyone. Miramax bought the script and put the project into development only on the wave of the box office success of Wes Craven's "Scream" (1996). Bob and Harvey Weinstein hired Kevin Williamson to make the necessary changes to the script – leaving the main plot intact, but rewriting the dialogue and adding some new characters. Initially, Williamson was supposed to direct the film, but he refused, preferring to shoot the thriller "Kill Mrs. Tingle" (1999) based on his own screenplay. Robert Rodriguez became the director of "The Faculty" instead.
Many scenes were filmed in the school building in Lockhart, Texas. The local football team and spectators – local residents – were also filmed there, and they were given specially made t-shirts.
It was on the set of this film that Harry J. Knowles (who played Mr. Knowles) first heard that Peter Jackson had begun work on "The Lord of the Rings." He strongly advised Elijah Wood to try out for the film, even though the actor hadn't even read the original literary source. Wood followed the advice, although Jackson was primarily casting British actors, and sent in his own video audition.
In the scene where an announcement is heard stating that students should go to the teacher's lounge, one of them is named Tommy Nix. In real life, Tommy Nix is Robert Rodriguez's friend from college. He helped Robert write the screenplay for 'Race with the Devil' (1994).
The role of Delilah was specifically written for Charisma Carpenter, but the actress turned down the offer, believing that the character was very similar to her role in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' (1997-2003).
Marybeth refuses to take drugs, stating that she is allergic. To which Delilah (Jordana Brewster) replies: "And I'm Portuguese." In real life, Brewster speaks Portuguese fluently.
In the scene where an announcement is heard telling students to go to the teacher's lounge, one of them is named Tommy Nix. In real life, Tommy Nix has been a friend of Robert Rodriguez since college. He helped Robert write the screenplay for the film 'Bound by Honor' (1994).
The role of Delilah was written specifically for Charisma Carpenter, but the actress turned down the offer, feeling that the character was too similar to her role in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' (1997-2003).
David Wachtel and Bruce Kimmel wrote the first draft of the script in 1990, but it failed to interest anyone. Miramax bought the script and put the project into production only following the box office success of Wes Craven's 'Scream' (1996). Bob and Harvey Weinstein hired Kevin Williamson to make the necessary changes to the script—keeping the main plot but rewriting the dialogue and adding some new characters. Initially, it was intended that Williamson would also direct the film, but he declined, preferring to direct the thriller 'Killing Mrs. Tingle' (1999) based on his own screenplay. Robert Rodriguez became the director of 'The Faculty' instead.
It was on the set of this film that Harry G. Knowles (who played Mr. Knowles) first heard that Peter Jackson had begun work on 'The Lord of the Rings'. He strongly advised Elijah Wood to try his luck at the auditions, even though Wood had not even read the original book. Wood followed the advice, and although Jackson was primarily casting British actors, Wood sent in a self-tape for the audition.
Marybeth refuses to take the drugs, claiming she has allergies. To which Delilah (Jordana Brewster) replies: "And I'm Portuguese." In real life, Brewster speaks Portuguese fluently.