The Faculty

Name: The Faculty
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Released: December 25, 1998
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 61
Cast: Clea DuVall, Jordana Brewster

1998

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Dimension Films | Release Date: December 25, 1998 | R

Starring: Clea DuVall, Jordana Brewster

Summary: When some very creepy things start happening around school, the kids at Herrington High make a chilling discovery that confirms their worst suspicions: their teachers really are from another planet! As mind-controlling parasites rapidly begin spreading from the faculty to the students' bodies, it's ultimately up to the few who are left --When some very creepy things start happening around school, the kids at Herrington High make a chilling discovery that confirms their worst suspicions: their teachers really are from another planet! As mind-controlling parasites rapidly begin spreading from the faculty to the students' bodies, it's ultimately up to the few who are left -- an unlikely collection of loners, leaders, nerds, and jocks -- to save the world from alien domination! [Buena Vista]… Expand

Director: Robert Rodriguez

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 104 min

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Kevin Thomas

A smart, lively and unpretentious exploitation picture...Consistently funny and clever. Read full review

Lisa Alspector

Rodriguez's unironic directing brings out the complexity of characters painfully aware of the stereotypes they represent and allows this gripping, scary, and romantic movie to offer more than factoids about other movies the filmmakers have seen too many times. Read full review

Marc Savlov

A slam-bang, sci-fi actioner, relentlessly paced and edited, with a pounding soundtrack and some ingenious aliens courtesy of Berni Wrightson and KNB Effects. Read full review

Nathan Rabin

Fine lowbrow entertainment, a fast, funny pastiche of science-fiction, horror, and teen-movie archetypes that is, aside from the original Scream, perhaps the most entertaining, fully realized film of the current postmodern horror/sci-fi cycle. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

In a strange way the Williamson of "Dawson's Creek" is now at odds with the sophisticated joker who wrote "Scream." Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

Exactly the kind of sporadically clever, button-pushing fright-fest that keeps genre fans hanging on until something more fulfilling comes along. Read full review

David Sterritt

Creepy. Read full review

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jAbMaN

Mar 15, 2011

This is one of the best science fiction movie with teenagers ever. Everyone is great and they can act very well. Also, the movie has a very good concept of combining The Breakfast Club with Body Snatchers.

67 of 68 users found this helpful671

Maxilla328

May 14, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When some very creepy things start happening around school, the kids at Herrington High make a chilling discovery that confirms their worst suspicions: their teachers really are from another planet! As mind-controlling parasites rapidly begin spreading from the faculty to the students' bodies, it's ultimately up to the few who are left -- an unlikely collection of loners, leaders, nerds, and jocks -- to save the world from alien domination!… Expand

7 of 7 users found this helpful70

Surpass80

Jan 26, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tina Rodriguez: (at around 10 mins) the tattooed girl whom Marybeth asks where the office is, is director Robert Rodriguez' sister.… Expand

13 of 13 users found this helpful130

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Sep 8, 2021

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Lanyard980

Aug 8, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A brilliant mix of science fiction and teen horror. This is without a doubt one of the best sci-fi films of the last decade. In a recent trip to the U.S. I had the pleasure of viewing this film(seven times) and loved every minute of it. It is a perfect example of both Kevin Williamson's and Robert Rodriguez's talent. It has a silly-sounding story, aliens taking over a school disguised as teachers, but you don't think about that as you are blown away by brilliant special effects, fast-paced action, smart-worded script and brilliant acting from both the teachers and the students. There is also the sexy Famke Janssen, Jordana Brewster and Laura Harris, and for the girls there's Josh Hartnett(I suppose). As for who the queen alien is, it will be easy for some people to guess, but surprising for others. For those who don't like horror there's the science fiction factor, including a brilliant shot of the alien in the school gym at the end. And for those who don't like science fiction, there's quite a lot of horror(or horrible scenes) like fingers running around on their own, a head crawling around on octopus-like legs, while its body searches for it in the background, and teacher being stabbed in the eye with drugs that affect it, it then begins to splurt white stuff, similar to that of the androids blood in ALIENS But it does take a teens perspective and is aimed at a younger audience(although not that young) and is so not that gory. So there's something for everybody, you should go and see it as soon as you can.… Expand

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Cotts1988

May 1, 2011

A very good horror film that creates an excellent character in Coach. The Faculty is well paced and exciting from start to finish. Modern day horror films seem obsessed with gore and violence, yet this shows how films within the genre should be made. Almost no gore is necessary, yet the filmA very good horror film that creates an excellent character in Coach. The Faculty is well paced and exciting from start to finish. Modern day horror films seem obsessed with gore and violence, yet this shows how films within the genre should be made. Almost no gore is necessary, yet the film is still scary and much better because of the lack of gore. The plot is very good and the film is helped by excellent performances from all of the teaching staff. As previously mentioned, the Coach steals the show with a string of brilliant lines and encounters.… Expand

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RickyReviews

Jun 24, 2016

Too gory for my taste. The acting was average, and the actors looked straight out of a soap opera. I would skip The Faculty and watch a better sci fi.

0 of 48 users found this helpful048

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