The plot, roles and actors who performed them: "Faculty"

The horror film, shot by director Robert Rodriguez in 1998 and still included in the rating of the best films of this genre, is "Teaching staff". Actors ("Faculty" - the title given to the film by Russian box office), who played the main roles in this project, later became stars of the first magnitude.

The plot of the movie

The action of the painting takes place in an ordinary college, which has become an arena for incredible events.

Main characters:

• Casey Connor (Elijah Wood) - a local honors pupil;
• Zek (Josh Hartnett) - handsome and smooth-hearted, selling drugs to students;
• Dalyla Profitt (Jordan Brewster) - editor of the local newspaper;
• Maribeth (Laura Harris) is a brand new girl;
• Stan (Sean Hatoshi) - captain of the national team of the college;
• Stockley (Clea DuVal) is an emo girl.

Once Casey finds a strange creature of a non-existent kind on the field behind the college building. Trying to find out what it is, he connects to the search for Delilah. She took part in the investigation, hoping for a sensational report. In the process of collecting information, children face inadequate behavior of teachers and parents.

The new Maribeth and Zek accidentally encounter in the room of zoology with a couple of "detectives" and are attacked by an abominable creature, similar to a arthropod. Aggravating the horror of the situation, the corpse of the teacher falls out of the closet ... The guys are shocked. They understand that they are alone against those who have gone mad or possessed by adults.

"Faculty" (film): actors

Casey Connor was played by Elijah Wood, an actor who was subsequently known for the film "The Lord of the Rings". He was born in the USA in 1981. Elijah has a brother and sister. The actor's family has Danish, German and English roots.

The boy loved to appear in public from childhood. When he grew up, his mother gave him to the modeling agency, where he was immediately noticed. The actor begins to appear in commercials and episodic roles in the cinema. Prior to his "star" year, the artist worked with such Hollywood stars as Don Johnson, Melanie Griffith and Kevin Costner. He is known as a professional in his field and other wonderful actors. "Faculty" serves as a confirmation.

Josh Harnett played Zek, an otvyazny guy, a favorite of girls. The actor was born in an ordinary American family, fond of hippy culture. In his childhood he dreamed of becoming a football player, but after the injury this was not meant to come true. After participating in the school production of "Tom Sawyer" Josh realized that he wants to become an actor. He even entered the university at the corresponding faculty, but after studying for six months, he left. Turning point in the career of the artist was the role of the son of the main character (Lee Curtis) in the film "Halloween: 20 years later." Since then, the actor is in demand in Hollywood and has a number of national awards and nominations that talented actors receive. "Faculty" also did not ignore the critics of the film academy.

Jordan Brewster, who played Delilah Profit, was born in 1990 in the family of a banker and a Brazilian model. She perfectly knows English and Portuguese. The actress played in American and South American series. Known roles in the telenovela "Dallas" and the films "Fast and the Furious" and "Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Here are the actors in the film.

"Faculty": interesting facts about the film

In fact, the title of the film is translated as "Teaching staff", but in the Russian box office the title "Faculty" is firmly entrenched.

The director borrowed the idea for the film from the film "Something".

One of the episodic roles is played by the director's sister.