117 - The Faculty

<p>(Original Airdate - April 17th, 2019) </p> <p>The Faculty is a 1998 American <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction_film'>science fiction</a> <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_film'>horror film</a> directed by <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Rodriguez'>Robert Rodriguez</a> and written by <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Williamson_(screenwriter)'>Kevin Williamson</a>. It stars <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordana_Brewster'>Jordana Brewster</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clea_DuVall'>Clea DuVall</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Harris'>Laura Harris</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Hartnett'>Josh Hartnett</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Hatosy'>Shawn Hatosy</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famke_Janssen'>Famke Janssen</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_Laurie'>Piper Laurie</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bebe_Neuwirth'>Bebe Neuwirth</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Patrick'>Robert Patrick</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usher_(musician)'>Usher Raymond</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Stewart'>Jon Stewart</a>, and <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah_Wood'>Elijah Wood</a>.</p> <p>The film was theatrically released on December 25, 1998, by <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miramax'>Miramax Films</a> through <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimension_Films'>Dimension Films</a>. It grossed $63.2 million<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Faculty#cite_note-JPBO-2'>[2]</a> and has developed a <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_following'>cult following</a> since its release, with some critics noting it as underrated in Rodriguez's catalog.<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Faculty#cite_note-3'>[3]</a><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Faculty#cite_note-4'>[4]</a><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Faculty#cite_note-5'>[5]</a><a href='https://en.wikiped