School of Rock (2003)

Angelo Massagli: Frankie

Photos 

Quotes 

• Dewey Finn : You want me to teach you something? Here's a useful lesson for you: give up. Just quit. Because in this life, you can't win. Yeah, you can try. But in the end, you're just gonna lose, BIG TIME. Because THE WORLD is run by the Man.

  Frankie : Who?

  Dewey Finn : The Man. Oh, you don't know the Man? He's everywhere. In the White House, down the hall, MISS MULLINS, she's the Man. And the Man ruined the ozone, and he's burning down the Amazon, and he kidnapped Shamu and put her in a chlorine tank! Okay? And there used to be a way to stick it to the Man, it was called rock 'n roll. But guess what? Oh no. The Man ruined that, too, with a little thing called MTV! So don't waste your time trying to make anything cool, or pure, or awesome, 'cause the Man is just gonna call you a fat washed up loser and crush your soul. So do yourselves a favor and just GIVE UP!

• Freddy Jones : I'm just saying, name two great chick drummers.

  Katie : Sheila E.? Meg White from the White Stripes?

  Freddy Jones : [winces]  She can't drum!

  Katie : She's a better drummer than you! At least, she has rhythm.

  [Miss Mullins passes and realizes that Freddy has rolled up his sleeves and spiked his hair] 

  Rosalie Mullins : Freddy! Where are your sleeves? And what have you done to your hair?

  Freddy Jones : It's called punk.

  Rosalie Mullins : Well, it's not school uniform.

  [She pulls his left sleeve down, and he turns away with a rebellious expression. Frankie, Michelle and Eleni have observed this] 

  Frankie : Miss Mullins, you're the Man.

  Rosalie Mullins : Thank you, Frankie!

  [Frankie and the other students giggle behind her back] 

• Dewey Finn : [to the class on his first day]  All right, look, here's the deal. I've got a hangover. Who knows what that means?

  Frankie : Doesn't that mean you're drunk?

  Dewey Finn : No. It means I was drunk yesterday.

  Freddy Jones : It means you're an alcoholic.

  Dewey Finn : Wrong.

  Freddy Jones : You wouldn't come to work with a hangover unless you were an alcoholic. Dude, you got a disease!

  Dewey Finn : Mmm-hmm. What's your name?

  Freddy Jones : Freddy Jones.

  Dewey Finn : Mmm, Freddy Jones, shut up!

  [Freddy looks irritated as his classmates laugh] 

  Freddy Jones : [quietly]  Shut up.

  Dewey Finn : Point is, y'all can just chill today. We can start on this crap-ola tomorrow.

• Dewey Finn : [after the kids have chosen non-rock "influences"]  You guys, this project is called "Rock Band"! I'm talking about bands that *rock*. Led Zeppelin!

  [the entire class gives him blank stares] 

  Dewey Finn : Don't tell me you guys have never gotten the Led out. Jimmy Page? Robert Plant? Ring any bells? What about Sabbath? AC/DC? Motorhead?

  [exasperated] 

  Dewey Finn : UGH, WHAT DO THEY TEACH IN THIS PLACE? Summer, you're the class whatever. Go to the board.

  Summer Hathaway : [corrects him]  Factotum.

  Dewey Finn : Factorer. 8:15 to 10, rock history. 10 to 11, rock appreciation in theory. And then band practice till the end of the day.

  Frankie : What about math?

  Dewey Finn : No, not important.

• Dewey Finn : Does anyone play drums?

  Freddy Jones : I play percussion.

  Frankie : Yeah, that's cause he couldn't play anything else!

  Freddy Jones : Shut up!

• Frankie : What are the rest of us supposed to do?

  Dewey Finn : You just sit back and enjoy the magic of rock.

  Leonard : You mean we're not in the band?

  Dewey Finn : Now, hold up now. Just because you're not in the band, doesn't mean you're not IN the band.