The Faculty Rotten Tomatoes Official

Directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Kevin Williamson ( Scream ), the film uses a classic "alien parasite" premise to explore the very real horrors of high school social hierarchies and teenage alienation. The Scores: Critics vs. Fans

Critics in 1998 dismissed this as derivative. The consensus was that Rodriguez and Williamson were just copying the Scream blueprint but swapping Ghostface for extra-terrestrials. But looking back, that critique misses the point. The Faculty is a lean, efficient machine. It isn't trying to be Invasion of the Body Snatchers ; it is trying to be The Breakfast Club with tentacles. the faculty rotten tomatoes

The "Rotten" score is largely due to critics at the time finding the film too slick, too commercial, and too self-aware. Roger Ebert gave it a lukewarm review, noting that it felt like a product of focus groups. And in a way, he was right. It is a product of the late 90s: Directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Kevin