History Trivia / TheFaculty

* DuelingWorks: ''The Faculty'' was released on 25th December, 1998, six months after ''Film/DisturbingBehavior'', on 24th July, 1998. Both are quippy teen riffs on classic ParanoidThriller material: ''Literature/TheStepfordWives'''' in the earlier movie's case, and ''Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers'' in the later's case, both [[RecycledInSpace recycled in high school.]] Both have antagonistic adults, and both [[spoiler:rewrite their source material's ''very'' depressing endings so that the good guys win.]]

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: One could potentially call this Creator/{{MTV}}'s ''Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers''. Between the soundtrack (including Music/TheOffspring and [[Music/AliceInChains Layne Staley]], who died in 2002), the actors (teen Creator/ElijahWood, Creator/CleaDuvall, and Creator/JoshHartnett), the lack of cell phones, the blocky computers, the writer Kevin Williamson, the PostModern self-aware feel, and the scene where Zeke [[spoiler:brings a gun to school and shoots the principal in the face]] (and is portrayed as a ''hero'' for doing that), this movie can easily be placed in the late '90s, especially before the UsefulNotes/{{Columbine}} massacre.

* ActorAllusion:
** Delilah sarcastically says "yeah, and I'm Portuguese" when Marybeth says she's allergic to the drugs. Creator/JordanaBrewster is half-Brazilian and fluent in Portuguese.
** The science teacher is called Mr. Furlong. Creator/EdwardFurlong had starred in ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' with Creator/RobertPatrick, who plays the coach. Additionally, when the coach is chasing Principal Drake down the hallway, it mirrors a scene where the T-1000 is chasing the Connors.
** When Casey's father wishes the coach good luck in the game, the coach shoots at him with his hand. The father is played by Creator/ChristopherMcDonald, and the gesture is a reference to his "Shooter" [=McGavin=] character from ''Film/HappyGilmore''.

* CreatorInJoke: Graffiti for 'Tito & Tarantula' is visible in one scene. This is the band who composed music for Robert Rodriguez's ''{{Film/Desperado}}'' and ''Film/FromDuskTillDawn''. Salma Hayek, who plays the school nurse, had starred in both too. Also, the term "Chango" is heard in the film as the name of the opposing football team over the school's PA in one of the earlier scenes (Chango is used as the name of a brand of beer seen in ''Film/FromDuskTillDawn'' as well).

* StuntCasting: R&B star Usher in a small role as one of Stan's fellow football players.
* {{Supergroup}}: For the soundtrack, the film's producers got Layne Staley of Music/AliceInChains, Tom Morello of Music/RageAgainstTheMachine, Stephen Perkins of Music/JanesAddiction, and Martyn [=LeNoble=] of Porno for Pyros to form a supergroup called Class of '99. They recorded [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBIzHB2gMLI a cover]] of [[Music/PinkFloyd "Another Brick in the Wall"]], and went their separate ways immediately afterwards. Notably, it was the last song that Staley ever recorded before he fully descended into a haze of addiction (which was already apparent in his vocals on the song), dying of an overdose in 2002.

** Delilah was written for Creator/CharismaCarpenter. She turned it down, fearing it was too similar to [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Cordelia Chase]]. Speaking of which, Creator/SarahMichelleGellar turned down a role. Creator/JessicaAlba also auditioned.

** Sherilyn Fenn was Rodriguez's first choice to play Elizabeth Burke.
** Kevin Williamson was going to direct as well, but he was busy with ''Film/TeachingMrsTingle'', so Robert Rodriguez came on board too.

* CreatorInJoke: Graffiti for 'Tito & Tarantula' is visible in one scene. This is the band who composed music for Robert Rodriguez's ''{{Film/Desperado}}'' and ''Film/FromDuskTillDawn''. Salma Hayek, who plays the school nurse, had starred in both too.

* BillingDisplacement: R&B star Music/{{Usher}} is [[CoversAlwaysLie featured prominently on the poster despite appearing in only five minutes of the movie]]. None of the other cast members were all that famous ([[RetroactiveRecognition at the time]]), while Usher is, well, Usher. This may have also leaned into DeletedRole territory, as some TV trailers for the film featured some additional footage of his character that was not present in the film.

* BillingDisplacement: R&B star Music/{{Usher}} is [[CoversAlwaysLie featured prominently on the poster despite appearing in only five minutes of the movie]]. None of the other cast members were all that famous ([[RetroactiveRecognition at the time]]), while Usher is, well, Usher.

** Creator/GillianAnderson turned down the role of Valerie Drake.

** The science teacher is called Mr. Furlong. Edward Furlong had starred in ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' with Robert Patrick, who plays the coach. Additionally, when the coach is chasing Principal Drake down the hallway, it mirrors a scene where the T-1000 is chasing the Connors.
** When Casey's father wishes the coach good luck in the game, the coach shoots at him with his hand. The father is played by Chris [=McDonald=], and the gesture is a reference to his "Shooter" [=McGavin=] character from ''Film/HappyGilmore''.

** Delilah was written for Creator/CharismaCarpenter. She turned it down, fearing it was too similar to [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Cordelia Chase]].

* FakeAmerican: The Canadian Laura Harris plays Marybeth who claims to be from Atlanta. [[spoiler: She drops the southern accent and speaks in her natural voice once she's revealed as the alien]].

** Delilah sarcastically says "yeah and I'm Portuguese" when Marybeth says she's allergic to the drugs. Jordana Brewster is fluent in Portuguese.
** The science teacher is called Mr Furlong. Edward Furlong had starred in ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' with Robert Patrick, who plays the coach. Additionally when the coach is chasing Principal Drake down the hallway, it mirrors a scene where the T-1000 is chasing the Connors.

* BillingDisplacement: R&B star Usher is [[CoversAlwaysLie featured prominently on the poster despite appearing in only five minutes of the movie.]] None of the other cast members were all that famous ([[RetroactiveRecognition at the time]]), while Usher is, well, Usher.

* HeyItsThatPlace: Zeke's house is the same one from the film ''Multiplicity''. The driveway is cracked, referencing the opening of the film - where the wrong driveway's concrete was broken up.
* IronyAsSheIsCast: Clea [=DuVall=] is a lesbian in real life. She portrays a straight girl who pretends to be gay to alienate people.

* {{Supergroup}}: For the soundtrack, the film's producers got Layne Staley of Music/AliceInChains, Tom Morello of Music/RageAgainstTheMachine, Stephen Perkins of Music/JanesAddiction, and Martyn [=LeNoble=] of Porno for Pyros to form a supergroup called Class of '99. They recorded [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBIzHB2gMLI a cover]] of [[Music/PinkFloyd "Another Brick in the Wall"]], and went their separate ways immediately afterwards.

** Kevin Williamson was going to direct as well, but he was busy with ''Teaching Mrs Tingle''. So Robert Rodriguez came on board too.