The Faculty Work May 2026

🛸 The Faculty (1998) – The Ultimate Guide

Tagline: Six students are about to find out their teachers are from another planet. Director: Robert Rodriguez Writer: Kevin Williamson (creator of Scream and Dawson’s Creek) Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror / Teen Thriller

2. The Squad: Character Guide

The film relies on classic high school archetypes that must overcome their social differences to survive. the faculty

• Casey Connor (Elijah Wood): The Hero. A bullied, nerdy photographer who is the first to discover the alien threat. He evolves from a victim into a leader.
• Delilah Profitt (Jordana Brewster): The Head Cheerleader. Casey’s crush and the editor of the school paper. She is popular and image-conscious but eventually joins the fight.
• Stokely 'Stokes' Mitchell (Clea DuVall): The Outcast. A goth loner who spreads rumors to keep people away. She is the only one who recognizes the classic sci-fi tropes the group is living through.
• Stan Rosado (Shawn Hatosy): The Jock. The star quarterback who is tired of football and wants to focus on academics, much to the confusion of his teammates.
• Zeke Tyler (Josh Hartnett): The Rebel. The bad boy genius who sells illicit substances out of his trunk. He is the group’s "muscle" and chemist.
• Marybeth Louise Hutchinson (Laura Harris): The New Girl. A sweet, Southern transfer student who joins the group to fight the aliens.

1. The Elevator Pitch

Think The Breakfast Club meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers. When the teachers at an Ohio high school start acting strangely (disciplined, robotic, and thirsty for water), a ragtag group of misfit students discovers that the faculty is being taken over by parasitic aliens. They must band together to find the queen alien and kill it before the infection spreads to the whole town. 🛸 The Faculty (1998) – The Ultimate Guide

The Faculty — An Educational Overview

What Exactly is "The Faculty"?

At its simplest, faculty refers to the body of teachers, researchers, and scholars employed by a college or university. However, the term has two distinct uses: Casey Connor (Elijah Wood): The Hero

1. Collective noun: "The faculty voted to change the core curriculum." (Meaning the group of professors)
2. Individual role: "She is a faculty member in the Department of Biology."

Crucially, not everyone who teaches is on the tenure track. Understanding the different types of faculty will prevent misunderstandings about authority, availability, and job security.