Earlier in 1998, he made his acting debut in the anniversary slasher sequel Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later playing the role of John Tate, son of heroine Laurie Strode and nephew of serial murderer Michael Myers. This is the second film appearance for actor Josh Hartnett.Principal shooting on The Faculty began on April 13th, 1998 and concluded on June 26th.
The tagline for this film is, "The students at Herrington high will not only question authority.And besides it's original elements, there are nods and pieces from 10 other films at least, and it's all done very cool. Harry Knowles of "Ain't It Cool News" (who has a cameo appearance in the film) said "When you have movies that are genuine fresh combinations of multiple film types.Online film reviewer JoBlo gives the film a "popcorn rating" of 7 out of 10. Nineteen critics gave it a positive review, while eighteen critics gave it a negative review. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes tallied thirty-seven reviews from noted critics, resulting in a 51% positive overall rating. The Faculty received mixed and moderate reviews from film critics.The film earned $40,283,321 in domestic lifetime grosses overall. In the UK, The Faculty grossed £894,161 over opening weekend on 355 screens on April 11th, 1999. It ranked #5 in top grossing films of the week, earning 28.9% of total weekend sales. It grossed $11,633,495 over opening weekend, averaging $4,919 per theater.