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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Carl V. Dupré (written by)
Release Date:
13 August 1999 (USA) more
Tagline:
Rock and roll all night. Party every day. more
Plot:
A comedy about four teenagers in 1978 who try to scam their way into a KISS concert. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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Detroit Rock City ?............. Awesome !!! more (182 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Giuseppe Andrews | ... | Lex | |
| James DeBello | ... | Trip (as James De Bello) | |
| Edward Furlong | ... | Hawk | |
| Sam Huntington | ... | Jam | |
| Lin Shaye | ... | Mrs. Bruce | |
| Melanie Lynskey | ... | Beth | |
| Natasha Lyonne | ... | Christine | |
| Miles Dougal | ... | Elvis | |
| Nick Scotti | ... | Kenny | |
| Emmanuelle Chriqui | ... | Barbara | |
| David Quane | ... | Bobby | |
| Rodger Barton | ... | Mr. Bumsteen | |
| Kathryn Haggis | ... | Mrs. Bumsteen | |
| David Gardner | ... | Priest | |
| Shannon Tweed | ... | Amanda Finch |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
The Kiss Movie (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong language, drug use and sex-related content.
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Runtime:
95 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
USA:R (No. 36634) | Finland:S | Iceland:12 | New Zealand:R16 | Canada:14A | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Australia:MA | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | UK:15
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On the exterior wall of the women's nightclub "It's Raining Men", above the red entrance awning, there is a larger-than-life picture of a well-built naked man with a glowing, glittering star covering "the goods". The head on this cutout is that of director Adam Rifkin. This is his cameo in the film, as actually acting in front of the camera would have violated the terms of his work visa (the film was shot in Canada). more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Hawk gets his first bourbon in the strip club, it has a lime. While conversing with the bartender, it disappears. When he raises his glass to Amanda Finch, it is on the glass again. more
Quotes:
Hawk:
[three Stellas are walking by] I wish somebody would tell these girls that *DISCO'S DEAD!*
Stella 1:
Don't stare too long, boys, you'll go blind!
Lex:
Yeah, right! Stellas. I hate Stellas almost as much as I hate dogs.
Trip:
Yeah, man. Same species when you stop to think about it, man!
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Soundtrack:
Whole Lotta Rosie more
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Headings, a semi-official version, v1.00:Songs, v1.01:
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This movie was great,funny,cool,realistic and entertaining The Story of four teens who play in a KISS cover band who got tickets to go see KISS in Detroit, but a series of unfortunate events stop them from going to see the concert,and they don't stop at nothing to get all the way to Detroit for the Show of their lives.
The Best thing about this movie is that the characters are believable, they are exactly what you would expect, and they act exactly like normal teenagers would in the late 70', in most teen movies you see the usual cliché's, but not here.
All in all this movie is very entertaining, you never get bored, and the movie really puts you in these guys shoes and feel just like they would in that type of situation.Plus the movie is filled with an awesome soundtrack, with bands like AC/DC, Van Halen and of course KISS who also appear in the film.
So my advice to you (if you like good ol Rock n' Roll and Fun movies) is to rent Detroit Rock City invite some friends and Have a great Time.