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Detroit Rock City (1999) 6.6
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6.6/10 from 23,083 users
Metascore: 33/100
Reviews: 187 user | 65 critic | 18 from Metacritic.com A comedy about four teenagers in 1978 who try to scam their way into a KISS concert. Director:Adam RifkinWriter:Carl V. Dupré |
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| Giuseppe Andrews | ... | ||
| James DeBello | ... |
Trip
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| Edward Furlong | ... | ||
| Sam Huntington | ... | ||
| Lin Shaye | ... | ||
| Melanie Lynskey | ... | ||
| Natasha Lyonne | ... | ||
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Miles Dougal | ... | |
| Nick Scotti | ... | ||
| Emmanuelle Chriqui | ... | ||
| David Quane | ... | ||
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Rodger Barton | ... | |
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Kathryn Haggis | ... | |
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David Gardner | ... | |
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Four members of a high school band called Mystery do everything they can to attend a KISS concert in Detroit. In order to make it to the show they must steal, cheat, strip, deal with an anti-rock mom and generally do whatever it takes to see the band that has inspired them to be musicians. Written by an Urban Achiever
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You gotta lose your mind at Detroit Rock City! See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong language, drug use and sex-related content | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 August 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Kiss Movie See more »Box Office
Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£96,504 (UK) (22 October 1999)Gross:
SGD 292,958 (Singapore) (28 January 2000)Company Credits
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Lex: Man, I was afraid some bullshit like this was gonna happen. If Jam misses Peter Criss' drum solo, he won't be able to continue with his fucking life!
Hawk: Lex! Quit Jynxing us man! No one is missing that concert tomorrow night!
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Written by Jeff Lynne
Performed by Electric Light Orchestra
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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Jonathan Taylor Thomas was considered for the role of Hawk. He was also considered for the role of Jam. See more »Goofs
When Mystery is playing "Rock And Roll All Night", and Hawk sings/screams "crazy", the word ends, and yet, he is still clearly saying it. See more »Quotes
[after Jam's mom finds the Kiss record]Lex: Man, I was afraid some bullshit like this was gonna happen. If Jam misses Peter Criss' drum solo, he won't be able to continue with his fucking life!
Hawk: Lex! Quit Jynxing us man! No one is missing that concert tomorrow night!
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Crazy Credits
The New Line Cinema fanfare is played on electric guitar instead of the usual orchestral version. See more »Soundtracks
"Turn To Stone"Written by Jeff Lynne
Performed by Electric Light Orchestra
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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This is a movie about four teenagers, Hawk (Furlong), Jam (Huntington), Lex (Andrews), and Trip (Debello). They plan on seeing Kiss, but Jam accidentally takes Trip's jacket home, with the tickets inside. While Jam is at school, his mom, a complete bible-maniac, finds the tickets and burns them. She proceeds to take Jam to a boarding school. The boys are bummed out, but they hear on the radio that the 10th caller who can give the real names of the band members gets 4 front row tickets and 4 backstage passes to the Kiss concert. Trip wins the contest, and off they go to rescue Jam, and head for Detroit.
I won't go into what happens there. All I'm gonna tell you is, this movie is hilarious. Go watch it for a great time.