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Overview

User Rating:
5.8/10   14,111 votes
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Director:
Stephen Herek
Writer (WGA):
John Stockwell (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
7 September 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Music more
Tagline:
Every guy wants to be you. Every girl wants to be with you. more
Plot:
Lead singer of a tribute band becomes lead singer of the real band he idolizes. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Stand up and Shoooooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuutttttttt!!!!!!!! more (175 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Mark Wahlberg ... Chris 'Izzy' Cole

Jennifer Aniston ... Emily Poule

Dominic West ... Kirk Cuddy, Steel Dragon Guitarist
Jason Bonham ... A.C., Steel Dragon Drummer
Jeff Pilson ... Jorgen, Steel Dragon Bassist
Zakk Wylde ... Ghode, Steel Dragon Guitarist

Timothy Spall ... Mats, Steel Dragon Road Manager
Blas Elias ... Donny Johnson, Blood Pollution Drummer
Nick Catanese ... Xander Cummins, Blood Pollution Guitarist

Brian Vander Ark ... Ricki Bell, Blood Pollution Bassist

Timothy Olyphant ... Rob Malcolm, Blood Pollution Guitarist

Dagmara Dominczyk ... Tania Asher, Steel Dragon Public Relations
Matthew Glave ... Joe Cole

Michael Shamus Wiles ... Mr. Cole

Beth Grant ... Mrs. Cole
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Metal God (USA) (working title)
So You Wanna Be a Rock Star? (USA) (working title)
Untitled Stephen Herek Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, sexuality and some drug content.
Runtime:
105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Iceland:L | Philippines:PG-13 | Finland:K-7 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | South Africa:13L | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #37887) | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | Australia:M

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the early scenes, the brother is a policeman for "Keystone"; obviously a reference or homage to the Keystone Cops (and he seems as effective as well - his Mom must "rescue" him from his little brother). more
Goofs:
Factual errors: As Izzy and Emily are being led through Kurt Cuddy's mansion they momentarily get sidetracked amongst Steel Dragon concert and historical memorabilia. At one point they both stare in utter amazement at a Korina wood Gibson Flying V where Izzy comments, in awed hushed tones, that the fretboard is made of rosewood. The problem with this scenario is the fact that more than 95% of ALL guitars and basses made worldwide have rosewood fretboards, as they are the industry standard. While a small number of guitars do have fretboards made of maple or rare tone-woods such as bubinga, most any working musician, as Izzy supposed to depict, knows that rosewood is by far the most common material used for this feature. more
Quotes:
Ricki: Dude, do I have too much foundation on? more
Movie Connections:
References Three Kings (1999) more
Soundtrack:
Sheedys more

FAQ

Does Mark Wahlberg do his own singing in this movie?
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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Stand up and Shoooooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuutttttttt!!!!!!!!, 20 September 2001
8/10
Author: Jason Martin (res0b95g@verizon. net) from Portland, Oregon

I must admit I wasn't expecting much on this movie. I was surprised I truly enjoyed it as much as I did. The script wasn't oscar material, but it wasn't horrible either. The acting was great by Mark Wahlberg. Jennifer Aniston had a great supporting role, and looked lovely as ever. What made this movie for me was the music. If you do not like 80's glam metal or hair bands, then you probably wont like this movie. Its all about being a rockstar. Some cliche's were present, but didn't bring down the movie at all. I would recommend it to anyone who likes rock and roll and remember to Stand up and Shout!!! 8 of 10 for great acting and awesome music.

Jason

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when Chris and Rob.. roxythecat
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