Rock Star (2001)

Director:

Stephen Herek

Writer (WGA):

John Stockwell (written by)

Release Date:

7 September 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Music

Tagline:

Every guy wants to be you. Every girl wants to be with you.

Plot:

Lead singer of a tribute band becomes lead singer of the real band he idolizes.

Plot Keywords:

Tribute Band | Heavy Metal | Cover Band | Rock Star | Transgender

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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
Jason Flemyng	...	Bobby Beers, Steel Dragon Lead Singer
Carey Lessard	...	Nina
Kristin Richardson	...	Samantha (as Kristin Willits)
Jamie Williams	...	Mason Bell
Keith Loneker	...	Roadie #1
Sami Reed	...	Amber
Kara Zediker	...	Marci
Stephan Jenkins	...	Bradley, Black Babylon Lead Singer
Colleen Fitzpatrick	...	Guitarist in Crowd Outside Mansion (as Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick)
Kevin Ryder	...	Cream Reporter
Gene 'Bean' Baxter	...	Melody-Maker Reporter (as Gene Baxter)
Gregory Hinton	...	Bouncer
Sonya Stephens	...	Nurse
Neil Zlozower	...	Photographer
Kirk Enochs	...	Fan #1
Myles Kennedy	...	Thor
Rachel Hunter	...	A.C.'s Wife
Heidi Mark	...	Kirk's Wife
Carrie Stevens	...	Ghode's Wife Daphne
Amy Miller	...	Jorgen's Wife (as Amy Rolle)
William Martin Brennan	...	Office Worker
Lorna Scott	...	Mrs. Andrews
Ralph Saenz	...	Auditioning Singer
Jennifer Rovero	...	Topless Cutie #1
Natalie Raynes	...	Topless Cutie #2
Jamal Weathers	...	Scalper
Hailie Brennand	...	Two-Year-Old Girl
Eric Weinstein	...	Roadie #2
Jamie White	...	MTV Veejay
Jeffrey Wetzel	...	Metal Head
Frederick E. Kowalo	...	Guitar Tech
Jennifer Uilani Warren	...	Girl with P-Pass
Chad Azadan	...	Roxy Dancer
Linda Cevallos	...	Roxy Dancer
Jennifer Edmond	...	Roxy Dancer
Brian Friedman	...	Roxy Dancer
Cynthia Fuhrer	...	Roxy Dancer
Cati Jean	...	Roxy Dancer
Edward Jenkins	...	Roxy Dancer
Kelly Knox	...	Roxy Dancer
Tabatha Mays	...	Roxy Dancer (as Tabbatha Mays)
Udee McGeoy	...	Roxy Dancer
Ted Napolitano	...	Roxy Dancer
Tomasina Parrott	...	Roxy Dancer
Gabriel Ramírez	...	Roxy Dancer (as Gabriel Ramirez)
Ursula Whittaker	...	Roxy Dancer (as Ursula Whitaker)
Zachary Woodlee	...	Roxy Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Deana Ann Aburto	...	Groupie #2
Robert C. Cawley	...	Limo Driver
Andrew Wayne	...	Concert Rocker (as Andrew Stramel)
Camille Anderson	...	Elevator Hottie #1 (uncredited)
Stacy Bellew	...	Cassie (uncredited)
Johnny Bolton	...	Crazed Fan (uncredited)
Lawrence Calvin	...	Xander's Guitar Tech, Blood Pollution (uncredited)
Jonathan Carr	...	Extra (uncredited)
Emmy Collins	...	Roadie (uncredited)
Devin Corey	...	Fighting Rocker (uncredited)
Teresa Couch	...	Fan at Good Machine Club (uncredited)
Bill DeWild	...	Steel Dragon Fan (uncredited)
Johnny Drocco	...	Rock Reporter / Concert Patron (uncredited)
Gia Franzia	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Mylo Ironbear	...	Steel Dragons Fan (uncredited)
Mariko Ishihara	...	Girl in Pink (uncredited)
Elke Jeinsen	...	Concert After-Party Guest (uncredited)
Soraya Kelley	...	VIP Girl (uncredited)
Rich Knight	...	Rocker (uncredited)
Jill Kocalis	...	Poolside Cutie (uncredited)
Eden Lake	...	Groupie (uncredited)
Valerie Landsburg	...	Concert After-Party Guest (uncredited)
Steve Larson	...	Sound Engineer (uncredited)
Deborah Leydig	...	Marjorie (uncredited)
Jason Charles Luedee	...	Rival Band Leader (uncredited)
Troy Martin	...	Heavy Metal Fan (uncredited)
Mike McIntosh	...	Fan #2 (uncredited)
Julie Michaels	...	Groupie (uncredited)
Louis E. Rosas	...	Rocker (uncredited)
Parker Shipp	...	Hesher (uncredited)
Suzi Simpson	...	Cutie (uncredited)
Nicki Sixteen	...	Fan at Good Machine Club (uncredited)
Tim Taylor	...	Customer (uncredited)
Stephen Zimpel	...	Concert Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Stephen Herek

Writing credits (WGA)
John Stockwell		(written by)

Produced by
George Clooney	....	executive producer
Michael Fottrell	....	co-producer
Toby Jaffe	....	producer
Robert Lawrence	....	producer
Mike Ockrent	....	executive producer
Steven Reuther	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Trevor Rabin

Cinematography by
Ueli Steiger		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Trudy Ship

Casting by
Sharon Bialy

Production Design by
Mayne Berke

Art Direction by
Caty Maxey		(supervising art director)
Richard Schreiber

Set Decoration by
Casey Hallenbeck

Costume Design by
Aggie Guerard Rodgers

Makeup Department
Kim Donohue	....	makeup artist
Cheryl Eckert	....	assistant hair stylist
Voni Hinkle	....	hair department head
Kerry Mendenhall	....	hair stylist
Michael Mills	....	key makeup artist
Donald Mowat	....	makeup artist: Mark Wahlberg
Greg Nelson	....	makeup artist
Shari Perry	....	key hair stylist
Sandra Rowden	....	makeup artist
Johnny Villanueva	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Paul Moen	....	unit production manager
Barbara Russo	....	post-production executive (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David R. Ellis	....	second unit director
Eric Fox Hays	....	second assistant director
David Kelley	....	second assistant director
Dennis Maguire	....	assistant director: second unit
Jayson Merrill	....	assistant director: second unit
Courtenay Miles	....	second second assistant director
Jack Steinberg	....	additional second assistant director
Jeffrey Wetzel	....	first assistant director

Art Department
P. Scott Bailey	....	set dresser
Mike Blaze	....	property master
David M. Bowen	....	props: Seattle
Don Cinderella	....	set designer
Stan Cockerell	....	assistant property master
David Crvelin	....	assistant art director
David E. Duncan	....	concept illustrator
Robert Hale	....	head paint foreman
Betty Krul	....	set designer (as Betty S. Krul)
Chris Kurumada	....	props
Monique Landry	....	on set dresser
Michael McCombe	....	head greens
Jeffrey McMahon	....	construction foreman
Steven O'Bannon	....	labor foreman
Harry E. Otto	....	set designer (as Harry Otto)
Mike Piccirillo	....	art department production assistant
Bruce Purcell	....	set dresser
John H. Samson	....	construction coordinator
Joe Walser	....	art department coordinator
Mark Woods	....	lead
Darrin Denlinger	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Carmen Baker	....	supervising sound editor (as Carmen Hocson Baker)
Odin Benitez	....	sound effects editor
Jim Brookshire	....	sound effects editor
Kevin E. Carpenter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tim Chau	....	sound designer
Tim Chau	....	supervising sound editor
Carl Fischer	....	boom operator
Albert Gasser	....	sound effects editor
Eric Gotthelf	....	adr mixer
Randall Guth	....	assistant sound editor
Petur Hliddal	....	production sound mixer
Doug Jackson	....	sound effects editor
David Jobe	....	foley mixer
Michael Jonascu	....	sound effects editor
Val Kuklowsky	....	sound editor
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist
Nancy MacLeod	....	sound effects editor
Donald J. Malouf	....	supervising sound editor
Willard Overstreet	....	assistant sound editor
Roger Pietschmann	....	sound mixer: second unit
Troy Porter	....	adr mixer
Rocky Quiroz	....	utility sound person
Robert Schaper	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gregory H. Watkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Condon	....	utility sound: Washington (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Chad Baalbergen	....	special effects
Wayne Beauchamp	....	special effects coordinator (as John 'Wayne' Beachamp)
Scott Blackwell	....	special effects foreman
Joel P. Blanchard	....	special effects technician
John Fagan	....	special effects technician
Jeremy Hays	....	special effects technician
Paul J. Lombardi	....	special effects coordinator (as Paul Lombardi)
Stephen D. Moore	....	special effects technician
Keith Suzuki	....	special effects technician
Frank Toro	....	special effects foreman
Scott D. Mattson	....	special effects office coordinator (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Mat Beck	....	visual effects supervisor
Brian Bell	....	digital artist
Erik Liles	....	digital compositor
Scott E. Metzger	....	3D artist: Light Matters/Pixel Envy
Ira S. Rosenstein	....	visual effects production manager
Colin Strause	....	3D supervisor
Greg Strause	....	2D supervisor
Greg Strause	....	systems administrator
Michael Vaglienty	....	digital compositor
Edson Williams	....	digital artist

Stunts
Laura Albert	....	stunts
Brian Avery	....	stunts
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunts
Damon Caro	....	stunts
Wally Crowder	....	stunts
Paul Eliopoulos	....	stunts
Sean Graham	....	stunts
Mike Gunther	....	stunts
Steve Holladay	....	stunts
Jeff Imada	....	stunts
Brad Martin	....	stunt coordinator
Julie Michaels	....	stunts
Chris O'Hara	....	stunts
Chris Palermo	....	stunts
Tim Rigby	....	stunts
Todd Schneider	....	stunts
Brandon Sebek	....	stunts
Chad Stahelski	....	stunts
T.J. White	....	stunts
Troy Wood	....	stunts
Keith Woulard	....	stunts
Shawn Rolly	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Nico Bally	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Claudette Barius	....	still photographer
Kevin Blauvelt	....	rigging electrician
Alexander Yves Brunner	....	cinematographer's apprentice
Douglas Busby	....	additional second assistant camera
Gary L. Camp	....	first assistant camera (as Gary Camp)
Thomas M. Dangcil	....	electrician
Stephen Drinon	....	a dolly grip
David R. Ellis	....	director of photography: second unit
Tracy Estes	....	electric rigging crew
Jim Grce	....	gaffer
Paul Hazard	....	best boy rigging electric
Neil Holcomb	....	rigging gaffer: Seattle
Lawrence Karman	....	camera operator
David Katz	....	video assist operator
Dan Kneece	....	Steadicam operator
Dan Kneece	....	camera operator
Michael LePard	....	set lighting technician
Anthony T. Marra II	....	key grip
Larry McCarron	....	rigging grip
Michael A. McFadden	....	rigging key grip
Max Neal	....	assistant camera
Georgia Packard	....	camera operator
Daniel Pershing	....	key grip: second unit
Reid Russell	....	camera loader
Reid Russell	....	camera operator: Super 8
Ralph Scherer	....	grip
Joaquin Sedillo	....	camera operator
Heather Sims	....	stand-in: on-camera
Sandi Sissel	....	director of photography: second unit
David W. Slodki	....	lighting console programmer
Jeffery J. Tufano	....	additional camera operator
James B. Walsh	....	grip
Jesse Wine	....	electrician: Seattle
Tom Yatsko	....	camera operator (as Thomas Yatsko)
Paul J. Morra	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Heather Page	....	camera operator: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Vesper Burnett	....	extras casting assistant
Jeffrey M. Paal	....	background casting
Wendy Washbrook	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sabrina Calley	....	key costumer
Dominick De Rasmo	....	specialty costume manufacturer
Lisa A. Doyle	....	set costumer
Jordanna Fineberg	....	costumer
Mathew Hooey	....	key costumer
Nancy Jarzynko	....	costumer
Marienne O'Brien	....	costumer
Lauren Press	....	costume buyer
Candice Sabbah	....	costumer
Carlos Rosario	....	costume illustrator (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Jonathan Brayley	....	first assistant editor
Lara B. Grant	....	assistant editor
Craig Hayes	....	second editor
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Kindra Marra	....	second assistant editor
Kenny Marsten	....	assistant editor
David Orr	....	color timer
Nicholas 'Nikko' Tsiotsias	....	first assistant editor
Mark Tuminello	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Cathi Black	....	associate music supervisor
Brent Brooks	....	music editor
Budd Carr	....	music supervisor
Geneviève Thomas Colvin	....	music coordinator
Eddie Delena	....	music mixer
Eddie Delena	....	music recordist
Steve Kempster	....	score mixer
Paul Linford	....	score producer
Miljenko Matijevic	....	playback singer
Trevor Rabin	....	score producer
David Raymond	....	music playback
Gary Raymond	....	music playback & concert mixer
Robert Schaper	....	supervising music editor
Robert Schaper	....	supervising music engineer
Jeanette Surga	....	scoring music editor
Booker White	....	music preparation
Anna D. Wilborn	....	assistant music editor
Bud Raymond	....	music playback operator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
William Ballard	....	picture car coordinator
Mark Brown	....	driver: production van
Shawn Coulter	....	driver
Troy Flynn	....	driver
Ronnie King	....	transportation
Dennis Marchant	....	picture car mechanic/fabricator
Kenny Youngblood	....	driver

Other crew
Peter Allen	....	location manager: Seattle
H. Leah Amir	....	production assistant
Alex Apple	....	assistant location manager
Kelley Baker	....	assistant accountant
Eddie Baytos	....	choreographer
Jim Boyle	....	location scout: Seattle
Sara Sirna Byrne	....	assistant to director
Kevin A. Canamar	....	set medic
Bob Chiappardi	....	live concert promoter
Curtis Collins	....	location manager
William M. DeLuca	....	mechanic
Carol Demarti	....	head dyer and ager
Mark Dobkousky	....	production assistant
Danielle Fenati	....	production assistant
Marc C. Geschwind	....	extras coordinator
Jane E. Graves	....	assistant location manager
Christopher Guilford	....	production assistant
Peggy Holmes	....	choreographer
Jamie Kehoe	....	craft service
Michele Kennedy	....	production secretary
Robert Lamkin	....	chief caterer
Lyn Matsuda Norton	....	script supervisor (as Lyn Matsuda)
Catherine S. McComb	....	production coordinator
Randy McKenney	....	extras coordinator
Randy McKenney	....	stand-in
Ravi D. Mehta	....	production accountant
John T. Melick	....	production assistant
Shaun O'Banion	....	set production assistant
Sandy O'Neill	....	unit publicist
Joshua Owen	....	production assistant
Shannon Ratcliffe	....	assistant: Mr. Clooney
Louis E. Rosas	....	extras coordinator
Andrew Schark	....	photo double
Steffen Schlachtenhaufen	....	location assistant: Seattle
Paul Schreiber	....	assistant location manager
Matt Springer	....	production assistant
Christian Stavrakis	....	set production assistant (as Chris Stavrakis)
Kenneth Steiger	....	guitar coach
Patrick Sutton	....	production assistant
Jim Swidarski	....	payroll accountant
Kevin Field	....	production executive (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures
• Bel Air Entertainment
• Maysville Pictures
• Robert Lawrence Productions
• Metal Productions Inc.

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Tobis StudioCanal (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2001) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Sogefilms A.I.E. (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2002) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD) (VHS)
• Veronica (2004) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Full Scale Effects
• Light Matters Inc.
• Pixel Envy

Other Companies

• BT Industrial Supply  expendables
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chef Robért Catering  catering
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables

Also Known As:

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

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

Filming Locations:

1st Ave & Pike Street, Seattle, Washington, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The rooftop locale used for the press conference that introduces Chris "Izzy" Cole as Steel Dragon's new lead singer, and announces their forthcoming tour with him, is the same rooftop that was used for the final, tour ending press conference and record company party for the fictional heavy metal band, This Is Spinal Tap (1984).

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): 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.

Quotes:

Ghode, Steel Dragon Guitarist:[Spoken during the credits] After the nuclear holocost, the survivors will crawl out of the rubble, in the dark, light a fire and then one man, The Singer of Songs will sing and that's the essence of Rock n Roll.

Movie Connections:

References Three Kings (1999)

Soundtrack:

Crown Of Falsehood

Simplistic and Enjoyable. Prepare to Rock Out!

ROCK STAR is a well-told Hollywood-style rendition of the tale based on fact actually on how Ripper became Rob Halford's replacement for Judas Priest. Mark Wahlberg poured on his likable boy-ish charm and performed with believable admirably, something he has been known to do since the release of BOOGIE NIGHTS.

Stephen Herek, no stranger to musically-themed movies, takes the audience through the wonders of the breakneck lifestyle of an extinct species, the Hair-Metal Rock God. Wahlberg's "Izzy" acts as the film's host plays the everyman who gets to see his wish come true. His likable character quickly wins over the heart of the viewer, who wants to see him succeed and gets the chance to give him the Metal "goat horn" hand-sign several times over.

The only real complaint with the story is that the supporting cast, namely the other members of the band, were not fleshed out, or even introduced, properly. More interaction with these life-long Rock musicians would have amplified and solidified Izzy's new surroundings.

Naturally, ROCK STAR is filled with great music. Rabin's score, the Steel Dragon's original work and plenty of 80's-style Metal hits makes this soundtrack a must-have! Let's all hope that films like ROCK STAR not only give a credibility to a style of music that helped define a generation but also spark a very-needed revival.