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The Rocker tells the story of a failed drummer who is given a second chance at fame. Robert "Fish" Fishman is the extremely dedicated and astoundingly passionate drummer for the eighties ... See full summary »
Director:
Peter Cattaneo
Stars:
Rainn Wilson,
Christina Applegate,
Teddy Geiger
Down and out rock star Dewey Finn gets fired from his band, and he faces a mountain of debts and depression. He takes a job as a 4th grade substitute teacher at an uptight private school where his attitude and hijinx have a powerful effect on his students. He also meets Zack, a 10-year-old guitar prodigy, who could help Dewey win a "battle of the bands" competition, which would solve his financial problems and put him back in the spotlight. Written by
Anonymous
After the first band rehearsal, Dewey gives the kids some musical albums to listen to at home for inspiration and influences. The albums are: "Led Zeppelin" by Led Zeppelin, "Parallel Lines" by Blondie, "Fragile" by Yes, "2112" by Rush and "Dark Side Of The Moon" by Pink Floyd. See more »
Goofs
While Zack is playing his newly composed song in the background as Billy and Dewey are discussing the band's outfits, you can hear the chords and notes change, yet Zack's fingering doesn't change for the last part in the shot. See more »
Quotes
Dewey Finn:
Listen! You can't leave. You haven't heard our band.
Battle of the Bands director:
Sorry, the bill is full. We're already overbooked.
Dewey Finn:
No, let us just play one song. We're all here, we're ready to go.
Battle of the Bands director:
[looks at the kids]
Who are they?
Dewey Finn:
They're my band.
Battle of the Bands director:
Kids? What is this, some kind of gimmick?
Dewey Finn:
No, it's not a gimmick. I know, they're kids, but they're awesome. Just listen!
Battle of the Bands director:
Look, thanks for comin' down, but you're really not what we're looking for.
Dewey Finn:
[throws his chair across the floor]
You listen to me! These kids have worked their...
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Crazy Credits
Shortly after that, the band sings: The movie is over Credits got to roll Look at that name there I do not know that guy See more »
Glancing at what other people have written about this movie, it seems that these individuals are taking this film a bit too seriously. Worrying about the "messages" this movie is delivering? Come on, there is no way that the con that Jack Black's character pulls off could ever get far in the real world! I don't think any sane person watching this movie would take this seriously. This is a comedy, for crying out loud, made to make us laugh!
I thought Black was fine in this movie. Sure, maybe his character is a little one-note with his proclamations of "rock on" and "stick it to the man", but Black somehow manages to do it over and over without being boring. He's unbelievably energetic AND versatile, delivering these same things in different ways each time that prevent the movie from getting into a rut. I think it's safe to say that only Black himself could have made this role work so well.
There is plenty of humor and great music. Even my senior citizen parents kept laughing, and told me after it was over that they enjoyed the rock soundtrack as well. It's a great movie for the whole family. Why was this rated PG-13? Sure, there are some references to stuff like alcohol and groupies, but they are not emphasized at all in their brief passing - and your kids will already have seen these kind of things treated much worse elsewhere! In fact, here in British Columbia, the ratings board gave it a "G" rating.
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Glancing at what other people have written about this movie, it seems that these individuals are taking this film a bit too seriously. Worrying about the "messages" this movie is delivering? Come on, there is no way that the con that Jack Black's character pulls off could ever get far in the real world! I don't think any sane person watching this movie would take this seriously. This is a comedy, for crying out loud, made to make us laugh!
I thought Black was fine in this movie. Sure, maybe his character is a little one-note with his proclamations of "rock on" and "stick it to the man", but Black somehow manages to do it over and over without being boring. He's unbelievably energetic AND versatile, delivering these same things in different ways each time that prevent the movie from getting into a rut. I think it's safe to say that only Black himself could have made this role work so well.
There is plenty of humor and great music. Even my senior citizen parents kept laughing, and told me after it was over that they enjoyed the rock soundtrack as well. It's a great movie for the whole family. Why was this rated PG-13? Sure, there are some references to stuff like alcohol and groupies, but they are not emphasized at all in their brief passing - and your kids will already have seen these kind of things treated much worse elsewhere! In fact, here in British Columbia, the ratings board gave it a "G" rating.