Rock 'n' Roll (seen)
Movies (and maybe a little TV) about rock music, the rock 'n' roll lifestyle or featuring rock stars.
Some things probably will not be included if I don't think they fit under the genre. (The Beatles and David Bowie were more "pop" than "rock," for example. Okay, I don't want to add them because they have too much stuff. Same with Goblin. I'll probably add them all later, because I'm a weirdo completist.)
In progress, like pretty much all of my lists.
Some things probably will not be included if I don't think they fit under the genre. (The Beatles and David Bowie were more "pop" than "rock," for example. Okay, I don't want to add them because they have too much stuff. Same with Goblin. I'll probably add them all later, because I'm a weirdo completist.)
In progress, like pretty much all of my lists.
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- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsJack BlackMike WhiteJoan CusackAfter being kicked out of his rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of an uptight elementary private school, only to try and turn his class into a rock band.Jack Black is obnoxious, but this is a cute, fun movie, which is a love letter to rock music. It comes on TV a lot, and I never want to turn it off.
- DirectorCameron CroweStarsBilly CrudupPatrick FugitKate HudsonA high-school boy in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.
- DirectorPenelope SpheerisStarsMike MyersDana CarveyRob LoweTwo slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show.A long time favourite. Features Alice Cooper. The not as good sequel featured Aerosmith.
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsRob ReinerMichael McKeanChristopher GuestSpinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.
- DirectorStephen HerekStarsKeanu ReevesAlex WinterGeorge CarlinTwo rock-'n-rolling teens, on the verge of failing their class, set out on a quest to make the ultimate school history report after being presented with a time machine.
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsVal KilmerMeg RyanKyle MacLachlanThe story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band The Doors and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison, from his days as a UCLA film student in Los Angeles, to his untimely death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971.
- DirectorAdam RifkinStarsEdward FurlongGiuseppe AndrewsJames DeBelloIn 1978, four rebellious teenagers try to scam their way into a KISS concert.
- DirectorPeter CliftonJoe MassotStarsRobert PlantJimmy PageJohn Paul JonesThe line forms here for the world's greatest and possibly most influential band--Led Zeppelin. This mesmerizing movie built around Zep's famed 1973 concerts at New York's Madison Square Garden is convincing proof why.
- DirectorRobert MandelStarsNick BagnallKarl GearyAdam MacDonaldA dramatization of the early years of the hard rock band, Def Leppard, the group faces both success and personal tragedies such as drummer, Rick Allen losing his arm in a car accident and guitarist Steve Clark's alcohol addiction.Admittedly, Def Leppard are a very pop rock band. They were practically a boy band...
- DirectorJoseph ZitoStarsVicky DawsonChristopher GoutmanLawrence TierneyAn unknown killer, clad in World War II U.S. Army fatigues, stalks a small California town, bent on reliving a 35 year-old double murder by focusing on a group of college kids holding an annual graduation dance.Special mention for the cool band at the dance - NowhereFast. They were a real band, who released one album, which was self-titled. Be sure to use quotations and not to use a space in the name, if you want to look them up.
- DirectorDick CarruthersJimmy PageStarsRobert PlantJimmy PageJohn Paul JonesA double-DVD set which features over five hours of previously unreleased concert and archival performance footage from Led Zeppelin, spanning the years 1969 to 1979.Really good.
- CreatorGay RosenthalStarsJim ForbesDavid WildAlexander MilasMusical artists, their careers, their highs, their lows and everything in between are profiled and interviewed.I saw several episodes of this, but not all of them.
- DirectorCharles Martin SmithStarsMarc PriceTony FieldsLisa OrgoliniA bullied teenage boy is devastated after the death of his heavy metal idol, Sammi Curr. But as Halloween night approaches, he discovers that he may be the only one who can stop Sammi from making a Satanic comeback from beyond the grave.Features Ozzy Osbourne and Gene Simmons.
- DirectorMartin KahanStarsGeddy LeeAlex LifesonNeil PeartRUSH's official concert film from both Canada and Scotland performances. The performances that were recorded onto EXIT... STAGE LEFT, the bestselling live album. Featuring popular songs like "YYZ", "Tom Sawyer", and "Closer to the Heart".
- DirectorDavid MalletStarsJoe FlahertyGeddy LeeAlex LifesonAn energy-filled performance from legendary rock trio Rush, recorded live at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada on September 21, 1984. Seventy minutes long, the entire performance is not included. One unfortunate omission is the removal of the signature drum solo. Otherwise, a charged performance and a must-have for Rush fans.
- DirectorLawrence JordanStarsGeddy LeeAlex LifesonNeil PeartA visual record of Rush's 1988 "Hold Your Fire" Tour, shot on film, over 2 nights in Birmingham, England.
- DirectorDaniel E. CatulloStarsRushGeddy LeeAlex LifesonFirst concert DVD ever from legendary rock trio Rush. Double-DVD set, containing 28 Rush songs. Bonus features include a tour documentary, multi-angle viewing options for certain songs, and behind-the-scenes footage. Recorded and filmed at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the final night of the band's 2002 tour, in front of 40,000 fans.
- DirectorRichard StanleyStarsDylan McDermottStacey TravisJohn LynchThe head of a cyborg reactivates, rebuilds itself, and goes on a violent rampage in a space marine's girlfriend's apartment.Features Lemmy.
- DirectorMichael LehmannStarsBrendan FraserSteve BuscemiAdam SandlerThree band members hoping for a big break head to a radio station to play their demo tape and wind up holding everyone hostage with plastic guns when the head D.J. refuses to play them.Features Lemmy.
- DirectorLloyd KaufmanStarsJane JensenWill KeenanValentine MieleTromeo, a filmmaker, falls in love with Juliet, the daughter of a former partner who tried to steal his business from him.Features Lemmy as the narrator.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsDonald PleasenceLisa BlountJameson ParkerA group of graduate students and scientists uncover an ancient canister in an abandoned church, but when they open the container, they inadvertently unleash a strange liquid and an evil force on all humanity.Features Alice Cooper.
- DirectorRachel TalalayStarsRobert EnglundLisa ZaneShon GreenblattDream-haunting Freddy Krueger returns once again to prowl the nightmares of Springwood's last surviving teenager, and of a woman whose personal connection to Krueger may mean his doom.Features Alice Cooper. Not a great ANoES movie.
- DirectorGil BettmanStarsJohn StamosVanityGene SimmonsAfter a top-secret agent is murdered, his estranged son, a high-school gymnast, teams up with his dad's attractive female partner to stop the psychopathic hermaphroditic gang leader who killed him and now plans a major terrorist attack.This movie is hilarious nonsense. Features Gene Simmons in drag.
- DirectorKISSMark RezykaTim RosnerStarsKISSBruce KulickGene SimmonsYour invitation to join Kiss on the road. Includes four never before seen live clips
- DirectorJason HowdenStarsMilo CawthorneJames Joshua BlakeKimberley CrossmanTwo teenage boys unwittingly summon an ancient evil entity known as The Blind One by delving into black magic while trying to escape their mundane lives.
- DirectorMary LambertStarsDale MidkiffDenise CrosbyFred GwynneAfter tragedy strikes, a grieving father discovers an ancient burial ground behind his home with the power to raise the dead.Featuring the Ramones songs, "Pet Sematary" and "Sheena is a Punk Rocker."
- DirectorJeffrey PriceStarsLee ArenbergKatey SagalIggy PopA greedy rock promoter tries to steal the money raised at a benefit concert when his conscience intervenes.Iggy Pop performs Kill City!
- DirectorAnthony HickoxStarsTerry FarrellDoug BradleyKevin BernhardtAn investigative reporter must send the newly unbound Pinhead and his legions back to Hell.Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde and Lemmy, wrote the song "Hellraiser," for the film, which plays over the end credits.
Motörhead also made a music video featuring scenes from the movie.
Armored Saint can be seen performing in the club.
There may have been a few other rock bands on the soundtrack, but I'm not sure. Most music seemed to be either the typical score or industrial music.
Also featuring Motörhead's song, "Hell on Earth." - DirectorMichael CrichtonStarsTom SelleckCynthia RhodesGene SimmonsIn the near future, a police officer specializes in malfunctioning robots. When a robot turns out to have been programmed to kill, he begins to uncover a homicidal plot to create killer robots... and his son becomes a target.Gene Simmons' first (non-KISS) movie.
- DirectorAlbert PyunStarsDru-Anne PerryGina CalabreseLinda KerridgeSometime in the distant future, a fledgling band gets an opportunity for a breakthrough, if they can make it in time to a faraway planet to perform in a very popular club.
- DirectorClaudio FragassoStarsAlice CooperVictoria VeraCarlos SanturioA rock star returns to his childhood home to shoot a music video while a pack of wild dogs are on the loose killing off the local residents.Stars Alice Cooper.
- DirectorAllan ArkushJoe DanteStarsP.J. SolesVincent Van PattenClint HowardRamones fanatic and delinquent Riff Randell battles it out with the strict new principal of Vince Lombardi High School, Miss Togar, with help from the Ramones.Featuring the Ramones.
Several scenes of the movie were used as music videos for the band. - DirectorDimitri LogothetisStarsToni BasilNicholas CelozziTom ReillyA man visits Alcatraz prison after having dreams about all the people who died there. When he gets there, his brother is possessed by an evil cannibal demon. The ghost of a female heavy metal singer who was killed there tries to help the man fight the monster.
- DirectorRoy Ward BakerStarsVincent PriceJohn CarradineAnthony SteelA writer of horror stories is invited to a "monster club" by a mysterious old gentleman. There, three gruesome stories are told to him; between each story some musicians play their songs.
- DirectorJohn PieplowStarsKevin GageElizabeth PeñaDee SniderA detective pursues a sadist specializing in body modification rituals who lures teenagers through the internet.Features Dee Snider.
- DirectorGerald PottertonJohn BrunoJohn HalasStarsRichard RomanusJohn CandyJoe FlahertyA glowing green orb that embodies ultimate evil terrorizes a young girl with an anthology of bizarre and fantastic stories.
- CreatorPamela HickeyDennys McCoyRick UngarStarsDorian HarewoodRob PaulsenIan ZieringWhen three alien motorcycle riding mice are forced to leave their home planet of Mars thanks to the evil mining Plutarkians, they rebel against their enemies on planet Earth and the city of Chicago.Music by Will Anderson and Jeff Scott Soto.
- DirectorStephen SurjikStarsMike MyersDana CarveyChristopher WalkenThe inseparable duo try to organize a rock concert while Wayne must fend off a record producer who has an eye for his girlfriend.Features Aerosmith.
- DirectorPeter HewittStarsKeanu ReevesAlex WinterWilliam SadlerA tyrant from the future creates evil android doubles of Bill and Ted and sends them back to eliminate the originals.
- DirectorTom McLoughlinStarsThom MathewsJennifer CookeDavid KagenTommy Jarvis exhumes Jason Voorhees to cremate his corpse, but inadvertently brings him back to life instead. The newly revived killer seeks revenge, and Tommy may be the only one who can stop him.Alice Cooper (and Tom Kelly and Kane Roberts) wrote the theme song, "He's Back (The Man Behind The Mask)," which plays several times during the film.
Alice Cooper's (with Kane Roberts) songs, "Teenage Frankenstein" and "Hard Rock Summer," also feature in the film.
Alice Cooper did promotional photoshoots for the film and made a music video, for "He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)," featuring scenes from the film. - DirectorMike JudgeMike de SeveBrian MulroneyStarsMike JudgeBruce WillisDemi MooreOur intrepid adolescent heroes wake up to find their beloved television stolen, and embark on an epic journey across America to recover it, and, who knows, maybe even score.White Zombie
- CreatorMike JudgeStarsMike JudgeKristofor BrownDale RevoAnimated MTV series about two teenage heavy-metal music fans who occasionally do idiotic things because they're bored. For them, everything is "cool" or "sucks."Showed several rock music videos within the show, as well as wearing shirts featuring Metallica and AC/DC.
Beavis and Butthead's favourite band was GWAR. - DirectorAllan MoyleStarsAnthony LaPagliaDebi MazarMaxwell CaulfieldTwenty-four hours in the lives of the young employees at Empire Records when they all grow up and become young adults thanks to each other and the manager. They all face the store joining a chain store with strict rules.
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsMichael CaineAndrea MarcovicciAnnie McEnroeA comic book artist loses his hand, which in turn takes on a murderous life of its own.
- DirectorDeborah BrockStarsCrystal BernardJennifer RhodesKimberly McArthurCourtney Bates, the younger sister of Valerie, and her friends go to a condo for a weekend getaway, but Courtney can't get rid of the haunting feeling that a supernatural rockabilly driller killer is coming to murder them all.
- 2002–200621mTV-Y77.6 (233)TV EpisodeDirectorSwinton O. Scott IIITae Ho HanStarsCasey KasemFrank WelkerMindy CohnThe gang visits Velma's relatives during a Halloween festival headlined by KISS, but the festivities are interrupted by the ghost of the town's founder and a bevy of living scarecrows.
- DirectorJohn BadhamStarsJames Roday RodriguezDulé HillTimothy OmundsonA safety inspector is murdered on an offshore oil rig. Chief Vick's sister is a Coast Gaurd Commander investigating the crime. Soon, Vick and her sister clash over the jurisdiction of the case and also the services of the Psych agency.
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsPaul WilliamsWilliam FinleyJessica HarperA disfigured composer sells his soul for the woman he loves so that she will perform his music. However, an evil record tycoon betrays him and steals his music to open his rock palace, The Paradise.
- DirectorAbel FerraraStarsAbel FerraraCarolyn MarzBaybi DayAn artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of New York after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power drill.
- DirectorAlex CoxStarsHarry Dean StantonEmilio EstevezTracey WalterA young punk, recruited by a car repo agency, finds himself in pursuit of a Chevrolet Malibu with a huge, $20,000 bounty--and something otherworldly stashed in its trunk.
- DirectorRandall MillerStarsAlan RickmanMalin AkermanJustin BarthaA look at the New York City punk-rock scene and the venerable nightclub, CBGB.
- DirectorJag MundhraStarsHy PykeGregory Scott CumminsKatina GarnerA kindly old grandfather is actually the leader of a murderous satanic cult which sacrifices its victims on Halloween.
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsNicolas CageLaura DernWillem DafoeYoung lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor.
- DirectorJohn CallasStarsDyann BrownKevin HartJamie NewcombA struggling rock band and other college students cope with the usual trials and tribulations of their young lives, such as determining what exactly is behind the recent full-moon killings which have been attributed to wild dogs.
- DirectorJohn FasanoStarsJohn MartinKen SwoffordSal VivianoDemons hypnotize the general public by posing as a rock and roll band.
- DirectorJames FargoStarsPia ZadoraCraig ShefferTom NolanAliens land in the town of "Speelburgh" searching for the source of rock & roll. They find trouble with Dee Dee, Frankie and the pack.
- DirectorPhoebe DollarRolfe KanefskyStarsLemmyRandal MaloneTracii GunsAce (Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister) is the head of the Sunset Society - a secret vampire organization that hosts the best parties in Hollywood. Even as the blood flows freely, the club will do anything to keep their existence a secret.
- DirectorLou AdlerStarsPeter DonatDiane LaneMarin KanterThe media and disaffected teens mistake the acerbic rants of an obnoxious teenage punk rocker as a rallying cry for the women of America, launching her and her talentless group to national stardom.
- DirectorAdam GreenJoe LynchBear McCrearyStarsAdam RifkinSarah MutchRay WiseIt's the closing night at the last drive-in theatre in America, and manager, Cecil Kaufman's planned to show 4 movies; films so rare, they've never been exhibited publicly on American soil, until tonight.
- DirectorTim SullivanStarsSean Paul LockhartAnton TroyGabby WestA repressed gay teen transforms into a beast after being bitten by a hunky classmate.
- CreatorBill BarrettaAdam F. GoldbergJeff YorkesStarsLilly SinghDave GoelzEric JacobsonFollow The Muppets' band as they try to record their first ever album.
- DirectorDavid AllenCharles BandJohn Carl BuechlerStarsJeffrey ByronRichard MollLeslie WingA demonic wizard challenges a modern-day computer programmer to a battle of technology vs. sorcery, with the programmer's girlfriend as the prize.
- DirectorLuca BercoviciStarsDean CameronToni BasilThomas DolbyA young vampire cannot lose his virginity because of a curse imposed upon him centuries ago.
- DirectorTed NicolaouStarsRobert FactorMartha QuinnAaron LustigAn alien determined to capture human females takes over a radio station to do it.
- DirectorJosh ForbesStarsJonah RayKiran DeolRandee HellerStruggling prog-rock musician William Brown finds himself in a living nightmare when he accidentally kills Vlad, the neighbor from hell.
- DirectorStephen KingStarsEmilio EstevezPat HingleLaura HarringtonA group of people try to survive when machines start to come alive and become homicidal.