Lead singer of a tribute band becomes lead singer of the real band he idolizes.Lead singer of a tribute band becomes lead singer of the real band he idolizes.Lead singer of a tribute band becomes lead singer of the real band he idolizes.
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- Samantha
- (as Kristin Willits)
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- TriviaThe majority of the musicians in the movie are actual musicians: Mark Wahlberg fronted Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch; Jason Bonham (A.C., Steel Dragon drummer) is the son of John Bonham and was the drummer for Led Zeppelin; Jeff Pilson (Jorgen, Steel Dragon bassist) is the bassist for Dokken; Zakk Wylde (Ghode, Steel Dragon guitarist) has played with several bands, including Ozzy Osbourne and has his own band, Black Label Society; Blas Elias (Donny, Blood Pollution drummer) is the drummer of Slaughter; Brian Vander Ark (Ricki Bell, Blood Pollution bassist) is a singer and guitarist in The Verve Pipe; Nick Catanese (Xander Cummins, Blood Pollution guitarist) is a guitarist in Wylde's Black Label Society; Stephan Jenkins (Bradley, Black Babylon singer) is a singer for Third Eye Blind; Vitamin C (Guitarist outside the Steel Dragon mansion) is better known as Vitamin C; Myles Kennedy (Thor) joined Alter Bridge with ex-Creed members after leaving his band, The Mayfield Four, and has also sung for Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash. The majority of the songs are also played by 80's musicians, including Wahlberg's singing voice, which belongs to Mike Matijevic, lead singer of Steelheart, best known for their 1991 hit power ballad "I'll Never Let You Go". Neil Zlozower, a world famous rock photographer, plays the photographer in the scene where "Chris" does his first photo shoot with Steel Dragon. Steve Plunkett, singer for '80's rock band Autograph, co-wrote the song "Livin' the Life".
- GoofsAfter Izzy falls down the stairs, his head is bleeding. He walks backstage after the first song, wipes nearly all the blood off his face. Back onstage 2 seconds later, and he has blood all over his forehead and face. This is NOT a goof, due to the scalp being highly vascular, and thus bleeds profusely from any cut.
- Crazy creditsThe guys in Steel Dragon dancing on stage to a Marky Mark song.
- SoundtracksLong Live Rock N' Roll
Written by Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio (as Ronnie Dio)
Produced by Tom Werman
Performed by Blood Pollution and Steel Dragon
Review
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Rock Star: I should have liked this more
Rock Star tells the story of the lead singer of a tribute band who get's to live out his dreams on a much grander stage. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Aniston, Timothy Spall and Timthy Olyphant it certainly doesn't lack star power.
As you'd imagine being a movie about classic/glam rock the soundtrack is fantastic, right up there among the best of them though shatter any illusions you may have that it was Wahlberg singing.
It's big, it's stylish and to my knowledge it's pretty damn accurate so why am I not rating this higher? I like the cast, I'm an old school rocker myself and on paper this should be a guaranteed tick in the win column from me.
The construction of a movie is simple, you need a beginning a middle and an end and Rock Star has that but in a rather disjointed way. The films construction is my biggest grip, it comes across more like a Behind the Music episode than an actual movie. The protagonist walks away having learned several life lessons but the viewer (Or rather in this viewers case) it felt more empty than it should have.
Rock Star is an interesting enough look at a subject rarely touched upon by the mainstream Hollywood movie industry but perhaps needed an additional 30+ minute to really flesh it out.
The Good:
Great cast
Awesome soundtrack
Some brilliant visuals
First movie ever to make Timothy Spall a successful "Good guy"
The Bad:
Olyphant feels wasted
Oddly built
I struggled to feel for our leads
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Jennifer Aniston holds the secret of eternal youth
They could/should have found Wahlberg a better wig
Ballet is where rock stars go to die
As you'd imagine being a movie about classic/glam rock the soundtrack is fantastic, right up there among the best of them though shatter any illusions you may have that it was Wahlberg singing.
It's big, it's stylish and to my knowledge it's pretty damn accurate so why am I not rating this higher? I like the cast, I'm an old school rocker myself and on paper this should be a guaranteed tick in the win column from me.
The construction of a movie is simple, you need a beginning a middle and an end and Rock Star has that but in a rather disjointed way. The films construction is my biggest grip, it comes across more like a Behind the Music episode than an actual movie. The protagonist walks away having learned several life lessons but the viewer (Or rather in this viewers case) it felt more empty than it should have.
Rock Star is an interesting enough look at a subject rarely touched upon by the mainstream Hollywood movie industry but perhaps needed an additional 30+ minute to really flesh it out.
The Good:
Great cast
Awesome soundtrack
Some brilliant visuals
First movie ever to make Timothy Spall a successful "Good guy"
The Bad:
Olyphant feels wasted
Oddly built
I struggled to feel for our leads
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Jennifer Aniston holds the secret of eternal youth
They could/should have found Wahlberg a better wig
Ballet is where rock stars go to die
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- May 30, 2018
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Box office
- Budget
- $57,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $17,008,282
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,018,636
- Sep 9, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $19,334,145
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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