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Rock Star

  • 20012001
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  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Mark Wahlberg in Rock Star (2001)
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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.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
43K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,886
769
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    • Director
      • Stephen Herek
    • Writer
      • John Stockwell
    • Stars
      • Mark Wahlberg
      • Jennifer Aniston
      • Dominic West
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Stephen Herek
    • Writer
      • John Stockwell
    • Stars
      • Mark Wahlberg
      • Jennifer Aniston
      • Dominic West
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 206User reviews
    • 86Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Trailer 0:31
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    Mark Wahlberg in Rock Star (2001)
    Jennifer Aniston, Mark Wahlberg, and Dagmara Dominczyk in Rock Star (2001)
    Mark Wahlberg, Nick Catanese, Blas Elias, Timothy Olyphant, and Brian Vander Ark in Rock Star (2001)
    Mark Wahlberg in Rock Star (2001)
    Mark Wahlberg, Jason Bonham, Jeff Pilson, Dominic West, and Zakk Wylde in Rock Star (2001)
    Jennifer Aniston and Mark Wahlberg in Rock Star (2001)
    Jennifer Aniston, Mark Wahlberg, Nick Catanese, Dominic West, and Kara Zediker in Rock Star (2001)
    Mark Wahlberg in Rock Star (2001)
    Jennifer Aniston in Rock Star (2001)
    Jennifer Aniston and Mark Wahlberg in Rock Star (2001)
    Jennifer Aniston and Timothy Spall in Rock Star (2001)
    Carey Lessard, Dominic West, and Kristin Richardson in Rock Star (2001)

    Top cast

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    Mark Wahlberg
    Mark Wahlberg
    • Chris 'Izzy' Cole
    Jennifer Aniston
    Jennifer Aniston
    • Emily Poule
    Dominic West
    Dominic West
    • Kirk Cuddy, Steel Dragon Guitarist
    Jason Bonham
    • A.C., Steel Dragon Drummer
    Jeff Pilson
    Jeff Pilson
    • Jorgen, Steel Dragon Bassist
    Zakk Wylde
    Zakk Wylde
    • Ghode, Steel Dragon Guitarist
    Timothy Spall
    Timothy Spall
    • Mats, Steel Dragon Road Manager
    Blas Elias
    Blas Elias
    • Donny Johnson, Blood Pollution Drummer
    Nick Catanese
    • Xander Cummins, Blood Pollution Guitarist
    Brian Vander Ark
    • Ricki Bell, Blood Pollution Bassist
    Timothy Olyphant
    Timothy Olyphant
    • Rob Malcolm, Blood Pollution Guitarist
    Dagmara Dominczyk
    Dagmara Dominczyk
    • Tania Asher, Steel Dragon Public Relations
    Matthew Glave
    Matthew Glave
    • Joe Cole
    Michael Shamus Wiles
    Michael Shamus Wiles
    • Mr. Cole
    Beth Grant
    Beth Grant
    • Mrs. Cole
    Jason Flemyng
    Jason Flemyng
    • Bobby Beers, Steel Dragon Lead Singer
    Carey Lessard
    Carey Lessard
    • Nina
    Kristin Richardson
    Kristin Richardson
    • Samantha
    • (as Kristin Willits)
    • Director
      • Stephen Herek
    • Writer
      • John Stockwell
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The 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".
    • Goofs
      After 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.
    • Quotes

      Emily: Rob, I'm a business woman, and rule number one in this business is you go where the talent is... and all the fucking talent that was in this band has just left the room!

    • Crazy credits
      The guys in Steel Dragon dancing on stage to a Marky Mark song.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Hardball/The Musketeer/Glass House/Rock Star/Diamond Men (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Long 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

    User reviews206

    Review
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    Top review
    6/10
    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
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    • May 30, 2018

    FAQ2

    • Does Mark Wahlberg do his own singing in this movie?
    • Why did Steel Dragon's popularity take such a hard dive after Chris left the band?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 7, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Metal God
    • Filming locations
      • Washington, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Bel Air Entertainment
      • Maysville Pictures
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    Box office

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    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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