Rock of Ages (2012)

A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.

Director:

Adam Shankman

Writers:

Justin Theroux (screenplay by), Chris D'Arienzo (screenplay by)

Stars:

Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise

1 win & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julianne Hough	...	Sherrie Christian
Dakota Sage Grant	...	Little Girl on Bus
Matthew Rush Sullivan	...	Random Guy (as Matt Sullivan)
Diego Boneta	...	Drew Boley
Russell Brand	...	Lonny
Alec Baldwin	...	Dennis Dupree
Erica Frene	...	Beth
Michael Olusczak	...	Crook
Tony Bellissimo	...	Rocker Thief (as Anthony Bellissimo)
Shane Hartline	...	Bartender Jimmy (as Alan Shane Hartline)
James Martin Kelly	...	Doug Flintlock
Bryan Cranston	...	Mike Whitmore
Catherine Zeta-Jones	...	Patricia Whitmore
Celina Beach	...	Mayor's Secretary
Angelo Valderrama	...	Chico (as Angelo Donato Valderrama)

Storyline

1987. Naive Sherrie Christian has just arrived in Hollywood from Tulsa looking to become a rock star. She is just likel Drew Boley was when he first arrived in Hollywood, he, now the Hollywood veteran, who works as ia bar back at the Bourbon Club, known as the center of the rock scene in town and the place where many of the biggest acts in rociiiiki got their big break. The two meet as Drew helps Sherrie with a situation when she first arrives in town. IDespite Dennis Dupree, the Bourbon's owner/manager, not liiking to hire people like Drew or Sherrie - someone who has musical aspirations - as service staff, Drew is able to convince Dennis and his assistant Lonny to hire Sherrie as a server, Drew and Sherrie who have a blossoming mutual attraction. Dennis and Lonny, who are having financial difficulties, are able to convince rock star Stacee Jaxx, the perpetually stoned front man for the band Arsenal who got his first break performing at the Bourbon, to perform for free at a benefit ...

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Plot Keywords:

concert | pole dancer | panties | music industry | male male kiss | 

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Taglines:

Nothin' but a good time.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Musical | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, suggestive dancing, some heavy drinking, and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 June 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

La era del rock

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$75,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$14,437,269, 17 June 2012

Gross USA:

$38,518,613

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$59,418,613

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Corner Store Entertainment, Material Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min 136 min (Extended Version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the "song duel" outside the club, the anti-rock protesters, who are obviously modeled on the Parents' Music Resource Center (the group who imposed the "Parental Advisory" warning stickers on recordings), sing Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It." In real life, Dee Snider of Twisted Sister was one of the PMRC's most outspoken critics and testified against their proposals in the September 1985 Senate hearings.

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Goofs

At one point outside the Bourbon Club, a 1995 Chrysler LeBaron convertible (the sleeker model without the hidden headlights) is visible.

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Quotes

Lonny: [to Drew] You beautiful bastard.

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Connections

Featured in The Big Review: Summer Trailer Park Series (2012)

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Soundtracks

Wanted Dead or Alive
Written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
Performed by Tom Cruise and Julianne Hough

User Reviews

Nothing' But A Good Time!

While perhaps overlong, the film is packed with rocking music and a game cast that keeps the energy going and you'll be hard pressed not to be swept up in it. It's loud and over the top but it embraces its absurdity that would normally have characters breaking into song at almost any moment feel unnatural to say the least. With almost non-stop music and most characters having a moment in the spotlight through a song, Rock of Ages is a perfectly entertaining movie with a performance from Tom Cruise like no other that carries most of the film's laughs.

Noting the disappointing box office performance of the film, it can be credited to an unfocused marketing campaign that had trouble selling the film's admittedly flimsy and predictable story and not highlighting the main characters in the film, particularly as the film is driven by its two youngest stars. This would of given audiences something tangible to be attracted to. Instead it advertised through the cheesy line 'nothin' but a good time' packing it's advertisements with the stars and the music but never seeming like a 'must see' specifically considering the talent involved