American Satan (2017)

A young rock band, half of its members from England and half from the U.S., drops out of college and moves to the Sunset Strip to chase their dreams.

Director:

Ash Avildsen

Writers:

Ash Avildsen, Matty Beckerman

Stars:

Andy Biersack, Booboo Stewart, Ben Bruce

9 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andy Biersack	...	Johnny Faust
Booboo Stewart	...	Vic Lakota
Ben Bruce	...	Leo Donovan
John Bradley	...	Ricky Rollins
Jesse Sullivan	...	Lily Mayflower
Sebastian Gregory	...	Dylan James
Mark Boone Junior	...	Elias
Denise Richards	...	Kat Faust
Malcolm McDowell	...	Mr. Capricorn
Bill Goldberg	...	Hawk
Olivia Culpo	...	Gretchen
Bill Duke	...	Gabriel
Drake Bell	...	Damien
Ramesh Pandey	...	Gurudev (as Ramesh Pandy)
Lily Berlina	...	The Virgin

Storyline

A young rock band, half from England and half from the US, drop out of college and move to the Sunset Strip to chase their dreams. Living in a van, their passion and talent exceed their means to survive. An enigmatic stranger sees their true potential and emotionally manipulates them during a time of weakness. Caught in the middle of a Faustian deal, their music and controversial altercations end up influencing society beyond anything this century has seen, but can they take back control of their destiny before it's too late?

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Plot Keywords:

fame | death | murder | faust | devil | 

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Genres:

Drama | Music | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, drug use throughout, pervasive language, and some violence.

Details

Official Sites:

film website

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 October 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Satanás americano

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$135,378, 15 October 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$226,233, 29 October 2017

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

VND 74, 22 February 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sumerian Films,Jeff Rice Films,Intrinsic Value Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Andy Biersack and Scout Taylor Compton dated back in the early 2000s. Malcom McDowell stars in this movie with Andy and starred in the Rob Zombie Halloween movies with Scout Taylor Compton.

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Goofs

The "meet and greet" girl says she is 18, and then shows Hawk her driver's license. However, it is shown as a standard "horizontal" driver's license. Drivers licenses for people under 21 in the State of Nevada are in a vertical format.

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Quotes

Ricky Rollins: Okay, okay, fine. So, what else do you do?
Hawk: Shit hits the fan, I'm the fan.
Ricky Rollins: Oh, good.

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Crazy Credits

The opening and closing credits include quotes from musicians, including Ozzy Osbourne, David Bowie, and Neil Young, about the Devil and the occult, and their place in rock and roll and their lives.

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Soundtracks

Mr. Doctor Man
Written and performed by Palaye Royale
Courtesy of Sumerian Records

User Reviews

Just for not too bright teenagers

Some dark Gothic heavy metal bands like to use devil imagery, either visually or in their lyrics. Their fans are mostly teenagers who use that as a kind of rebellion to scare parents or adults, they form some kind of "tribes" which are quite often a way to meet like minded friends or boyfriends / girlfriends. Usually this is not something to take too seriously except from time to time like for instance when some young people committed suicide after reading too closely some of these bands lyrics. Unfortunately this film is just fluff and through a confused story line piles sex and drugs and rock roll cliches one after the other without any substance. This is a missed opportunity a more profound film about this scene could have been really interesting but this so predictable story is a bore. .