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)

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 Ben Bruce are in their own Bands. Ben is in a british metalcore band called Asking Alexandria and Andy is in the American rock/metalcore band called Black Veil Brides

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Goofs

In the Las Vegas scenes, the venue is listed as "Garland Amphitheater." There is no venue by this name in Las Vegas.

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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

Cadence Of My Heart
Written by Ash Avildsen and Matty Beckerman
Performed by The Relentless
Remington Leith appears Courtesy Of Sumerian Records

User Reviews

Wow, so bad it should be on Youtube

This had potential, good cast, good idea - could have been great. But first the script utterly sucked, one expects a powerful and elegant monologue from Satan himself, instead he comes across as a grumpy old man and basically a dull sterotype. Next, the story telling was jumpy and badly edited - just didnt flow or hold your interest after the first 20 mins and the band tried so hard to be cool and riotous that they felt more like the Spice Girls reincarnated. How you can have a bunch of good actors and get such poor and woody performances from them is beyond me - I guess ultimately the director let everybody down as the raw materials had promise but the result was a dull trope which oscillates between cringe-worthy and boring.