Rock Star
The story of a wanna be who got to be.
The story of a wanna be who got to be.
Comedy, Drama, Music
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2001
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A wannabe rock star who fronts a Pennsylvania-based tribute band is devastated when his bandmates kick him out of the group he founded. Things begin to look up for Izzy when he is asked to join Steel Dragon, the heavy metal rockers he had been imitating for so long. This film is loosely based on the true story of the band Judas Priest.
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Runtime:
105 min
Release date:
4 Sep 2001
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$57,000,000
Revenue:
$19,334,145
Awards:
1 nomination total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Every character becomes a cipher for a strangely reactionary morality tale.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
It is a nonstop cliche.
– Jeff Strickler,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
6 Nov 2002
rotten:
The weight of what might have been hangs heavily over the proceedings.
– Peter Rainer,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
22 Jan 2002
rotten:
A grueling and pointless endurance test
– Rex Reed,
New York Observer,
28 Sep 2001
fresh:
It has a comical sense of history and seems perfectly aware that it is recounting a myth.
– J. Hoberman,
Village Voice,
11 Sep 2001