Rock Star

Year:

2001

Duration:

105 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music

IMDB rate:

6.2

Director:

Stephen Herek

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2001-09-07

Filming Locations: California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $57,000,000

Opening Weekend: $6,018,636 (USA) (9 September 2001)

Gross: $16,991,902 (USA) (28 October 2001)

Cast

Actor

Character

Jennifer Aniston

Rock Star

Deana Molle'

Kara Zediker

Rock Star

Mark Wahlberg

Chris 'Izzy' Cole

Dominic West

Kirk Cuddy, Steel Dragon Guitarist

Jason Bonham

A.C., Steel Dragon Drummer

Jeff Pilson

Jorgen, Steel Dragon Bassist

Zakk Wylde

Ghode, Steel Dragon Guitarist

Timothy Spall

Mats, Steel Dragon Road Manager

Blas Elias

Donny Johnson, Blood Pollution Drummer

Nick Catanese

Xander Cummins, Blood Pollution Guitarist

Brian Vander Ark

Ricki Bell, Blood Pollution Bassist

Timothy Olyphant

Rob Malcolm, Blood Pollution Guitarist

Dagmara Dominczyk

Tania Asher, Steel Dragon Public Relations

Matthew Glave

Joe Cole

Michael Shamus Wiles

Mr. Cole

Beth Grant

Mrs. Cole

Jason Flemyng

Bobby Beers, Steel Dragon Lead Singer

Carey Lessard

Nina

Kristin Richardson

Samantha

Jamie Williams

Mason Bell

Keith Loneker

Roadie #1

Sami Reed

Amber

Stephan Jenkins

Bradley, Black Babylon Lead Singer

Vitamin C

Guitarist in Crowd Outside Mansion

Kevin Ryder

Cream Reporter

Gene 'Bean' Baxter

Melody-Maker Reporter (as Gene Baxter)

Gregory Hinton

Bouncer

Sonya Stephens

Nurse

Neil Zlozower

Photographer

Kirk Enochs

Fan #1

Myles Kennedy

Thor

Rachel Hunter

A.C.'s Wife

Heidi Mark

Kirk's Wife

Carrie Stevens

Ghode's Wife Daphne

Amy Miller

Jorgen's Wife

William Martin Brennan

Office Worker

Lorna Scott

Mrs. Andrews

Ralph Saenz

Auditioning Singer

Jennifer Rovero

Topless Cutie #1

Natalie Raynes

Topless Cutie #2

Jamal Weathers

Scalper

Hailie Brennand

Two-Year-Old Girl

Eric Weinstein

Roadie #2

Jamie White

MTV Veejay

Jeffrey Wetzel

Metal Head

Frederick E. Kowalo

Guitar Tech

Jennifer Uilani Warren

Girl with P-Pass

Chad Azadan

Roxy Dancer

Linda Cevallos

Roxy Dancer

Jennifer Edmond

Roxy Dancer

Brian Friedman

Roxy Dancer

Cynthia Fuhrer

Roxy Dancer

Cati Jean

Roxy Dancer

Edward Jenkins

Roxy Dancer

Kelly Knox

Roxy Dancer

Tabatha Mays

Roxy Dancer (as Tabbatha Mays)

Udee McGeoy

Roxy Dancer

Ted Napolitano

Roxy Dancer

Tomasina Parrott

Roxy Dancer

Gabriel Ramírez

Roxy Dancer (as Gabriel Ramirez)

Ursula Whittaker

Roxy Dancer (as Ursula Whitaker)

Zachary Woodlee

Roxy Dancer

Robert C. Cawley

Limo Driver

Andrew Wayne

Concert Rocker (as Andrew Stramel)

Camille Anderson

Elevator Hottie #1 (uncredited)

Brad Bartlett

Crazy Fan (uncredited)

Stacy Bellew

Cassie

Tammy Blue

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Johnny Bolton

Crazed Fan (uncredited)

Lawrence Calvin

Xander's Guitar Tech, Blood Pollution (uncredited)

Jonathan Carr

Extra (uncredited)

Emmy Collins

Roadie (uncredited)

Devin Corey

Fighting Rocker (uncredited)

Teresa Couch

Fan at Good Machine Club (uncredited)

Bill DeWild

Steel Dragon Fan

Johnny Drocco

Rock Reporter / Concert Patron (uncredited)

Gia Franzia

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Mylo Ironbear

Steel Dragons Fan

Mariko Ishihara

Girl in Pink (uncredited)

Elke Jeinsen

Concert After-Party Guest (uncredited)

Soraya Kelley

VIP Girl (uncredited)

Rich Knight

Rocker (uncredited)

Jill Kocalis

Poolside Cutie (uncredited)

Eden Lake

Groupie (uncredited)

Valerie Landsburg

Concert After-Party Guest (uncredited)

Steve Larson

Sound Engineer (uncredited)

Deborah Leydig

Marjorie

Jason Charles Luedee

Rival Band Leader (uncredited)

Troy Martin

Heavy Metal Fan (uncredited)

Mike McIntosh

Fan #2 (uncredited)

Julie Michaels

Groupie (uncredited)

Louis E. Rosas

Rocker (uncredited)

Parker Shipp

Hesher

Suzi Simpson

Cutie (uncredited)

Nicki Sixteen

Fan at Good Machine Club (uncredited)

Chris Sprister

Rocker (uncredited)

Tim Taylor

Customer (uncredited)

Stephen Zimpel

Concert Patron (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Inspired by the real-life story of Tim "Ripper" Owens, singer in a Judas Priest cover band who was chosen to replace singer Rob Halford when he left Judas Priest. Jason Flemyng's character's declaration of homosexuality on his departure mirrors that of Halford.

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Mark Wahlberg does NOT do the singing in this movie or for the soundtrack. The singing is done by Miljenko Matijevic who sang for Steelheart and Jeff Scott Soto who sang for Yngwie Malmsteen and Journey, among others.

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Fortunately for Mark Wahlberg, he hung out with enough rock gods during his 'Marky Mark' days, among them 'Motley Crue''s lead singer Vince Neil, to know the drill. "I just took a crash course. I went and hung out with all of these guys," he says. " I was researching the part pretty early on, actually in the middle of shooting The Perfect Storm (2000). I just went to as many concerts as I could and hung out with these guys."

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Goofs

As Chris' limo is pulling up to Kirk Cuddy's house, one of the fans gathered outside is clearly seen playing an Ibanez Talman acoustic guitar, which wasn't introduced until around 2000.

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During the scene where Izzy is showing the rest of Steel Dragon his artwork and song ideas for the album, Kirk and A.C. mention that they write ALL the bands songs. Earlier in the film when Izzy is auditioning, its noted that Bobby (the member of the band who was kicked out that Izzy was replacing) wrote one of the bands songs, "Stand Up", about a lover of his. However, it's not much of a stretch to believe that when Bobby was still in the band he was a songwriter himself. When he left, that left Kirk & A.C. as the creative team in the group and Kirk could just have been egotistically conveying that to Izzy.

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When Chris and Emily enter Kirk's mansion you see an image of Kirk Cuddy and Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden), but that picture of Bruce wasn't taken until the early '90s.

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Quotes

Chris: You're gay?

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Chris: We are NOT a cover band, we're a TRIBUTE band!

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Chris: You know, I'm just a regular guy who grew up with the posters of these guys on my wall... and now I'm one of them! That's right, I'm standing here, living proof that if you work hard enough, and you want it bad enough... dreams do come true. So follow your dreams...

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Faq

Q

Does Mark Wahlberg do his own singing in this movie?

A

No. The vocals performed by Wahlberg's character, Chris Cole, are provided primarily by Mike Matijevic (pronounced Mah-tee-ah-vich), singer for the band Steelheart. The songs sung by the character Bobby Beers are provided by Jeff Scott Soto, singer for Yngwie Malmsteen's band, among others.

Q

Why did Steel Dragon's popularity take such a hard dive after Chris left the band?

A

Many rock music writers, critics and historians point to the emergence of popularity of the "Seattle sound", also known as "grunge" or "alternative", as the next wave of popular rock that marked the so-called death knell for heavy metal, which had enjoyed such widespread success in the 1980s. Bands of the Seattle sound included Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, The Melvins, Screaming Trees and perhaps most famously, Nirvana. Bands that became increasingly popular that weren't from Seattle were Smashing Pumpkins (Chicago), Soul Asylum (Minneapolis), Stone Temple Pilots (LA).

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