Rock Star (2001)
The story of a wanna be who got to be.
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.
- Date of release
- 2001-09-04
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (839)
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Music, Drama, Comedy
- Director
- Stephen Herek
Casting
- Mark Wahlberg — Chris 'Izzy' Cole
- Jennifer Aniston — Emily Poule
- Dominic West — Kirk Cuddy
- Jason Bonham — A.C.
- Jeff Pilson — Jorgen
- Zakk Wylde — Ghode
- Timothy Spall — Mats, Steel Dragon Road Manager
- Blas Elias — Donny Johnson
- Nick Catanese — Xander Cummins
- Brian Vander Ark — Ricki Bell
- Timothy Olyphant — Rob Malcolm
- Dagmara Dominczyk — Tania Asher, Steel Dragon PR
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