Prey for Rock & Roll

Prey for Rock & Roll (2003)

For these girls... it's all about survival.

In late 1980s Los Angeles, Jacki and her all-girl punk rock band, Clam Dandy, are trying to make it big. On the verge of turning 40, Jacki decides that if the band's one last shot at the big time is unsuccessful, she will give up her dreams of stardom.

Date of release
2003-09-26
TMDB
4.9 / 10 (31)
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Drama, Music
Director
Alex Steyermark

Casting

Interesting facts

Prey For Rock & Roll is a 2003 American drama film directed by Alex Steyermark and written by Cheri Lovedog and Robin Whitehouse. The film, which stars Gina Gershon, Drea de Matteo, Lori Petty, Shelly Cole, and Marc Blucas, follows the story of Jacki and her all-girl punk rock band, Clam Dandy. The film is adapted from a semi-autobiographical play of the same name by Lovedog, who founded an LA punk band in the 1980s.

Production

Cheri Lovedog wrote the stage musical Prey for Rock & Roll based on her own experiences fronting the punk band Lovedog, who opened for groups like Jane’s Addiction, Hole, L7 and X in the 1980s and early 1990s. The musical was staged in the summer of 2000 at New York's CBGB club. For the film adaptation, Lovedog did not want actresses to lip-sync to another singer's vocals.

Gina Gershon did all of her own singing in the film and also came on board as a producer.

Joan Jett was a consultant on the film and gave Gershon guitar lessons, but ended up leaving the production after a pay dispute that culminated in a lawsuit.

The filming began on May 16, 2002, in Los Angeles.

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