Chris Cole (Mark Wahlberg) was born to rock! With his long, wavy hair andmakeup (borrowed from Mom) and his tight leather outifts, he is THE perfectemulator of Bobby Beers, the lead singer of Steel Dragon. He even hasBobby's British accent down perfectly, along with his interview responses-- a trait that ticks off his bandmates in Blood Pollution, a "tribute"band named after a Steel Dragon song.
At one of their concerts, Chris is in full "Bobby" force and goes a littleover the edge... OK, way over the edge, so much, in fact, that he getstossed from the band he created! His devoted girlfriend, Emily (JenniferAniston), encourages him to pursue his own musical dreams, but he'sdetermined to be where Bobby is. A phone call from Kurt Cuddy (DominicWest), guitarist for Steel Dragon, changes everything one morning andanswers those dreams to replace the one and only, Bobby Beers, who'sleaving the band for "royalty" issues. One soaring note from Chris and it'sall history... Chris, or "Izzy" as he is now known, steps to the mike inplace of his idol. The sex, drugs, and rock n' roll are all here for anauthentic look at life on the road in a hair metal band of the 1980s, muchto the dismay of Emily, who has her own dreams.
After a wild and crazy ride, the story ends up almost where it began onlynow everyone is a little wiser and willing to take the risks in life. Whatreally sells this movie and sets it apart from the other cheesy musicmovies are the supporting cast and the actual music. Aniston is perfect asthe manager/girlfriend who believes Chris has what it takes to "go all theway." Band members include Zakk Wylde of Ozzy Osbourne and Brian Vander Arkof The Verve Pipe for an authentic sound and credible look. The moviestarts out in 1985 at the height of the hair metal craze, so to have asoundtrack without Bon Jovi or KISS would be insane. The "Steel Dragon"songs easily fit into that genre and could have easily slipped into theplay list on a radio station.
What is perhaps the best selling point are the vocals of Wahlberg himself.Known primarily as a hip hop star back in the early '90s, he reallyshowcases a great singing voice with depth and range especially in thefinal scene. If you've ever dreamed of being a Rock Star, then don't missthis! To quote Chris, I mean Izzy, while on stage in his first Steel Dragonconcert: "I'm just a regular guy who grew up with the posters of these guyson my walls and now I'm one of them!" Could there be anything better?Doubt it.
Jenni Mennella
Rock Star
Chris Cole (Mark Wahlberg) was born to rock! With his long, wavy hair andmakeup (borrowed from Mom) and his tight leather outifts, he is THE perfectemulator of Bobby Beers, the lead singer of Steel Dragon. He even hasBobby's British accent down perfectly, along with his interview responses-- a trait that ticks off his bandmates in Blood Pollution, a "tribute"band named after a Steel Dragon song.
At one of their concerts, Chris is in full "Bobby" force and goes a littleover the edge... OK, way over the edge, so much, in fact, that he getstossed from the band he created! His devoted girlfriend, Emily (JenniferAniston), encourages him to pursue his own musical dreams, but he'sdetermined to be where Bobby is. A phone call from Kurt Cuddy (DominicWest), guitarist for Steel Dragon, changes everything one morning andanswers those dreams to replace the one and only, Bobby Beers, who'sleaving the band for "royalty" issues. One soaring note from Chris and it'sall history... Chris, or "Izzy" as he is now known, steps to the mike inplace of his idol. The sex, drugs, and rock n' roll are all here for anauthentic look at life on the road in a hair metal band of the 1980s, muchto the dismay of Emily, who has her own dreams.
After a wild and crazy ride, the story ends up almost where it began onlynow everyone is a little wiser and willing to take the risks in life. Whatreally sells this movie and sets it apart from the other cheesy musicmovies are the supporting cast and the actual music. Aniston is perfect asthe manager/girlfriend who believes Chris has what it takes to "go all theway." Band members include Zakk Wylde of Ozzy Osbourne and Brian Vander Arkof The Verve Pipe for an authentic sound and credible look. The moviestarts out in 1985 at the height of the hair metal craze, so to have asoundtrack without Bon Jovi or KISS would be insane. The "Steel Dragon"songs easily fit into that genre and could have easily slipped into theplay list on a radio station.
What is perhaps the best selling point are the vocals of Wahlberg himself.Known primarily as a hip hop star back in the early '90s, he reallyshowcases a great singing voice with depth and range especially in thefinal scene. If you've ever dreamed of being a Rock Star, then don't missthis! To quote Chris, I mean Izzy, while on stage in his first Steel Dragonconcert: "I'm just a regular guy who grew up with the posters of these guyson my walls and now I'm one of them!" Could there be anything better?Doubt it.
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