Rock Star
“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.
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Cast
65 people
Mark Wahlberg
Chris 'Izzy' Cole
Known for
Ted
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Jennifer Aniston
Emily Poule
Known for
Friends
We're the Millers
Dominic West
Kirk Cuddy
Known for
The Wire
300
Jason Bonham
A.C.
Known for
Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day
Jeff Pilson
Jorgen
Also in
Foreigner - Live in Chicago
Foreigner - Rockin' at the Ryman
Zakk Wylde
Ghode
Also in
Bones
Wrestling Society X
Timothy Spall
Mats, Steel Dragon Road Manager
Known for
The Last Samurai
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Blas Elias
Donny Johnson
Nick Catanese
Xander Cummins
Also in
Black Label Society - The European Invasion Doom Troopin' Live
Black Label Society: Unblackened
Brian Vander Ark
Ricki Bell
Known for
House of the Rising Sun
Timothy Olyphant
Rob Malcolm
Known for
Hitman
Live Free or Die Hard
Dagmara Dominczyk
Tania Asher, Steel Dragon PR
Known for
Succession
We Own This City
Stephen Herek Director · John Stockwell Screenplay Trevor Rabin Composer
Worldwide gross $19M · Budget $57M · United States release September 7, 2001
Box office
Budget
$57,000,000
Worldwide gross
$19,334,145
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Metal Productions Inc.
Production
Bel Air Entertainment
Production
Maysville Pictures
Production
Robert Lawrence Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · September 4, 2001
Theatrical
United States · September 7, 2001
Theatrical
Australia
November 15, 2001 · Theatrical
Austria
January 4, 2002 · Digital
France
April 17, 2008 · Physical
Germany
January 3, 2002 · Theatrical
Greece
March 11, 2002 · Theatrical
Japan
October 6, 2001 · Digital
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