Detroit Rock City (1999)
- Directed by
- Adam Rifkin
- Genre
- comedy film, teen film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 457 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Four teenage friends in a Kiss tribute band scheme to get tickets to see the actual band in Detroit in 1978. They face a series of obstacles as they try to make it to the concert.
energeticfunnostalgicirreverentlightheartedgoofyfast-pacedraucous
What happens
Detroit Rock City is a 1999 American teen comedy film directed by Adam Rifkin and written by Carl V. Dupré. It tells of four teenage boys in a Kiss tribute band who try to see their idols in a concert in Detroit in 1978. It took its title from the Kiss song of the same name. The film stars Edward Furlong, Giuseppe Andrews, James DeBello, Sam Huntington, the members of Kiss (Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss), Natasha Lyonne, and Lin Shaye. The film was primarily shot in Canada, such as at Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute in Toronto and Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, but also at Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed approximately $6 million against a $17 million budget. It is a 1970s nostalgia film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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