Rock aliens

Movie
German title	Rock aliens
Original title	Voyage of the Rock Aliens
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1984
length	97 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	James Fargo
script	Edward Gold , S. James Guidotti , Charles Hairston
production	Micheline H. Keller , Brian Russell
music	Jack White
camera	Gil Taylor
cut	Malcolm Campbell
occupation
Pia Zadora : Dee Dee Craig Sheffer : Frankie Tom Nolan : Absid (ABCD) Ruth Gordon : Sheriff Michael Berryman : Chainsaw Wallace Merck : Breather Alison LaPlaca : Diane Jermaine Jackson : Rain Peter Stelzer : Deputy Sheriff Peter Cullen : 1359 (voice)

Rock Aliens (Original title: Voyage of the Rock Aliens ) is an American film directed by James Fargo from 1984 with Pia Zadora and Craig Sheffer in the lead roles.

action

In the small American town of Speelburgh, the brash Frankie is in command when it comes to musical decisions. He and his rock band The Pack regularly manage to delight the residents of the small town with their music. Only his girlfriend Dee Dee dreams of a life as a singer. This in turn displeases Frankie, who would rather see her in the traditional female role.

One day a guitar-shaped spaceship lands in Speelburgh. There are aliens on board who also play in a band. The Pack's musical supremacy is jeopardized when the group's aliens threaten the musical competition. Frankie isn't just about to lose his status as the top musician in town: Aliens' leader Absid has an eye on his girlfriend Dee Dee. That's why he swears that he doesn't want to leave the musical supremacy to the aliens without a fight.

At the graduation party of the high school there is finally a rock-music competition between the two bands. As all residents focus on the final competition, the two mentally disturbed mass murderers Breather and Chainsaw manage to break out of the local prison. Suddenly the music fades into the background.

Trivia

• The film was broadcast on August 14, 2020 by Tele 5 as part of the format The Worst Movies of All Time .
• Ruth Gordon in her role as sheriff has a picture of her husband on her desk that shows Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry .

Film music

• "Openhearted" - Real Life
• " When the Rain Begins to Fall " - Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora
• "21st Century" - Rhema
• "New Orleans" - Neil Sedaka and Gary US Bonds
• "Real Love" - ​​Pia Zadora
• "Try to See It My Way" - Dara Sedaka
• "Back on the Streets" - 3 speed
• "Justine" - Jimmy & the Mustangs
• "That's Life" - Rhema
• "You Bring Out the Lover in Me" - Pia Zadora
• "Always" - Real Life
• "Combine Man" - Rhema
• "Little Bit of Heaven" - Pia Zadora and Mark Spiro
• "She Doesn't Mean a Thing to Me" - Mark Spiro
• "Come On" - Jimmy & the Mustangs
• "Trouble Maker" - Jimmy & the Mustangs
• "Let's Dance Tonight (Medley)" - Pia Zadora, Jimmy & the Mustangs and Rhema
• "Get Out and Dance" - Rhema
• "My World Is Empty Without You" - John Farnham and Rainey Haynes
• "Nature of the Beast" - Michael Bradley
• "Before the Jupiter Effect" - Cliff Sarde
• "When the Rain Begins to Fall (reprise)" - Pia Zadora and Jermaine Jackson
• "End Credits Medley" ("Let's Dance Tonight", "She Doesn't Mean a Thing to Me", "Justine", "Back on the Street", "21st Century")

criticism

"[...] The meager story is stretched to feature length with boring staged music and dance interludes and stupid gags."

- Film service

Web links

• Rock Aliens in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rock Aliens. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 5, 2020 .