Rock of Ages (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Rock of Ages |
| Original title | Rock of Ages |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2012 |
| length | 123 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Adam Shankman |
| script |
Justin Theroux Chris D'Arienzo Allan Loeb |
| production |
Matthew Weaver Scott Prisand Carl Levin Tobey Maguire Garrett Grant Jennifer Gibgot Patrick McIntire |
| music | Chris D'Arienzo |
| camera | Bojan Bazelli |
| cut | Emma E. Hickox |
| occupation | |
| |
Rock of Ages is an American musical film directed by Adam Shankman from 2012 based on the musical of the same name by Chris D'Arienzo.
action
The pretty Sherrie from Oklahoma barely arrived in Los Angeles in 1987 and was robbed on the street and lost her record collection as a result. Drew, who is watching the raid, cannot prevent it. He then makes sure that Sherrie gets a job as a waitress at The Bourbon Room club where he works. The owner of The Bourbon Room Dennis Dupree is currently planning a big show with the eccentric rock star Stacee Jaxx and his band Arsenal in order to solve his financial problems with the proceeds from the concert. Meanwhile, Patricia Whitmore, the mayor's wife, has declared war on the club and Stacee Jaxx and wants to see that the club is closed.
In the following time, Sherrie and Drew get closer and become a couple. When an opening act is canceled at short notice, Sherrie persuades her boss Dennis to use Drew as the opening act before Stacee's big concert that evening. Dennis agrees. Before the performance, Stacee Jaxx gives an interview to the Rolling Stone reporter Constance Sack. Patricia Whitmore and her supporters demonstrate outside the club.
Before the performance, Sherrie brings a bottle of scotch into Stacee's dressing room. Before Drew goes on stage, he sees Sherrie coming out of Stacee's dressing room and believes that she cheated on him with Stacee. After his appearance, Drew and Sherrie argue, and Sherrie leaves the club angrily. Sherrie tries to find a new job over the next few days, but is unsuccessful. Finally, Justice Charlier offers her a job as a waitress in a table dance bar . Later she also works as a dancer.
The hoped-for windfall for the club The Bourbon Room does not materialize because the manager of Stacee, Paul Gill, collects the entire income. The Bourbon Room is still on the financial edge.
After his successful appearance as the opening act, Drew is persuaded by Paul Gill to sign with him. After the marketing as a rock star didn't go as expected, Paul tried to turn Drew into a pop star with a boy band . The article in Rolling Stone , which has now appeared, criticizes Stacee and especially his manager Paul. Stacee then fires his manager.
Sherrie and Drew meet again by chance. Only now does Drew realize that Sherrie didn't sleep with Stacee. To show Sherrie that she still means something to him, Drew buys back the records that were stolen from her at the beginning of the film.
In front of the Bourbon Room , there is a confrontation between the supporters and the opponents of the club. It is revealed that the mayor's wife is a former supporter of Stacee Jaxx and that her fight against the club is a personal vengeance. In the Bourbon Room Drew, meanwhile, has made an appearance with his boyband and was booed by the audience. When Sherrie shows up, Drew leaves the stage and the two make up again. To save the evening, Sherrie goes on stage and sings a song written by Drew with Drew.
In the end, Stacee, Drew and Sherrie stand together on stage at a big concert and sing the song written by Drew.
criticism
“The result takes getting used to for Central European temperaments, because it combines three areas in which excessive overacting is part of the good sound: the 80s, musicals and rock music. Accordingly, the film is bursting with great poses and pathetic gestures. You have to get used to it first. But when that is done, you can enjoy the convincing acting performances and funny dialogues. "
“Ultimately, this film doesn't take anything seriously, neither the music business nor the plot time, nor the love between Dupree and Lonny. There is and only one person has fun here: Tom Cruise throws himself into the role of the permanently intoxicated rock star with the same comedic gusto that he showed in his role as a film producer in Tropic Thunder . That's nice, but not enough to breathe life into this strangely sterile film. "
“The flick doesn't take itself very seriously and the actors clearly had a good time, but that doesn't really make it any better. This is definitely not a strong movie. But it's often enough fun, especially for everyone who could speak 25 years ago. "
“Cruise plays Stacee in a style that is remarkably close to his lestat in Interview with a Vampire (who happened to want to become a rock star). […] Cruise's performance dwarfs everything else in Rock of Ages; the guy can also sing full blast. "
With Metacritic, the film achieved a Metascore of 47%. 41% of the film reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes are positive (as of October 2012).
publication
In Germany the film opened in cinemas on June 14, 2012 and in the USA on June 15, 2012. With a budget of around 75 million US dollars, the film grossed around 52 million US dollars at box offices worldwide a.
Awards
- ALMA Awards : Best Actor in a Feature Film for Diego Boneta
- Nomination: Golden Trailer Awards - Best Comedy
- Nomination: Teen Choice Awards - Best Summer Film (Comedy / Musical)
- Nomination: Teen Choice Awards- Best Breakthrough for Julianne Hough
- Nomination: Teen Choice Awards- Best Chemistry for Julianne Hough and Diego Boneta
- Nomination: Grammy Awards - Best Soundtrack for Visual Media
music
A whole series of music titles were recorded as cover versions by the actors of the film themselves.
Song list:
| # | title | Film interpreter | Interpreter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | Paradise City | Tom Cruise | Guns N 'Roses |
| 02. | Sister Christian / Just Like Paradise / Nothin 'But A Good Time |
Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin |
Night Ranger David Lee Roth Poison |
| 03. | Juke Box Hero / I Love Rock 'n' Roll |
Diego Boneta, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Julianne Hough |
Foreigner / Joan Jett & the Blackhearts |
| 04. | Hit Me With Your Best Shot | Catherine Zeta-Jones | Pat Benatar |
| 05. | Waiting for a girl like you | Diego Boneta, Julianne Hough | Foreigner |
| 06. |
More Than Words / Heaven |
Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta |
Extreme / Warrant |
| 07. | Wanted Dead Or Alive | Tom Cruise, Julianne Hough | Bon Jovi |
| 08. | I want to know what love is | Tom Cruise, Malin Akerman | Foreigner |
| 09 | I want to rock | Diego Boneta | Twisted Sister |
| 10. | Pour some sugar on me | Tom Cruise | Def Leppard |
| 11. | Harden my heart | Julianne Hough, Mary J. Blige | Quarterflash |
| 12. | Shadows of the Night / Harden My Heart |
Mary J. Blige, Julianne Hough |
Pat Benatar / Quarterflash |
| 13. | Here I Go Again | Diego Boneta, Paul Giamatti, Julianne Hough, Mary J. Blige, Tom Cruise | Whitesnake |
| 14th | Can't Fight This Feeling | Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin | REO Speedwagon |
| 15th | Any Way You Want It | Mary J. Blige, Constantine Maroulis, Julianne Hough | Journey |
| 16. | Undercover love | Diego Boneta | Talk Of The Town |
| 17th | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise, Mary J. Blige | Poison |
| 18th | Rock you like a hurricane | Julianne Hough, Tom Cruise | Scorpions |
| 19th |
We Built This City / We're Not Gonna Take It |
Russell Brand / Catherine Zeta-Jones |
Starship / Twisted Sister |
| 20th | Don't Stop Believin ' | Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Mary J. Blige | Journey |
Web links
- Rock of Ages in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official page for the film
Individual evidence
- ↑ Critique of Rock of Ages at Focus.de
- ↑ Thomas Klein: No way - sex, drugs and rock'n roll . In: Berliner Zeitung , June 14, 2012
- ^ Review of Rock of Ages on FilmKritikTV
- ↑ Steve Persall: Review: 'Rock of Ages' is worth a Cruise to the theater. Tampa Bay Times, June 13, 2012, accessed March 20, 2016 : “Cruise plays Stacee in a style noticeably close to his turn as Lestat in Interview With the Vampire (who coincidentally wanted to be a rock star). […] Cruise's performance eclipses everything else in Rock of Ages; plus the dude can flat-out sing. "
- ↑ Rock of Ages at Metacritic (English)
- ↑ Rock of Ages at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- ↑ Box Office Mojo grossing results from Rock of Ages