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Detroit Rock City (1999)
Directed by Adam Rifkin
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Overview
In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the three teen fans in Detroit Rock City getting tickets to the sold-out show becomes the focal point of their existence. They’ll do anything for tickets—compete in a strip club’s amateur-night contest, take on religious protesters, even rob a convenience store!
Rated R | Length 95 minutes
Actors
Giuseppe Andrews | James DeBello | Edward Furlong | Sam Huntington | Lin Shaye | Melanie Lynskey | Natasha Lyonne | Shannon Tweed | Emmanuelle Chriqui | Kristin Booth | Joe Flaherty | Matthew G. Taylor | Miles Dougal | Nick Scotti | David Quane | Rodger Barton | Kathryn Haggis | David Gardner | Cody Jones | Joan Heney | Ron Jeremy | Gene Simmons | Paul Stanley | Ace Frehley | Peter Criss | Richard Hillman | Kevin Corrigan | Ryan Letriard | Julian Richings | Rob Smith | Aaron Berg | Paul Brogren | Allan Clow | Chris Benson | Colleen Williams | Stephen Joffe | Joseph Haase | Kevin Corrigan | Steve Schirripa | Lindy Booth | Christina Sicoli | Michael Barry | Vic Rigler | Eileen Flood | Pamela Bowen | Johnie Chase | Shane Daly | Noah Danby | Christopher Lee Clements | Jonathan Cuthill | Nemo Vojic | Rich Coulson | Michael Kremko | Derek De Luis | Tara Elliott | Elissa Bradley | Cherry Flatley | Leilene Ondrade | Hazel K. Anderson | Jessica Kleiner | Nadia Dalchand | Kerri Michalica | Kerry Robinson | Dino M. Sicoli | Gurjeet Ahluwalia | Todd Bendera | Jason Biggs | Sonny Bono | Jimmy Carter | Cher | Raven Cinello | Bryan Dunn | Frank Falcone | Matt Graver | Gavin Heffernan | Kassandra Marr | A.C. McCray | Brian McGuire | Randy Meehan | Rina Nath | Richard Nixon | Lisa Perkins | Adam Rifkin | Tim Sullivan | Louis Tripp | Andy Warhol | Bill Welychka
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/26/2016 | TV | DVD | Owned | 7 stars |
| 11/01/2000 | TV | DVD | Rented | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
For my 90s Rewatch Project: one of the first DVDs I bought and probably overpaid for it, I’m sure. Released in 1999 I likely watched this in 2000 when it hit home video and purchased this DVD. That was the first and last time so it’s been nearly 16 years since viewing it. Crazy.
Not a great movie by any stretch but certainly a movie that hits the sweet spots for me; a movie I can relate to given the number of similar occasions we had as teenagers trying to get to a distant concert after school. However, the opening credits are probably the best thing in the whole movie. Soundtrack is nice too. So cool to see Lin Shaye in this! In fact, the casting is spot on.
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