He gets his chance with his favorite band, a heavy metal. (In fact, it is loosely based on the true story of Ripper Owens and Judas Priest.) As an added bonus, the film features, in small roles, musicians who have played with such metalheads as Dokken, Slaughter, Ozzy Osbourne, and more. ROCK STAR stars Mark Wahlberg as Chris, a talented musician who wants to be a rock and roll star. ![]() ROCK STAR is an invigorating, intoxicating, thrilling ride of a movie at times it even feels like it's the true story behind Spinal Tap. As good as Wahlberg and Aniston are, Timothy Spall, as Steel Dragon's manager, nearly steals the picture. The music nails the 1980s heavy-metal explosion, both in the original songs that Steel Dragon plays and the incidental music, from such groups as Kiss, Jon Bon Jovi, Ted Nugent, AC/DC, Motley Crue, and Dio. Jennifer Aniston is also excellent as Emily, his longtime girlfriend and manager who stands by him for as long as she can. Wahlberg is brilliant as Cole, playing the role to perfection, both as the young dreamer and the rock star living to excess. He gets the gig, but he also gets a lot more than he bargained for. YOU can meet Matthew Glave, playing Joe Cole in the 2001 American musical comedy-drama film Rockstar-Movie, directed by Stephen Herek and costarring. Chris's dream turns into reality when Steel Dragon fires its lead singer and brings Chris in to audition for the job. ![]() (Steel Dragon is a heavy-metal hair band living it big in the 1980s.) Cole prides himself on getting everything exactly right when he's onstage, every note, every costume, every shade of mascara he even gets a nipple ring right after Steel Dragon's lead singer does. Mark Wahlberg plays Chris Cole, a local guy from Pittsburgh who is a copy-machine repairman by day (still living at home), and the lead singer of Blood Pollution, a Steel Dragon tribute band, at night.
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