KISS Nation
New Line Cinema
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Detroit Rock City
Kiss the rules goodbye.
In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the four 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!
- Original title
- Detroit Rock City
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $6,500,000
- Revenue
- $4,217,115
Wuchak
May 3, 2021 · via TMDB
_**Great 70’s songs, sometimes amusing, but basically an insult to KISS fans**_ In 1978, four teenagers from Cleveland plan to go to a KISS concert in Detroit and have many misadventures reaching their goal. The four are played by Edward Furlong, Giuseppe Andrews, James DeBello and Sam Huntington. “Detroit Rock City” (1999) features great rock/metal from the 70s by KISS, AC/DC, Blue Oyster Cult, Van Halen, Sweet, Thin Lizzy, Nazareth, Styx, David Bowie, Cheap Trick, Black Sabbath, Ted Nugent, the Ramones, etc. There are some fun moments, but the tone is too over-the-top for its own good and the story isn’t very compelling. Couple this with some odious bathroom non-humor, a lack of attractive women beyond Natasha Lyonne and the negative one-dimensional depiction of the protagonists and you have a curiously disappointing teen flick. The focus on pot-obsessed dudes is disingenuous since Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons were never into the drug culture; their idea of a party was working hard creating music, performing, touring, making money and celebrating gorgeous women. Unsurprisingly, mind-blowingly beautiful females were always attracted to KISS and frequented their concerts; so were dynamic, talented males. I’m not saying pot-worshipping, denim-clad waifs weren’t an element of their fan base, but KISS devotees always involved WAY more than this. No wonder Paul Stanley lamented: "To call it a KISS movie does it a disservice, because it does a disservice to the KISS fans, which is what it's really about." The film runs 1 hour, 35 minutes, and was shot entirely in the Toronto area. GRADE: C-
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Giuseppe Andrews
Lex
James DeBello
Trip Hurudie
Edward Furlong
Hawk
Sam Huntington
Jeremiah 'Jam' Bruce
Lin Shaye
Mrs. Bruce
Melanie Lynskey
Beth Bumsteen
Natasha Lyonne
Christine
Shannon Tweed
Amanda Finch
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Barbara
Kristin Booth
Cashier
Joe Flaherty
Father Phillip McNulty
Matthew G. Taylor
Chongo
Nick Scotti
Kenny
Kathryn Haggis
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Cody Jones
Little Kid
Joan Heney
Study Hall Teacher
Ron Jeremy
MC
Gene Simmons
Kiss
Paul Stanley
Kiss
Ace Frehley
Kiss
Peter Criss
Kiss
Richard Hillman
Scalper
Kevin Corrigan
Beefy Guy #1
Steve Schirripa
Beefy Guy #2
Julian Richings
Ticket Taker
Aaron Berg
Bartender
Stephen Joffe
Six Year Old #1
Steve Schirripa
Beefy Jerk #2
Lindy Booth
Girl #1
Christina Sicoli
Foxy Girl
Pamela Bowen
Matmok Lieutenant
Johnie Chase
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Shane Daly
Chongo's Friend
Noah Dalton Danby
Chongo's Friend
Christopher Lee Clements
Stripper #1
Jason Biggs
Guy in Red Track Suit (uncredited)
Sonny Bono
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jimmy Carter
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cher
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frank Falcone
Roadie (uncredited)
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Drunken Fan (uncredited)
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Andy Warhol
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Paul Rutledge
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Randy Butcher
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Robert Racki
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Sue Parker
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Adam Rifkin
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Tony Markes
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Mark Goldblatt
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Tim Sullivan
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Michael De Luca
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Gene Simmons
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J. Peter Robinson
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Matt Dubin
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