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Detroit Rock City
1999
The year is 1978: the KISS Army is at the height of its powers. Enter card-carrying members Hawk (Furlong), Trip, Lex and Jam- four Detroit teenagers who will do anything to go to the KISS show. As we follow them through one day, we see the insane lengths these shaggy-haired young chaps will go to in order to see their favorite .. Read more
| Starring | Edward Furlong, Natasha Lyonne, Lin Shaye, Melanie Lynskey |
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| Director | Adam Rifkin |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Detroit Rock City
The year is 1978: the KISS Army is at the height of its powers. Enter card-carrying members Hawk (Furlong), Trip, Lex and Jam- four Detroit teenagers who will do anything to go to the KISS show. As we follow them through one day, we see the insane lengths these shaggy-haired young chaps will go to in order to see their favorite rock-and-roll superheroes at a Detroit arena. The band themselves show up in full regalia as their 1978 selves, but Lyonne steals the show as a sweet young disco mama.
| Starring | Edward Furlong, Natasha Lyonne, Lin Shaye, Melanie Lynskey, James DeBello, Giuseppe Andrews, Sam Huntington |
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| Director | Adam Rifkin |
| Studio | ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 31 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 24 Apr 2000 Production year: 1999 |
| Format | DVD |
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High school and the 1970s have been the hot topics of fin de siècle Hollywood. In Detroit Rock City they meet head on, with a bit of road movie and country-mouse comedy thrown in for good measure. With only the soundtrack to nail down the period, there's a universality about the adventures of four lads bunking off to Motown for a rock concert. Anxieties about virginity and parent problems are laid to rest as manliness is exerted, toilets explode and disco gets trashed. But the inevitabilities are given nostalgic bravura by the pace and idiosyncrasy of Mousehunt writer Adam Rifkin's direction.
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It's 1978 and middle America is split in twain by disco fever and Kiss mania. Furlong (the cool one), Andrews (big... read more on Time Out
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
posibly the best film in the world
this is a monumental life changing film since viewing this i have left my wife and children to persue a KISS tribute band. well not quite but it was excelent funny and a must see for all. 15+
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[Highly rated reviewer]
Great rock movie!
I remember watching this movie a few years ago on a movie channel on sky, i loved it but couldnt remember what it was called for ages until i spotted it on here. obviously i rented it and its even better than i remembered it, a real rock and roll movie and so funny. a must watch!
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- Buzzbop from Holywell
- Posted 23 Oct 2009 12:57
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The year is 1978: the KISS Army is at the height of its powers. Enter card-carrying members Hawk (Furlong), Trip, Lex and Jam- four Detroit teenagers who will do anything to go to the KISS show. As ... -