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Lead singer of a tribute band becomes lead singer of the real band he idolizes.

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Cast

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Chris 'Izzy' Cole
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Emily Poule
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Kirk Cuddy, Steel Dragon Guitarist
Jason Bonham ...
A.C., Steel Dragon Drummer
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Jorgen, Steel Dragon Bassist
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Ghode, Steel Dragon Guitarist
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Mats, Steel Dragon Road Manager
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Donny Johnson, Blood Pollution Drummer
Nick Catanese ...
Xander Cummins, Blood Pollution Guitarist
Brian Vander Ark ...
Ricki Bell, Blood Pollution Bassist
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Rob Malcolm, Blood Pollution Guitarist
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Tania Asher, Steel Dragon Public Relations
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Joe Cole
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Mr. Cole
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Mrs. Cole
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Bobby Beers, Steel Dragon Lead Singer
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Nina
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Samantha (as Kristin Willits)
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Mason Bell
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Roadie #1
Sami Reed ...
Amber
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Marci
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Bradley, Black Babylon Lead Singer
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Guitarist in Crowd Outside Mansion (as Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick)
Kevin Ryder ...
Cream Reporter
Gene 'Bean' Baxter ...
Melody-Maker Reporter (as Gene Baxter)
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Bouncer
Sonya Stephens ...
Nurse
Neil Zlozower ...
Photographer
Kirk Enochs ...
Fan #1
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Thor
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A.C.'s Wife
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Kirk's Wife
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Ghode's Wife Daphne
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Jorgen's Wife (as Amy Rolle)
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Office Worker
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Mrs. Andrews
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Auditioning Singer
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Topless Cutie #1
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Topless Cutie #2
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Scalper
Hailie Brennand ...
Two-Year-Old Girl
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Roadie #2
Jamie White ...
MTV Veejay
Jeffrey Wetzel ...
Metal Head
Frederick E. Kowalo ...
Guitar Tech
Jennifer Uilani Warren ...
Girl with P-Pass
Chad Azadan ...
Roxy Dancer
Linda Cevallos ...
Roxy Dancer
Jennifer Edmond ...
Roxy Dancer
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Roxy Dancer
Cynthia Fuhrer ...
Roxy Dancer
Cati Jean ...
Roxy Dancer
Edward Jenkins ...
Roxy Dancer
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Roxy Dancer
Tabatha Mays ...
Roxy Dancer (as Tabbatha Mays)
Udee McGeoy ...
Roxy Dancer
Ted Napolitano ...
Roxy Dancer
Tomasina Parrott ...
Roxy Dancer
Gabriel Ramírez ...
Roxy Dancer (as Gabriel Ramirez)
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Roxy Dancer (as Ursula Whitaker)
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Roxy Dancer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert C. Cawley ...
Limo Driver
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Groupie #2 (as Deana Ann Aburto)
Andrew Wayne ...
Concert Rocker (as Andrew Stramel)
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Elevator Hottie #1 (uncredited)
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Roker (uncredited)
Brad Bartlett ...
Crazy Fan (uncredited)
Stacy Bellew ...
Cassie (uncredited)
Tammy Blue ...
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Crazed Fan (uncredited)
Lawrence Calvin ...
Xander's Guitar Tech, Blood Pollution (uncredited)
Jonathan Carr ...
Extra (uncredited)
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Roadie (uncredited)
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Fighting Rocker (uncredited)
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Fan at Good Machine Club (uncredited)
Rebeca Cristian ...
Muscle car driver (uncredited)
Bill DeWild ...
Steel Dragon Fan (uncredited)
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Rock Reporter / Concert Patron (uncredited)
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Bar Patron (uncredited)
Troy Higgins ...
Roadie (uncredited)
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Steel Dragons Fan (uncredited)
Mariko Ishihara ...
Girl in Pink (uncredited)
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Concert After-Party Guest (uncredited)
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VIP Girl (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
Rich Knight ...
Rocker (uncredited)
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Poolside Cutie (uncredited)
Eden Lake ...
Groupie (uncredited)
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Concert After-Party Guest (uncredited)
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Sound Engineer (uncredited)
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Marjorie (uncredited)
Jason Charles Luedee ...
Rival Band Leader (uncredited)
Troy Martin ...
Heavy Metal Fan (uncredited)
Mike McIntosh ...
Fan #2 (uncredited)
Paul McMichael ...
Concert Fan (uncredited)
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Groupie (uncredited)
Louis E. Rosas ...
Rocker (uncredited)
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Man on Street (uncredited)
Rachel Ryling ...
Groupie (uncredited)
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Hesher (uncredited)
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Cutie (uncredited)
Nicki Sixteen ...
Fan at Good Machine Club (uncredited)
Chris Sprister ...
Rocker (uncredited)
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Customer (uncredited)
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Concert Patron (uncredited)

Directed by

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Stephen Herek

Written by

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John Stockwell ... (written by)

Produced by

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George Clooney ... executive producer
Michael Fottrell ... co-producer
Toby Jaffe ... producer
Robert Lawrence ... producer
Mike Ockrent ... executive producer
Steven Reuther ... executive producer

Music by

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Trevor Rabin

Cinematography by

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Ueli Steiger ... director of photography

Editing by

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Trudy Ship

Editorial Department

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Jonathan Brayley ... first assistant editor
Lara B. Grant ... assistant editor
Craig Hayes ... second editor
Mo Henry ... negative cutter
Kindra Marra ... second assistant editor
Kenneth Marsten ... assistant editor (as Kenny Marsten)
David Orr ... color timer
Nicholas 'Nikko' Tsiotsias ... first assistant editor
Mark Tuminello ... assistant editor
Jonathan Malden ... colorist: dailies (uncredited)

Casting By

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Sharon Bialy

Production Design by

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Mayne Berke

Art Direction by

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Caty Maxey ... supervising art director
Richard Schreiber

Set Decoration by

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Casey Hallenbeck

Costume Design by

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Aggie Guerard Rodgers

Makeup Department

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Kim Donohue ... makeup artist
Cheryl Eckert ... assistant hair stylist
Voni Hinkle ... hair department head
Kerry Mendenhall ... hair stylist
Michael Mills ... key makeup artist
Donald Mowat ... makeup artist: Mark Wahlberg
Greg Nelson ... makeup artist
Shari Perry ... key hair stylist
Sandi Rowden ... makeup artist (as Sandra Rowden)
Johnny Villanueva ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Daniel R. Chavez ... executive in charge of post production
Paul Moen ... unit production manager
Barbara Russo ... post-production executive (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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David R. Ellis ... second unit director (as David Ellis)
Eric Fox Hays ... second assistant director
David Kelley ... second assistant director
Dennis Maguire ... assistant director: second unit
Jayson Merrill ... key second assistant director: second unit
Courtenay Miles ... second second assistant director
Jack Steinberg ... additional second assistant director
Jeffrey Wetzel ... first assistant director

Art Department

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P. Scott Bailey ... set dresser
Daniel W. Blaha ... propmaker
Mike Blaze ... property master
David M. Bowen ... props: Seattle
Don Cinderella ... set designer
Scott Cockerell ... props
Stan Cockerell ... assistant property master
David Crvelin ... assistant art director
David E. Duncan ... concept illustrator
Robert Hale ... head paint foreman
Betty Krul ... set designer (as Betty S. Krul)
Chris Kurumada ... props
Monique Landry ... on set dresser
Michael McCombe ... head greens
Jeffrey McMahon ... construction foreman
Steven O'Bannon ... labor foreman
Harry E. Otto ... set designer (as Harry Otto)
Mike Piccirillo ... art department production assistant
Bruce Purcell ... set dresser
Mike Reiber ... paint decorator gang boss
John H. Samson ... construction coordinator
Joe Walser ... art department coordinator
Mark Woods ... lead
Darrin Denlinger ... storyboard artist (uncredited)
Jeff O'Bannon ... laborer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Carmen Baker ... supervising sound editor (as Carmen Hocson Baker)
Odin Benitez ... sound effects editor
Jim Brookshire ... sound effects editor
Kevin E. Carpenter ... re-recording mixer
Tim Chau ... sound designer / supervising sound editor
Carl Fischer ... boom operator
Albert Gasser ... sound effects editor
Eric Gotthelf ... adr mixer
Randall Guth ... assistant sound editor
Petur Hliddal ... production sound mixer
Doug Jackson ... sound effects editor
David Jobe ... foley mixer
Michael Jonascu ... sound effects editor
Val Kuklowsky ... sound editor
Linda Lew ... foley recordist
Nancy MacLeod ... sound effects editor
Donald J. Malouf ... supervising sound editor
Willard Overstreet ... assistant sound editor
Roger Pietschmann ... sound mixer: second unit
Troy Porter ... adr mixer
Rocky Quiroz ... utility sound person
Robert Schaper ... re-recording mixer
Gregory H. Watkins ... re-recording mixer
Christopher T. Welch ... supervising adr editor
Michael Brigman ... audio conform (uncredited)
Tom Condon ... utility sound: Washington (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Wayne Beauchamp ... special effects coordinator (as John 'Wayne' Beachamp)
Scott Blackwell ... special effects foreman
Joel P. Blanchard ... special effects technician
John Fagan ... special effects technician
Jeremy Hays ... special effects technician
Paul J. Lombardi ... special effects coordinator (as Paul Lombardi)
Stephen D. Moore ... special effects technician
Keith Suzuki ... special effects technician
Frank Toro ... special effects foreman
Chad Van Baalbergen ... special effects (as Chad Baalbergen)
Scott D. Mattson ... special effects office coordinator (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Mat Beck ... visual effects supervisor
Brian Bell ... digital artist
Rob A. Kelly ... visual effects coordinator
Dan Knight ... visual effects artist
Erik Liles ... digital compositor
Scott Metzger ... 3D artist: Light Matters/Pixel Envy (as Scott E. Metzger)
Ira S. Rosenstein ... visual effects production manager
Colin Strause ... 3d supervisor
Greg Strause ... 2D supervisor / systems administrator
Michael Vaglienty ... digital compositor
Edson Williams ... digital artist

Stunts

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Laura Albert ... stunts
Brian Avery ... stunts
Joe Bucaro III ... stunts
Damon Caro ... stunts
Wally Crowder ... stunts
Paul Eliopoulos ... stunts
Sean Graham ... stunt double: Mark Wahlberg
Mike Gunther ... stunts
Steve Holladay ... stunts
Jeff Imada ... stunts
Brad Martin ... stunt coordinator
Julie Michaels ... stunts
Chris O'Hara ... stunts
Chris Palermo ... stunts
Tim Rigby ... stunts
Todd Schneider ... stunts
Brandon Sebek ... stunts
Chad Stahelski ... stunts
T.J. White ... stunts
Troy Wood ... stunts
Keith Woulard ... stunts
Tommy J. Huff ... stunt driver (uncredited)
Shawn Rolly ... stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Nico Bally ... dolly grip: "b" camera
Claudette Barius ... still photographer
Kevin Blauvelt ... rigging electrician
Alexander Yves Brunner ... cinematographer's apprentice
Douglas Busby ... additional second assistant camera
Gary L. Camp ... first assistant camera (as Gary Camp)
Thomas M. Dangcil ... electrician
Brian Dennis ... rigging electrician
Stephen Drinon ... a dolly grip
Tracy Estes ... electric rigging crew
Gary Fredrickson ... lighting technician
Jim Grce ... gaffer
Paul Hazard ... best boy rigging electric
Neil Holcomb ... rigging gaffer: Seattle
Bogdan Iofciulescu ... technocrane operator
Lawrence Karman ... camera operator
David Katz ... video assist operator
Christian J. Killingsworth ... rigging electric
Dan Kneece ... camera operator / steadicam operator
Michael LePard ... set lighting technician
Anthony T. Marra II ... key grip
Larry McCarron ... rigging grip
Michael A. McFadden ... rigging key grip
Max Neal ... assistant camera
Georgia Tornai Packard ... camera operator (as Georgia Packard)
Daniel Pershing ... key grip: second unit
Reid Russell ... camera loader / camera operator: Super 8
Ralph Scherer ... grip
Joaquin Sedillo ... camera operator
Sandi Sissel ... director of photography: second unit
David W. Slodki ... lighting console programmer
Jeffery J. Tufano ... additional camera operator
James B. Walsh ... grip
Jesse Wine ... electrician: Seattle
Thomas Yatsko ... camera operator
Paul J. Morra ... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Heather Page ... camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
John Weiss Jr. ... assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Maryellen Aviano ... extras casting coordinator
Vesper Burnett ... extras casting assistant
Jeffrey M. Paal ... background casting
Wendy Washbrook ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Sabrina Calley ... key costumer
Dominick De Rasmo ... specialty costume manufacturer
Candice Dobkousky ... costumer
Lisa A. Doyle ... set costumer
Bruce Ericksen ... costume supervisor
Jordanna Fineberg ... assistant costume designer
Mathew Hooey ... key costumer
Nancy Jarzynko ... costumer
Marienne O'Brien ... costumer
Lauren Press ... costume buyer
Carlos Rosario ... costume illustrator (uncredited)

Location Management

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Peter Allen ... location manager: Seattle
Alex Apple ... assistant location manager
Jim Boyle ... location scout: Seattle
Curtis Collins ... location manager
Jane E. Graves ... assistant location manager
Steffen Schlachtenhaufen ... location assistant: Seattle
Paul Schreiber ... assistant location manager

Music Department

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Ron Anderson ... vocal coach
Cathi Black ... associate music supervisor
Brent Brooks ... music editor
Budd Carr ... music supervisor
Genevive Colvin ... music coordinator (as Geneviève Thomas Colvin)
Eddie Delena ... music mixer / music recordist
Steve Kempster ... score mixer
Paul Linford ... score producer
Miljenko Matijevic ... playback singer
Trevor Rabin ... score producer
David Raymond ... music playback
Gary Raymond ... music playback & concert mixer
Robert Schaper ... supervising music editor / supervising music engineer
Jeanette Surga ... scoring music editor
Booker White ... music preparation
Anna D. Wilborn ... assistant music editor
Bud Raymond ... music playback operator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Lyn Matsuda Norton ... script supervisor (as Lyn Matsuda)

Transportation Department

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William Ballard ... picture car coordinator
Mark Brown ... driver: production van
Shawn Coulter ... driver
Troy Flynn ... driver
Ronnie King ... transportation
Dennis Marchant ... picture car mechanic/fabricator
Kenny Youngblood ... driver

Additional Crew

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H. Leah Amir ... production assistant
Kelley Baker ... assistant accountant
Eddie Baytos ... choreographer
Sara Sirna Byrne ... assistant to director
Kevin A. Canamar ... set medic
Bob Chiappardi ... live concert promoter
William M. DeLuca ... mechanic
Carol Demarti ... head dyer and ager
Mark Dobkousky ... production assistant
Dennis Lee Dressler ... production assistant
Danielle Fenati ... production assistant
Marc C. Geschwind ... extras coordinator
Christopher Guilford ... production assistant
Peggy Holmes ... choreographer
Carole Humphreys ... Accounting Assistant
Jamie Kehoe ... craft service
Michele Kennedy ... production secretary
Robert Lamkin ... chief caterer
Catherine S. McComb ... production coordinator
Randy McKenney ... extras coordinator / stand-in
Ravi D. Mehta ... production accountant
John T. Melick ... production assistant
Travis Nelson ... production assistant
Shaun O'Banion ... set production assistant
Sandy O'Neill ... unit publicist
Joshua Owen ... production assistant
John Pontrelli ... production assistant
Shannon Ratcliffe ... assistant: Mr. Clooney
Louis E. Rosas ... extras coordinator
Andrew Schark ... photo double
Heather Sims ... stand-in: on-camera
Matt Springer ... production assistant
Christian Stavrakis ... set production assistant (as Chris Stavrakis)
Kenneth Steiger ... guitar coach
Patrick Sutton ... production assistant
Jim Swidarski ... payroll accountant
Brian Yonck ... production assistant
Kevin Field ... production executive (uncredited)
Michael Parkhurst ... equipment supplier (uncredited) / technical advisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

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Distributors

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Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Chris Cole was born to rock. His longtime girlfriend Emily believes his talent could take him all the way - but Chris worships at the altar of Bobby Beers, the fiery frontman for heavy metal legends Steel Dragon. By day, Chris still lives at home with his parents and spends his days repairing copy machines. But when Chris takes the stage, fronting Pennsylvania's premiere Steel Dragon tribute band, all of that disappears. Chris Cole is Bobby Beers - mesmerizing audiences with his perfect imitation of Beers' electrifying vocals. The night his bandmates boot him out of the group, Chris is devastated - until an unexpected phone call changes his life forever: He, Chris Cole, has been tapped to replace Bobby Beers as the lead singer of Steel Dragon. In an instant, Chris rockets to the dizzying heights of sudden stardom, rising from devotee to icon, from rock fan to rock god - the wanna-be who got to be. So what happens when an average guy gets everything he wants - and discovers it's not enough? Written by Sujit R. Varma

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Taglines The story of a wanna be who got to be. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Metal God (United States)
  • Untitled Stephen Herek Project (United States)
  • So You Wanna Be a Rock Star? (United States)
  • Рок звезда (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
  • Zvezda rocka (Slovenia)
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Runtime
  • 105 min
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Box Office

Budget $57,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $6,018,636, 09 Sep 2001
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $19,334,145

Did You Know?

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Trivia Ozzy Osbourne was at the concert filming, as well as Nikki Sixx, Alice Cooper, and many other rock legends, where a 12 Step Meeting was held for extras working on the film. See more »
Goofs After the news conference announcing Chris as the new Steel Dragon lead singer, and Kurt's comments about eating p****, Chris says to his girlfriend "What was I going to do? I can't argue with him." His lips do not at all match what we hear. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Hardball/The Musketeer/Glass House/Rock Star/Diamond Men (2001). See more »
Soundtracks Long Live Rock N' Roll See more »
Crazy Credits The guys in Steel Dragon dancing on stage to a Marky Mark song. See more »
Quotes Emily: Rob, I'm a business woman, and rule number one in this business is you go where the talent is... and all the fucking talent that was in this band has just left the room!
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