A small-town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.A small-town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.A small-town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 8 nominations total
Tony Bellissimo
- Rocker Thief
- (as Anthony Bellissimo)
Shane Hartline
- Bartender Jimmy
- (as Alan Shane Hartline)
Angelo Valderrama
- Chico
- (as Angelo Donato Valderrama)
Featured reviews
I have no clue why I just saw this recently. Saw it on a trailer for a Star Trek DVD or something, not sure and was like, this could be bad, or it could swing the cool way. Since I LOVE all the actors in it. My husband and I bought it on VUDU. It was a fun, energetic flashback to my high school years. Man, we dressed so much cooler. There is no real ROCK and ROLL anymore. If you hate musicals, don't see it. If you are a movie, actor, geek like me or just want a a flick to put you in a great mood and make you sing Def Leopard, Journey and Extreme for days, get it! The whole cast did a great job with everything. I really like seeing Tom Cruise do these "character" parts. He is awesome. Watch it.
Rock Of Ages is a great musical that's fun and gleefully ridiculous with an incredible cast who give good performances, especially Tom Cruise who is easily the standout. The great songs and solid pacing help make up for the predictable plot.
Yes it's true. People panned this movie. But I like a movie to entertain me. I'm totally entertained! The music is good and creative and as a child of the 80's, it's just fun!!! It's not going to be critically acclaimed but it's good fun!!
I saw the Broadway play with the original cast and had a great time. The movie didn't disappoint me either. A cheesy love story tied together with great music from the hair band 80's was on purpose. Re-living that era, priceless. Go. Enjoy. This will definitely become a cult favorite in future years, bless 'em for preserving some amazing rock history. Ignore the professional critics, go have fun!
This is my first review attempt on IMDb, with hopes this helps those who are turned off by People, EW, local and national news professional (aka, paid) reviewers. I'm a pop culture junkie and a grandma, I don't always agree with the pros. I'm sorry Rock of Ages had a poor box office start out of the gate, but hopefully my little review piece will bring some fun to those clinging to their entertainment dollars. Great party experience!
This is my first review attempt on IMDb, with hopes this helps those who are turned off by People, EW, local and national news professional (aka, paid) reviewers. I'm a pop culture junkie and a grandma, I don't always agree with the pros. I'm sorry Rock of Ages had a poor box office start out of the gate, but hopefully my little review piece will bring some fun to those clinging to their entertainment dollars. Great party experience!
This movie is not flawless, but it is very energetic and fun. If you hate 80s music, then you might as well stop reading this now, cus from beginning to end it's 80s rock music. The sound of the songs in the musical numbers are incredible!! Very sharp and well sung by all the actors, some that I had no idea could sing! Catherine zeta jones was probably my favorite part of the whole movie! She was loads of laughs and fun. It did drag for just a bit in the middle, but it quickly picked itself back up, because the ending is one of my favorite endings in a move ever!! This flick is definitely not for the whole family, but I think the teens and adults will like it. Especially people who grew up in the 80s.
Did you know
- TriviaTom Cruise based his performance of Stacee Jaxx mostly on Jim Morrison and Axl Rose.
- GoofsThe record store has an Edward Van Halen "Wolfgang" guitar from the early 1990s.
- Quotes
Sherrie Christian: I'm a stripper at the Venus Club.
Drew Boley: I'm in a boy band.
[long pause]
Sherrie Christian: You win.
- Alternate versionsThe R-Rated Extended Cut runs ~13 minutes longer than the Theatrical release.
- ConnectionsFeatured in American Idol: Top 4 Perform (2012)
- SoundtracksParadise City
Written by Steven Adler, Slash (as Saul Hudson), Duff McKagan (as Duff Rose McKagan), Axl Rose (as W. Axl Rose) and Izzy Stradlin
Performed by Tom Cruise
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $75,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $38,518,613
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,437,269
- Jun 17, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $59,418,613
- Runtime2 hours 3 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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