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The Rocker, 2008

The Rocker

English

USA

Rating:6.3
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Profile of The Rocker

The mood of The Rocker is humorous and feel good. The plot centers around a music band, showbiz, and artists and showbiz. It features grossout humor. The Rocker is a comedy movie. In approach, it is not serious and realistic. The setting is the USA. The Rocker happens in contemporary times. The musical score is heavy metal and rock. It is especially suggested for a date night and teens. Note that The Rocker includes drugs/alcohol, nudity, and sexual content.

Summary of The Rocker

Slovenly drummer Robert "Fish" Fishman (THE OFFICE's Rainn Wilson) is booted out of his 1980s hair metal band, Vesuvius, right as they're signed to a big label, crushing his dreams and leading to a 20-year stretch of office park employment. A second chance comes in the form of his overweight teenage keyboardist nephew (Josh Gad) who needs an emergency drummer for his band's gig at the prom. It's an odd match--an '80s metal guy in a teen emo-lite band (their name is A.D.D.)--but he's soon offering fatherly counsel to fatherless boy singer Curtis (Teddy Geiger), giving hair gel tips to the foxy bassist (Emma Stone), and working to get the band a club gig. Soon A.D.D. is signed to the same label as Vesuvius, poised for major MTV-stardom, all leading to a big arena spot as the opening band for the dreaded Vesuvius. Fish needs to overcome his tantrum-throwing ways and step up to the kit, if he wants to impress Curtis's hot mom (Christina Applegate) and outrock his former colleagues. A cross between rock star fantasia à la SCHOOL OF ROCK and the Will Ferrell School of man-child comedy, THE ROCKER benefits from tight editing and pretty decent songs. Real-life musician Geiger saves some rough stretches with his easygoing charisma, while Peter Best (the drummer dropped from the Beatles and hence the quintessential "dumped drummer") makes a cameo. It's directed by Peter Cattaneo of THE FULL MONTY

Details

Language: English
Country: USA
Release date: 12 June 2008
Runtime: 102 min

Cast and Crew

Rainn Wilson as Robert 'Fish' Fishman in The Rocker
Rainn Wilson

as Robert 'Fish' Fishman

Christina Applegate as Kim in The Rocker
Christina Applegate

as Kim

Photos

The Rocker (2008)
The Rocker (2008)

Clips

The Rocker
The Rocker: Official Trailer

Critics Reviews

Philadelphia Inquirer
The Rocker can be amusingly dopey, with its "Spinal Tap"-ish lampooning of rock idioms - and idiots.
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  • by: Steven Rea
Chicago Tribune
It's a lot of fun. Its spirit is genuine and, even with the odd vomit gag, fundamentally sweet.
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  • by: Michael Phillips

Users Reviews

While this movie is a blatant rip off of school of Rock, Rainn Wilson manages to carry this film with his over the top performance of a washed up has been getting a second chance on his dreams. Musicians will appreciate the scenes of the tour.
  • 07.October.2009
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  • by: Justinlf84
  • Justinlf84 rated this movie0/10
"THE ROCKER" is a silly and implausible movie that's somehow pretty enjoyable. The premise concerns a drummer dumped by his fledgling heavy metal rock band, which goes on to two decades of mega-stardom without him. He tries to forget the ignominy...
  • 17.September.2009
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  • by: Vic
  • Vic rated this movie0/10
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