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'The greatest part of having those guys - Kevin Cronin, Nuno Bettencourt and Sebastian - all of them, our lunch that night was at 3:30 in the morning, and during lunch for the whole crew, they did a whole concert, and they sang all the songs.'

Having a bevy of rock stars on a single set might sound like a nightmare of warring egos and AquaNet, but in fact, Shankman said the stars sang for their supper, staging an impromptu concert. 'I would get the phone call the day before going, 'This is who's coming tomorrow,' and I'm like, 'Seriously?!' ' So the studio just kind of put out the word, and that's what happened,' Shankman said. 'I had said if anyone from the period wants to participate, there is a scene I'm happy to accommodate, 'cause it just felt right. The struggle reaches its climax in a rocking protest outside the club with Patricia and company facing off against club employee Lonny (Russell Brand) while singing a mash-up of 'We Built This City' and 'We're Not Gonna Take It.' It's here among the assembled masses that you'll recognize a few familiar faces, like Skid Row's Sebastian Bach and Debbie Gibson. Pay close attention and you'll spot a number of '80s music mavens.Ī major plotline in the film centers around conservative advocate Patricia Whitmore's (Catherine Zeta-Jones) attempt to shutter the Bourbon Room and reclaim the Sunset Strip for more wholesome pursuits. If Drew misunderstands something he sees and thinks Sherrie was cheating on him with Stacee Jaxx, then let them clear that up without a lugubrious return visit to the Hollywood sign.The soundtrack is stuffed with the era's biggest hits like 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn,' 'Don't Stop Believin' ' and 'I Want to Know What Love Is,' but the toe-tapping tunes aren't the only throwbacks to the decade of decadence.

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If you're making the kind of movie where everybody in the audience knows for sure what's going to happen, it's best not to linger on the recycled bits. The only problem is that the plot meanders when nobody is singing. And that's OK, because the actors are having a lot of fun, and the production values of the musical numbers are slick and high-spirited. There isn't an original idea in the screenplay by Justin Theroux and Chris D'Arienzo, based on an Off-Broadway hit. She leads a group of protesters across the street from the Bourbon Room, while Dennis and Lonny look grimly out the window. In this case, the politician is Mayor Whitman ( Bryan Cranston), who gets all of his instructions from his domineering wife, Patricia ( Catherine Zeta-Jones). Frankie, Annette and the gang were always having a great time down at the beach when some stuffy local politician decided to run them out of town as a campaign tactic. If you are of a certain age, you may remember them. Adam Shankman's 'Rock of Ages' not only has a high-profile cast, but they never seem to be slumming they play their roles with great intensity and earnestness, which is really the only way to do satire.Ī subplot is recycled directly out of old 'Beach Party' musicals. If you're tracking those names, you're perhaps impressed. The person on the other end of the line is usually a venal music manager named Paul Gill ( Paul Giamatti), who claims he will save the club by supplying his legendary client Stacee Jaxx (Tom Cruise) for a one-night farewell concert. His only confidante is a weathered rocker named Lonny (Russell Brand), whose primary function is to lean over him during phone calls and frantically tell him what to say.

Dennis Dupree (Alec Baldwin), its owner, is desperate because he owes back taxes and will have to close the doors at any moment. They're sweet and likable, but for me, the better story involves the fate of the club, the Bourbon Room. Has ever a romance in a musical been otherwise? Of course their mistake is repaired and (spoiler!) they're back together at the end. Of course they break up because of a tragic misunderstanding. Of course they have heartfelt conversations while standing behind the 'Hollywood' sign.

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