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Features: DVD, Platinum Series, Deleted Scenes
It's 1978: bell-bottoms, day-glo, lava lamps and rock-n-roll define the generation. What's a high-school rock band from Cleveland got on their mind? Getting out and hitting the city: DETROIT ROCK CITY! Join Hawk (Edward Furlong, American History X, Terminator 2: Judgement Day), and his three best friends as they head out to pay their respects to the kings of rock, KISS. Part road trip, part coming-of-age comedy, part crazy ride through the 70s, this movie rocks and rolls all the way through!
" Director Adam Rifkin and screenwriter Carl V. Dupre... capture the magic of one special night." Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Editor's Note
The year is 1978: the KISS Army is at the height of its powers. Enter card-carrying members Hawk (Edward 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 Natasha Lyonne steals the show as a sweet young disco mama.
| Features | DVD-ROM Feature: E-mail-able Cast Trading Cards | | DVD-ROM Feature: Current Cast/Crew And Trivia Info | | DVD-ROM Feature: Detroit Rock City Website | | Origanal Theatrical Trailer | | Filmographies | | DVD-ROM Feature: "Script-To-Screen" | | Feature-Length Commentary By Director Adam Rifkin | | Feature-Length Cast/Crew Group Commentary | | Two Music Videos | | Over 15 Minutes Of Deleted Scenes | | Rock n Roll All Night Guitar Lesson | | Feature-Length Commentary By KISS | | Multiple Angle Feature: Live Recording Session Of | | Multiple Angle Feature: Extended Confessional Scen | | Multiple Angle Feature: Actors' Auditions | | Widescreen Version | | 5.1 Dolby Digital | | Multiple Angle Feature: Song "Detroit Rock City" P |
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Release Information
| | Studio: New Line |
| Release Date: 4/5/2005 |
| Running Time: 95 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1999 | | Catalog ID: 4899 | | UPC: 00794043489921 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety
"...Gonzo visual energy....Ear-splittingly loud and a helluva lotta fun..." 8/9-15/1999 p.39-40Rolling Stone
"...DETROIT ROCK CITY takes on [Kiss] with affection and humor..." 09/02/1999 p.125 Sight and Sound
"...The era's celebratory rock is expertly recreated, with lots of knowing in-jokes..." 11/??/1999 p.42-3 Box Office
"...Fancy camerawork, clever one-liners, silly slapstick comedy and classic gross-out moments..." 10/01/1999 p.58 USA Today
"...There's certainly a lot of youthful exuberance on tap..." 08/13/1999 p.9E Total Film
"...[With a] witty script..." 07/01/2000 p.118 San Francisco Chronicle 8 of 10
Detroit Rock City has two built-in audiences. Teenagers. And people who were teenagers in the late 1970s, when the action takes place. It's about four suburban high school boys who are desperate to go to a KISS concert in Detroit -- the city immortalized in the band's ridiculous but irresistible song Detroit Rock City. Director Adam Rifkin and screenwriter Carl V. Dupre capture something that hasn't been conveyed as well on film since Modern Girls, a low-budget gem from 1986. They capture the magic of one special night, the kind that can only happen when a person is young. How they succeed is by remembering that such nights don't start special. At the beginning, they're ordinary, and in the middle, they usually seem like trouble. The special night is built moment by moment -- or, in the movies, shot by shot. The effect is cumulative. There's a beautifully shot scene in which the guys drive near the concert arena, as the street fills with fans, and the word "KISS" flashes in electric lights. By shooting the street through the windshield, Rifkin helps adults remember how a rock concert is perceived through teenage eyes. It's huge, and the city feels enchanted -- and tawdry in the nicest way. Like American Pie, the picture is about four guys, but in this one, two stand out. Edward Furlong has had the aura of a movie star since he was a child in Terminator 2, and he hasn't lost it as a teenager... The story takes place over a period of about 16 hours, taking the boys through their high school day and into the city for the show. The incidents are funny and evoke the times... The animus between the rock fans and the disco lovers is very 1978. So is the soundtrack. The picture features a lot of music specific to 1977-78, some of it obscure, such as Hot Chocolate's "Every 1's a Winner" and the Runaways' "School Days." While it's possible to have a great time with the movie without having any interest in KISS, it should be noted that the band does make an appearance. - Mick LaSalle
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| Customer Reviews | ![]() | | Cinematography |  4 | | Plot | 4 | | Acting | 4 | | Overall Satisfaction | 4 |
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4 of 5 The story of my life Sunday, January 16, 2000
A Viewer from Cleveland, OH
I REALLY liked this movie. I thought it was funny, and very nostalgic. The box office take wasn't much, which disappointed me. I think the public misunderstood the plot. It wasn't about KISS, it was about 4 boys from Cleveland, who learn to live and grow up.
My friend liked it, also. We were surprised at how good a movie it was, actually. Very entertaining.
I am a KISS fan, true. But I also enjoy movies, and this one tickled me. that's why I am buying it on DVD. Keepsake, I guess. Was this review helpful?  
4 of 5 YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOVE KISS TO LOVE THIS MOVIE Wednesday, January 05, 2000
riksz from apple valley, minnesota
If you are or were a Kiss fan, this is the perfect movie for you. It reminded me of when all that mattered was friends, good times, and music. The movie is funny, moves along at a great pace, and totally immerses into the rockin' 70's. The story follows four friends as they bungle their way to Detroit to watch their favorite band. Along the way, we are entertained by the separate adventures each character as they try to obtain a coveted ticket to the show. You don't have to be a diehard KISS fan to enjoy this fun flick. It is a good film if you are looking for a light-hearted look into every young guy's past and the dumb things he would do with his friends... Was this review helpful?
4 of 5 Another great 70's retro movie Wednesday, January 05, 2000
manzp from Effingham, IL
This movie has it all the long hair, the ratty clothes and of course the music. If you like That 70's Show or Dazed and Confused you will love this movie. It is truely a feel good, rocking 70's movie. Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 Sunday, January 02, 2000
master from Blacksburg, Virginia
This movie had it all. It remenised of a time when I often feel that I should have grown up in. If you like rock and roll, and you know what it's like to love a band so much that you would do ANYTHING to go see them, then you will certainly enjoy this soon-to-be classic. And what's more... KISS is in it! Who could as for a better film? Loved it from beginning to end. Was this review helpful?
4 of 5 A MUST SEE FOR KISS FANS!!!! Sunday, December 12, 1999
KSides2112 from St. Louis, Mo.
This is a very enjoyable movie that best describes both life in high school and going to see the hottest band in the world.....KISS. Just as they open every show it holds true with "Detroit Rock City," if you want the best you got the best, so buy the best...get this video! Was this review helpful?
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