Rock Star Page #3

Synopsis: 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 eno
Genre: Drama, Music
Director(s): Stephen Herek
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
54
R
Year:
2001
105 min
1,599 Views


Did you really think|that IKim was a girl?

-IKim was a guy?|-Yeah, IKim was a guy.

He's my lover, to the horror|of these sausage-jockeys.

-As if we give a toss.|-Just keep your dick away from me.

Stop it, man.

You don't turn up|for recording sessions.

You missed half the gigs,|and when you did show--

I am Steel Dragon!|Without me, you're nothing!

Give us a break.

You'll be playing for coppers|in the tube without me!

We'll see.

Yeah. We'll see.

-What's going on?|-I don't know.

My scarf.

-Take it.|-Yeah, I will.

Good.

If I leave now, I'm never coming back.|Never.

Heard you the first time.

What you looking at?

You think you can dress like me|and be a star?

-No, sir.|-You have no idea what it takes.

You think it's all sex,|drugs and rock 'n' roll?

You got the sex wrong.

I never touch drugs.|No one does a gig like I do half-cut.

Not even at your age.

And it's bed, 1 1 :30 every night|before a gig. That's what it takes.

Just do your own thing.

Get your own life.|It's like being bloody Elvis.

Except Elvis was the king.

And I'm just the queen.

Very funny.

Ha-bloody-ha.

Bastards. You bastards.

Sorry about that.

-Missed your cue.|-Yeah, sorry, IK--

-You do know this song?|-Yes, sir.

We'll pick it up just|coming out of the intro.

I'm sorry.

We wasting our time here?

Sorry. Could I start it one more time?

All right, go again.

Sorry about that.

I love you,

I love you,

Well, mate, do you want the gig, then?

Look in the lens, guys.|Go. Get in there more.

Give me attitude.|Two double-platinum records.

You're playing the Forum. You got|20 girls who want to be with you.

Give me rock star attitude.|Hold that. Here we go.

Hey, lzzy, let's try one|with attitude. No smile.

Sorry.

Better. Now you're looking cool.

Come on, right in my lens.|Nice shot. Attitude.

We combed this entire planet|looking for someone...

...heavy enough to pull this off|and we found a star.

When this guy sings, you'll forget|about Bobby Beers. I promise you.

Izzy! ls that your name? lzzy?

Yeah, the name's lzzy,|like lzzy's Revenge.

Holy sh*t.

Izzy? I'm not calling him lzzy.

Can you hit all the notes|Bobby can?

That's why I'm in the band.

Stand up and shout

How do you keep your voice|in such great shape?

My choir teacher gives me|really cool exercises--

He eats a lot of p*ssy, that's how.

Yeah, I eat a lot ofpussy,

-Classy.|-Like father, like son.

-That's my boy.|-Come on, you guys.

-How was l?|-So good. So comfortable.

-I messed up my accent.|-It was great.

-Nice way to handle that "p*ssy" Iine.|-I can't argue with him.

Izzy, don't worry.|I'll make an honest man out of you.

I eat a lot of p*ssy.

Loads of it.

I eat a lot of p*ssy.

Tons.

I got my voice eating p*ssy, man.|It's a vocal technique exercise.

I got it eating p*ssy.|Loads of it. All the time.

It's all I do. Breakfast, morning,|noon, night. I've got to have it.

It's all I do, is eat p*ssy.|I love it.

Either get in here and do it|or shut up.

Hold on. Oh, sh*t! I eat p*ssy!

Hi. I'm lzzy's mother.

-Have a good one.|-I'll see you up there.

-Did you see all the people?|-I know. Just breathe.

You'll be great.|Nobody knows these songs better.

-True.|-Be yourself, Chris.

-Don't get--|-Izzy.

You'll be great, babe.|I love you so much.

I love you too.

All right, matey.|Time to go to work.

Sorry, darling, back to the henhouse.

I'm gonna sit with his parents.

Whatever twirls your beanie.|Come on, mate.

-I gotta piss.|-What? You gotta piss?

-Go now.|-I can't.

Or you gotta use it. Use it.|You're awesome. Bye, babe.

-Are you okay?|-Yeah.

Well, you're in my house now, mate.|And I ain't lost a man yet.

-Let's do it.|-Here we go.

Let's do it, Mats.

This is your coronation, my dear.

There you go.

All right, boy.

You're okay.

You won't need it, but there's|a bucket in each wing, all right?

-Up you go.|-All right, Mats.

Break a leg!

Are you all right, lzzy?

-I'm all right.|-Fantastic! IKeep going!

Thank you.

-You okay?|-Couldn't be better.

There's a bit up there.|That's it.

How do I look?

Fantastic. It's brilliant, mate.|F***ing brilliant. Off you go.

I'm just a regular guy...

...who grew up with posters|of these guys on my walls!

And now I'm one of them!

That's right!

I'm standing here, living proof|that if you work hard enough...

...and you want it bad enough,|dreams do come true.

So follow your dreams, man.

Follow your dreams,|because we all die young.

F***ing scintillating, baby!

Quiet! Shut them up behind us.|Give us 10 minutes. In we go.

Lock it up! Thank you!

That was something really....

Amazing! You were demented out there.

I thought I was gonna|break my neck when I fell.

You brought the audience home.|You did f***ing beautiful.

Thanks.

It was so heavy hearing the music|played to perfection.

We heard it sang right.

-Beautiful.|-Right between the eyes.

It was incredible, man.|Thanks, IKirk.

The Dragons!

All right, let's go.

Go. Go.

Get the hell out of here.

-Oh, my pass.|-VIP. Sorry.

I'm Chris' girlfriend. Manager.

-Who?|-Izzy's girlfriend/manager.

-Yeah, right.|-She's okay. She's all right.

-Go on.|-I'm his mother.

How amazing was he? Brilliant!

Our boy came through tonight.|He was on fire.

-Where are you going?|-Oh, sorry. I've got....

-No. Go on back, darling.|-I'm lzzy's brother.

-I don't think so.|-Mom!

What did you think?

-Are you all right?|-I am so good.

-Oh, man.|-This is insane.

-Arrest her for indecent exposure.|-Out of my jurisdiction, bro.

-Mats, get us the tequilas, will you?|-Ladies, you're on.

Got an initiation for you.|You joined, done a beautiful job.

Now I'll buy you a drink, mate.|Hello, ladies. Thank you.

For lzzy!

-Hey! Hang on. No hands.|-No hands.

You're hanging with the hardcore now.

Two teeth, come on.

Go on, my son.

You're so bad.

Oh, my God.

-The laws of gravity no longer apply.|-I guess not.

You'll get used to it.

You build up a tolerance to it.

Right, okay. I'll get that one going.

-Some crazy stuff happens.|-Oh, my God, it's amazing.

It's all good fun.|Just makes for good stories, you know?

I'm beginning to have|a couple of my own.

You can have a good time as well.|It's allowed.

Anything you want.|You just have to ask.

-Don't forget.|-Oh, I won't.

Cheers.

I'm gonna go to the dance floor.

-Have you seen Emily?|-How you doing?

I'm good. I'm really good.|I'm great, actually.

Tell me something.

How's it feel to know|that everyone in here...

...wants to f*** you?

You're serious?

I can't stop touching you.|I can't keep my hands to myself.

You know, you've turned me|into a silly little groupie.

There she is.

We were just talking about how|stunningly beautiful you are, really.

Oh, God, you two.|Such a sexy couple.

If I were you,|I'd spend all my time in bed.

Come on.

-Sorry about that.|-Relax, lover.

You were terrific last night.

Are those my pants?

Yeah, they're a bit snug,|but that's how I like them.

-So you think....|-Let's not.

People, boat's leaving. All aboard.|Quick as you can, please.

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