Detroit Rock City (1999)

Directors

Adam Rifkin

Cast

Giuseppe Andrews, James DeBello, Edward Furlong, Sam Huntington, Lin Shaye, Melanie Lynskey, Natasha Lyonne, Miles Dougal, Nick Scotti, Emmanuelle Chriqui, David Quane, Rodger Barton, Kathryn Haggis, David Gardner, Shannon Tweed, Kristin Booth, Joe Flaherty, Cody Jones, Matthew G. Taylor, Joan Heney, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss, Gene Simmons

The story

In October 1978 in Cleveland, Ohio, four rebellious teenage boys – Hawk, Lex, Trip Verudie, and Jeremiah "Jam" Bruce – play in Kiss cover band "Mystery" and prepare to see their idols in concert in Detroit, Michigan the following night. Their hopes are dashed when Jam's religiously conservative mother finds their tickets, humiliates Jam over the school intercom, and burns the tickets before having Jam transferred to a Catholic boarding school. After Trip skips class and wins tickets and backstage passes from a radio contest in Detroit, the boys ditch school and, with Hawk disguised as pizza deliveryman, rescued Jam from the boarding…

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