Actors: Edward Furlong, Giuseppe Andrews, James DeBello, Sam Huntington, Lin Shaye, Melanie Lynskey,Natasha Lyonne, Shannon Tweed, KISS
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Detroit Rock City
Four determined teenage guys love the band KISS so much that they will go through anything to see them in concert after Jam's (Sam Huntington) religious mother burns their tickets. All four get caught up in an array of events such as being held at gunpoint to stripping in a bar. This movie has definitly caught the pains of growing up and escaping degrading parents.
--Emily, Resident Scholar
Hawk, Trip, Lex and Jam are 4 Ohio teens who just happen to be the world's biggest KISS fans. Having tickets to see KISS in Detroit, their dreams are about to come true. Until Jam's religious KISS-despising mother finds the tickets, burns them, and sends Jam to boarding school to keep him in line. All this aside, the teens are determined to see KISS if it's the last thing they do. Will they gain admittance to the concert of a lifetime, and who will they meet along their road trip there?
--Holly, Resident Scholar
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Analysis of Detroit Rock City
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- fighting with parents
Road trip
Yes
Age group
- trouble in high school
Sexing?
- first sexual experience
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- obsessed
- wild
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- Italian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- homemaker
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
- 40%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) short/butch/lez
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
- Average intelligence
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- Midwest
City?
Yes
City:
- dangerous
Misc setting
- school
- sports arena
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
- excited
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
- A lot of foul language
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
