The Rocker
Adventure, Comedy, Music
 (11/22/2008) 102 mins PG-13

6.3 (3,962 votes)
The Rocker tells the story of a failed drummer who is given a second chance at fame. Robert Fish Fishman is the extremely dedicated and astoundingly passionate drummer for the eighties hair band Vesuvius, who is living the rock n' roll dream until he is unceremoniously kicked out of the band. Twenty years after his rock star fantasies are destroyed, just when Fish has finally given up all hope, he hears that his nephew's high school rock band A.D.D. is looking for a new drummer. They reluctantly make him the newest member of the band, giving him a chance to reclaim the rock God throne he's always thought he deserved, and taking the young band along for the ride of their lives...

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Cast and Crew
Rainn Wilson  ......  Robert Fishman
Christina Applegate  ......  Kim
Teddy Geiger  ......  Curtis
Josh Gad  ......  Matt Gadman
Emma Stone  ......  Amelia
Jeff Garlin  ......  Stan
Director  .....  Peter Cattaneo
Producer  .....  Shawn Levy; Tom McNulty; Stephen R. Campanella
Writer  .....  Wallace Wolodarsky; Maya Forbes
Cinematography  .....  Anthony B. Richmond
Musician  .....  Chad Fischer
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: When Fish is helping Amelia with her hair, he holds up a bottle of product with the bar code facing Amelia. In the reverse shot, the bar code is facing Fish. (more)

Trivia:
Loosely based on Pete Best who was the original drummer for the Beatles and can be seen at the beginning of the movie reading the Rolling Stone magazine with Vesuvius on the cover. (more)

Filming Locations:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA (more)

Quotes:
Robert 'Fish' Fishman: 1991 called, they want their teenage angst back.
Amelia: No, they just called again they want that joke back.
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