"Metal God" is the nickname of Rob Halford, the man Owens replaced. To hammer the point home, the working title of the film (seen on the clapper on outtakes on the DVD) was Metal God. Based on a True Story: The story is based on Tim "Ripper" Owens, who was in a Judas Priest tribute band before joining Judas Priest itself.Ascended Fanboy: The plot: Chris was the lead singer of a tribute band for his favorite band before he becomes lead singer of the real band.Artistic License – Music: It's very unlikely that Bobby Beers would be able to hear Chris singing along to "Stand Up and Shout" over the band's PA system and front stage monitors.Also, according to Word of God (on the commentary), Bradley, the rival singer who replaces Chris in Blood Pollution. Armored Closet Gay: Steel Dragon's original singer.Alliterative Name: Chris Cole, Bobby Beers, and (sound-wise) Kirk Cuddy.The Alleged Car : The band is shown pushing the car to get it started, although Emily's little orange number apparently gets her all the way to Seattle.A Party, Also Known as an Orgy: The party that occurs after Chris' first performance with Steel Dragon.
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This movie explores the rabid popularity and backstage excesses of the Hair Metal bands that dominated 1980s music.
Rock Star is a 2001 comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Herek and starring Mark Wahlberg as Chris "Izzy" Cole, the lead singer of a tribute band who becomes lead singer of the real band he idolizes.
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