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Rock Star

The story of a wanna be who got to be.

Rating 6.7 / 10Release September 4, 2001Runtime 105 min

A wannabe rock star who fronts a Pennsylvania-based tribute band is devastated when his bandmates kick him out of the group he founded. Things begin to look up for Izzy when he is asked to join Steel Dragon, the heavy metal rockers he had been imitating for so long. This film is loosely based on the true story of the band Judas Priest.

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