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The Rocker
Description
As a drummer with the '80s hair band Vesuvius, Robert 'Fish' Fishman lived his dream as a rock 'n' roll demigod until his band mates kicked him out. Twenty years after he is given a second chance at fame when he hears that his nephew's high school rock band A.D.D. is looking for a new drummer.
As a drummer with the '80s hair band Vesuvius, Robert 'Fish' Fishman lived his dream as a rock 'n' roll demigod until his band mates kicked him out. Twenty years after he is given a second chance at fame when he hears that his nephew's high school rock band A.D.D. is looking for a new drummer.
Actors:
Dave Kiner,
Samantha Weinstein,
Ellie Knaus,
Demetri Martin,
Sandi Ross,
Vik Sahay,
Jane Krakowski
Dave Kiner
Samantha Weinstein
20 March 1995, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ellie Knaus
Demetri Martin
25 May 1973, New York City, New York, USA
Sandi Ross
Vik Sahay
Jane Krakowski
11 October 1968, Parsippany, New Jersey, USA
Country:
United States
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January 08, 2009
Perhaps The Rocker's most annoying feature is that it isn't completely terrible.
February 12, 2009
Just because one is a scene stealer on TV does not mean he or she is big screen material, period, much less a movie star.
AV Club
August 22, 2008
It's a slave to formula, and it hits its marks satisfyingly enough to make for a pleasant time-passer, but Wilson and a loaded supporting cast are never as funny as they should be.
August 22, 2008
The Rocker has the requisite vomit, the view of some very unfortunate hind quarters and the suds. It's also got a vein of sweetness and charm.
October 14, 2012
The Rocker is more Keane than Keith Moon: slow, safe and about as edgy as a tangerine.
November 21, 2008
A whacked-out, superannuated, would-be rock star might seem to be too easy a comic target, but Wilson gives this sad sack so many fresh twists that he never wears out his welcome.
February 06, 2009
...an agreeable, sporadically hilarious comedy that benefits substantially from the almost uniformly strong performances.
Globe and Mail
August 22, 2008
The melody of The Rocker feels predictable but the beat is refreshingly off-kilter.
January 29, 2009
All premise and no purpose.
October 17, 2008
As a movie, it may not rock, but it rolls along nicely enough.
August 20, 2008
The film equivalent of an inoffensive throwaway track, what we used to call a B-side, back in the days of Vesuvius.