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Detroit Rock City (1999)

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17

Average Rating: 4.1/10
Critic Reviews: 6
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 5

Silly plot, over-the-top directing style.

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80

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Average Rating: 3.5/5
User Ratings: 53,950

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Movie Info

Are you ready for the hottest band in the land? It's 1978 in Detroit, and pretty much any teenager who isn't a total wimp is totally stoked for the upcoming Kiss concert (as anyone who ever listened to Kiss Alive! knows, Detroit has always loved this band). But four proud members of the Kiss Army find themselves without tickets to the show, and one has to deal with a mother who is convinced that Kiss and their music are evil incarnate. Will they be able to foil scalpers, security, and paranoid

R, 1 hr. 34 min.

Comedy

Carl Dupre, Carl V. Dupre

Dec 21, 1999

New Line Cinema

Cast

All Critics (61) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (19) | Rotten (20) | DVD (15)

A valentine to sex, drugs, and cutting school.

December 22, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

What works for rocking and rolling all night (and partying every day) doesn't necessarily hold true for movies.

November 24, 2009 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | Comment
TheMovieReport.com

The movie isn't a trailblazer; it's an exuberantly trashy party, a comedy of lowdown defeats and triumphs.

July 30, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
eFilmCritic.com

sorely in need of the authenticity and easy humor of "Dazed and Confused," the 1994 Richard Linklater comedy it's obviously trying hard to imitate.

June 23, 2002 Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | Comments (2)
Kalamazoo Gazette
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Audience Reviews for Detroit Rock City

Detroit Rock City is a pleasant little comedy film that focuses on a group of friends who are setting out on a road trip to go see their favorite band, Kiss. Though not an excellent comedy, Detroit Rock City is an accomplished effort as I thought the idea behind the plot was quite good, and above all fun. As a fan of

August 5, 2011
TheDudeLebowski65
Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

Super Reviewer

Mrs. Bruce: God forbid one day you have a son like you, Jeremiah. A boy who lies through his teeth, buys demonic records, and smokes the dope! "They came. They saw. They rocked."I've always had a thing for Detroit Rock City. It's a fun comedy that you can watch over and over again. But seeing it again now, it's not as

May 29, 2011
blkbomb
Melvin White

Super Reviewer

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