Best part is that most of the dudes in the scene arent even actors, they're actual rockstars for real. Later in the movie, one of them magically turns into Zakk Wylde, best known as Ozzys guitarist and the dude from Black Label Society.
People didn't pay attention but I remember seeing Rob Halford embrace his lover on the stage at the US Festival. People were shocked when Joe Lynn Turner recently removed his wig, but they didn't pay attention that his hair never moved. Some people actually believed that Gene Simmons didn't wear a wig Are the Don Dokken didn't get hair extensions back in the mid '80s along with half of the '80s bands like Cinderella and Poison. Come on man it's theater half of the world's male population starts losing their hair by the time to hit their late thirties, it's just real life. So what.
It's interesting that Izzy has this same moment in an earlier scene but from the reverse reason. The other thing that is ironic is Izzy ultimately leaves for the same reason his ideol left wanting a change and doing his own thing. But what's missed at first is you think the front man is the problem whem later you realize it's the band that's the problem and the singer is not only burnt out on the lies but of them. Great bit of writing taking many stories from the music industry through the decades and blending some good writing with it.
Yeah i even think Tim Owens ( for those who don't know he's the guy that Mark Wahlberg is playing) hated how they completely made up how he got in the band and how Rob "character" was portrayed..
I’m a retired professional Motocross/Supercross racer (born & raised in United States; I’m from a suburb mid-way between Boston & Worcester, Massachusetts, USA). A lot of Americans cannot identify what the term _’Bloody’_ actually means or represents. While spending 4 months racing in England, I looked into it, _Bloody_ is a sort of an acronym representing _by leave of our lady_ so, it should really be written as _bloo’dy_
By 2001, when this film came out, the metal rock scene was outdated and replaced by grunge which was also passe. The tribute singer who replaced Halford in Judas Priest said the band was doing clubs and not the stadiums they used to.
You couldn't be more wrong bud. Rock and metal were at an all time high. Ozzfest was dominating the summer concert scene. Korn, disturbed, static x, system of a down, Chevelle, Marilyn Manson, etc, . were dominating the charts. Rock and metal were at an all time high in the 90s and 2000s
I remember Rocklahoma’s first year was 2007 and everyone thought it would be a joke as it was a festival of nothing but “washed up” 80s hair bands. Ended up being a huge unexpected hit. Mid to late 2000s is really when you saw the hair metal revival, I saw Def Leppard with Bret Michaels opening around 2008 or so when Bret was doing his Rock of Love show which also help spur it on I think. I really think a big part was played by all the big hair girls now grown up and seeing the VH1 show and wanting to get back out there in their leopard pants & leather jackets & have fun again bringing their hubbies or even kids along, it just needed time for that demographic to grow up and get nostalgic.
@@ElAssoWipe-o Y’all were still swimming inside your daddys sacks during the 80’s lol, it’s so odd hearing children say they didn’t embrace something till later on, during the 80’s everything was poppin, y’all just weren’t alive to witness it
I wonder how many times over the years in music this very interaction went down behind closed doors in a studio. Surely it must've happened at least a few times.
It is just a mockery, Elvis was the king and he is just the queen because he can't be the king since his gay so he will never be enough to be a king. The wig thing was just an acting decision to make it more dramatic and maybe it represents the end of his carreer. Like hanging the tie.
In addition to what @marcobrenes explained as it being a riff on elvis, "queen" refers to a gay man. And its a general riff on the effeminate style of rock and roll bands.
Saw this film on vacation up in Lake Tahoe, CA 09/13/01 two days after 09/11. Was really shaken by events and my wife suggested we go see this movie to take our minds off things. Funny thing was I heard later that M. Wahlberg was supposed to be AA flight 11 but missed his flight. Spooky.
This movie is inspired by the true real story of Tim Ripper Owens formerly a vocalist in a Judas Priest tribute band joined Judas Priest to replace Rob Halford right after Rob Halford left the band temporarily
That’s true how many of the most genetic British talented artist came from England 🇬🇧. Back hundreds of years ago Motley’s were performing theatre arts of acting & sometimes musically in front of the Kings & Queens for entertainment. Who better for entertainment and still to this day from music especially, movies/film and some interesting intense kinky porn than the Brits!?!?♥️🏴🇬🇧🎩🌂✨🤹🏻♀️🎭🥁🎶🤯
Extremely. The singer is who 90%+ people identify as the "sound" of the band. If you're going to replace your singer, it better be before you hit your stride as a band (Iron Maiden comes to mind).
@@iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053I never even knew that Iron Maiden replaced the singer, because I didn't get into them till I was a teenager in the 90s. Static X is somehow making it work.
@molasorrosalom4846 Well, Paul Diano was a good singer but they weren't really making a huge impact . There two first albums were good but nothing amazing. Then they got Bruce and it changed, the voice the energy made a much better sound.
@@iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053well AC DC managed to do it three times, Bonn then Brian Johnson. Then you had axl rose in the mix that people actually didn't mind and bought tickets. Black sabbath did it successfully once after ozzy left, with Ronnie Dio. Really popular band as well. Then they fell off trying to find another singer. It all really depends on where you wanna take the band and if you wanna create a new sound. Motley crue after Vince didn't do so well
this is one of my favorite movies.... but I dont want to take anyones spot.. i dont want to be like other main stream bands.... i didnt sign but BECAUSE of that... I am left at the bottom of the pit... you have to look deep to find me... only trolls live here in these feeds.
Been listening to Priest since Rock a Rolla. First time I saw them video of them before Sin after Sin, I got the vibe Halford was and when they went full leather it should have been obvious to everyone. Never had a second thought about it, because he is such a phenomenal singer.
@@imfpredicts Best thing is to get K.K. Downing, Al Atkins, Rob Halford to set up Jennifer Aniston, Mark Wahlberg, and the other actors playing the Steel Dragon members and to get them drunk. Then laugh at them and then humiliate them. Finally, they would show them the film why they did get them drunk and remind them that inaccurate depictions are unacceptable. Then the Judas Priest members would have the last laugh.
2:10 Why didn't you just show up to all the recording sessions and gigs like a professional? First time I watched this movie I felt bad for the singer as he was getting kicked out. It was only in later viewings that I listened to the band's reasons. "I AM Steel Dragon!!" This guy was ate up with LSS and it was time to put a foot down.
@gamegoof Again, this movie should have never been made. Any Judas Priest documentaries, interviews, books, etc. are the real story if you want to know anything about them, not this movie rubbish.
Fine fine acting right here.
lol
Best part is that most of the dudes in the scene arent even actors, they're actual rockstars for real.
Later in the movie, one of them magically turns into Zakk Wylde, best known as Ozzys guitarist and the dude from Black Label Society.
Very clever and entertaining flick….
Kim’s a guy?? lol 😂 great line delivery by wahlberg
A truly underrated movie, too bad because in my humble opinion I really enjoyed it and still watch it every now and then to this day 🤘🏼
Never meet your heros.
Still one of my favorite movies! I’ll always watch it here and there. Underrated film! The music is so good in RockStar
"except Elvis was the king".... priceless
Lol, and I'm just the Queen.
This does foreshadow the rest of the film's journey.
Zakk Wylde... Oh man.
People didn't pay attention but I remember seeing Rob Halford embrace his lover on the stage at the US Festival. People were shocked when Joe Lynn Turner recently removed his wig, but they didn't pay attention that his hair never moved. Some people actually believed that Gene Simmons didn't wear a wig Are the Don Dokken didn't get hair extensions back in the mid '80s along with half of the '80s bands like Cinderella and Poison. Come on man it's theater half of the world's male population starts losing their hair by the time to hit their late thirties, it's just real life. So what.
I wish I still had my Halford for President shirt.
He dont like..he don’t like.. he don’t liiiike.. Rogain
I remember one of the girls on Rock of Love calling out Bret Michaels and his hair extensions. He came forward and admitted to having them.
🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
You can't convince me that Michael Angelo Batio wears a wig. Nope. I cannot be convinced!
Baltimore P.D.'s undercover department is serious work.
McNulty still trying to take Avon Barksdale but completing side missions in the process 😭
::tried not to choke on his drink from laughing:::
He had to go Greek to get the Greeks.
@@Hamilton-bm4qj Now you know Malaka ..
That’s good Po-lice right there.
It's interesting that Izzy has this same moment in an earlier scene but from the reverse reason. The other thing that is ironic is Izzy ultimately leaves for the same reason his ideol left wanting a change and doing his own thing. But what's missed at first is you think the front man is the problem whem later you realize it's the band that's the problem and the singer is not only burnt out on the lies but of them. Great bit of writing taking many stories from the music industry through the decades and blending some good writing with it.
In the space of two minutes, Chris Cole's idol dissolves before his eyes.
Disagree. It has nothing to do with the idol, rather the pretender gets a lesson in reality.
No I got both my nipples pierced bought a house in Morocco because I'm John f&$kng Wayne! Haha!
They did Rob Halford dirty in this movie.
Yeah i even think Tim Owens ( for those who don't know he's the guy that Mark Wahlberg is playing) hated how they completely made up how he got in the band and how Rob "character" was portrayed..
Yup
Indeed. Hence the withdrawal of cooperation and the massive changes.
I’m a retired professional Motocross/Supercross racer (born & raised in United States; I’m from a suburb mid-way between Boston & Worcester, Massachusetts, USA). A lot of Americans cannot identify what the term _’Bloody’_ actually means or represents. While spending 4 months racing in England, I looked into it, _Bloody_ is a sort of an acronym representing _by leave of our lady_ so, it should really be written as _bloo’dy_
The similarities between SD and Marks cover band when he split are awesome. But yeah, never meet your heroes.
By 2001, when this film came out, the metal rock scene was outdated and replaced by grunge which was also passe. The tribute singer who replaced Halford in Judas Priest said the band was doing clubs and not the stadiums they used to.
You couldn't be more wrong bud. Rock and metal were at an all time high. Ozzfest was dominating the summer concert scene. Korn, disturbed, static x, system of a down, Chevelle, Marilyn Manson, etc, . were dominating the charts. Rock and metal were at an all time high in the 90s and 2000s
Grunge died in 94 with cobain. 5 freakin years before 01
@@maclnmaclnthank you lol I think this guy must be a zoomer who found a bad wiki page😂
Dude, have you head of nu metal?
Grudge hasn't been a thing since 95
0:14 I love that movie
Good movie, very underappreciated.
Great camera angle of them staring at us as Mark Wahlberg. Great acting & actors. Underrated movie.
Some great actors in that scene and Mark Wahlberg!
LOL!!! @ 00:36
This move was ahead of its time. America didn’t embrace the 80s until 2015 and all the back to the future day craze hit
I remember Rocklahoma’s first year was 2007 and everyone thought it would be a joke as it was a festival of nothing but “washed up” 80s hair bands. Ended up being a huge unexpected hit. Mid to late 2000s is really when you saw the hair metal revival, I saw Def Leppard with Bret Michaels opening around 2008 or so when Bret was doing his Rock of Love show which also help spur it on I think. I really think a big part was played by all the big hair girls now grown up and seeing the VH1 show and wanting to get back out there in their leopard pants & leather jackets & have fun again bringing their hubbies or even kids along, it just needed time for that demographic to grow up and get nostalgic.
nothing you said made any sense
I’d say the 80s popularity boomed from Grandtheft Auto Vice City an early 2000s game.
You must be a little kid because the 80's nostalgia started in the 2000's.
@@ElAssoWipe-o Y’all were still swimming inside your daddys sacks during the 80’s lol, it’s so odd hearing children say they didn’t embrace something till later on, during the 80’s everything was poppin, y’all just weren’t alive to witness it
I wonder how many times over the years in music this very interaction went down behind closed doors in a studio. Surely it must've happened at least a few times.
How many bands when through the lead Singer, Lead Guitar, Drummer Syndrome.
lol you left out the bass player ... the most easily replaceable member... i joke bassists
Am I an idiot for not getting the "and I'm just the queen" line? Like what is the significance of him wearing a wig
It is just a mockery, Elvis was the king and he is just the queen because he can't be the king since his gay so he will never be enough to be a king. The wig thing was just an acting decision to make it more dramatic and maybe it represents the end of his carreer. Like hanging the tie.
@@marcobrenes406 Hmm I didn't think of it in a meta context like that lol
In addition to what @marcobrenes explained as it being a riff on elvis, "queen" refers to a gay man. And its a general riff on the effeminate style of rock and roll bands.
@@williamb1933 I think that it pretty much confirms his accusation of homophobia.
@williamb1933 his character is gay......
Really showing things full circle 👁️
McNulty and Rawls in another dimension
"What the fck did i do?"
🎭He killed the ending of that scene.
American here. From the time I spent in the UK, I understand that “coppers in the tube” means British pounds metro line in of London?
I bet that was a shock to the system😅😅
Zakk still running the frets in the scene.
He “had a never meet your heroes” moment.
I'm no expert, but that was top tier acting.
LMFAO!
Marky Mark, Rachel Green, Peter Pettigrew, Jimmy Mcnulty and Lord Otto High Tower in a recording studio.
Rhys Ifans isn’t in this movie, but Jason Flemyng is.
@@wordragon I thought it was him lol
"Yew calm down yew wankah!!"
Is that McNulty from The Wire
This is the saddest part of the film.. bobby beers wasnt some clown. He had a heart
@PlatypusPlessisLips Bobby Beers is an idiot compared to Rob Halford.
Saw this film on vacation up in Lake Tahoe, CA 09/13/01 two days after 09/11. Was really shaken by events and my wife suggested we go see this movie to take our minds off things. Funny thing was I heard later that M. Wahlberg was supposed to be AA flight 11 but missed his flight. Spooky.
If Wahlberg had been on that flight those hijackers would have never succeeded. According to M. Wahlberg.
This movie is inspired by the true real story of Tim Ripper Owens formerly a vocalist in a Judas Priest tribute band joined Judas Priest to replace Rob Halford right after Rob Halford left the band temporarily
@HeavyMetal95 This movie is rubbish! I prefer Judas Priest and any Judas Priest tribute bands over this.
That’s true how many of the most genetic British talented artist came from England 🇬🇧. Back hundreds of years ago Motley’s were performing theatre arts of acting & sometimes musically in front of the Kings & Queens for entertainment. Who better for entertainment and still to this day from music especially, movies/film and some interesting intense kinky porn than the Brits!?!?♥️🏴🇬🇧🎩🌂✨🤹🏻♀️🎭🥁🎶🤯
Isn't it actually hard to replace the main singer???
Extremely. The singer is who 90%+ people identify as the "sound" of the band. If you're going to replace your singer, it better be before you hit your stride as a band (Iron Maiden comes to mind).
@@iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053I never even knew that Iron Maiden replaced the singer, because I didn't get into them till I was a teenager in the 90s.
Static X is somehow making it work.
Ask Journey & Foreigner...lol.
@molasorrosalom4846 Well, Paul Diano was a good singer but they weren't really making a huge impact . There two first albums were good but nothing amazing. Then they got Bruce and it changed, the voice the energy made a much better sound.
@@iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053well AC DC managed to do it three times, Bonn then Brian Johnson. Then you had axl rose in the mix that people actually didn't mind and bought tickets. Black sabbath did it successfully once after ozzy left, with Ronnie Dio. Really popular band as well. Then they fell off trying to find another singer. It all really depends on where you wanna take the band and if you wanna create a new sound. Motley crue after Vince didn't do so well
this is one of my favorite movies.... but I dont want to take anyones spot.. i dont want to be like other main stream bands.... i didnt sign but BECAUSE of that... I am left at the bottom of the pit... you have to look deep to find me... only trolls live here in these feeds.
Dominic West looks exactly like Dean Davidson from Britny Fox.
Mark Wahlberg looks like Grand Funk Railroad’s Mark Farner.
Jason BONHAM! no body noticed?
I’m glad Mcnulty landed on his feet after being fired from bpd!
i have a King fo Rock si neme si Freddie mercury
he doesnt show up
Me finding out Rob Halford was Gay
Been listening to Priest since Rock a Rolla. First time I saw them video of them before Sin after Sin, I got the vibe Halford was and when they went full leather it should have been obvious to everyone. Never had a second thought about it, because he is such a phenomenal singer.
No true metalhead gave a single f that Halford was gay. Like every metalhead knew Freddy Mercury was gay, but none of us cared.
Funny because Robs playing with Judas Priest again
Actually a pretty sad scene.
brian may dan mick jagger bertengkar dg british accent nya 😂 anw, gitarisnya sebelum jadi agen jahat dan ngejar mr bean ya
Ello govner
If you have to be FIRED it’s probably your fault.
holy shit zakk wylde
i from 22006
This movie was inspired by Judas Priest!!!!!\M/
Is this movie about Judas priest 🤔
@Boz-n3j No it's not about them at all.
It was intended to be but they were unimpressed with how Rob was portrayed and withdrew cooperation and consent.
@@imfpredicts Best thing is to get K.K. Downing, Al Atkins, Rob Halford to set up Jennifer Aniston, Mark Wahlberg, and the other actors playing the Steel Dragon members and to get them drunk. Then laugh at them and then humiliate them.
Finally, they would show them the film why they did get them drunk and remind them that inaccurate depictions are unacceptable. Then the Judas Priest members would have the last laugh.
This is the best part of the movie not the audition.👍
What’s a bostud?
Bastard.
McNulty, bushy too!!?
2:10 Why didn't you just show up to all the recording sessions and gigs like a professional? First time I watched this movie I felt bad for the singer as he was getting kicked out. It was only in later viewings that I listened to the band's reasons. "I AM Steel Dragon!!" This guy was ate up with LSS and it was time to put a foot down.
Zakk wants it hard but I guess he was just born to lose.
McNulty! 😂
Ehh nothing to do with being gay, cant miss half the tour and studio sessions
@gamegoof Again, this movie should have never been made. Any Judas Priest documentaries, interviews, books, etc. are the real story if you want to know anything about them, not this movie rubbish.
@@johnpolitis7929 Uhh I dont think anything else besides "cover band singer gets hired by the real thing" is really based on Priest is it?
McNulty?!?!
The Judas Priest Story
Whoever wrote this dialogue never met an English man.
Wankers, playing for coppers in the tube? Pretty legit English terms I have heard before
@@nomadjensen8276 Except that the Judas Priest never talked like that in real life.
The worst wigs
the king joke was actually pretty funny.
Never meet your heroes 🤣
Ewwww the one in pink looks like Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs.
Is he really Gay?
Zakk 😂
My god this is some cornball shit. I loved this movie when i was like 14
god the transphobia ruins this movie for me and made me feel like crap as a kid....
transphobia?
i mean im prettty sure kim is supposed to be a trans woman.... @@itsDelfi
I e known a few men named Kim, it's a European thing
and yet misgendering them? XD @@martar49
@@shadykitty7493 where did you get that theory from lol as far as I can see/tell I don't really see any mention relating to it being a trans person
Lmao @00:44
Fuckin Zakk 🤣🤣🤣
How the fuck do you cut out the beginning of the scene where sexy Michael Starr is auditioning???