Gina gershon, gina resnick, cheri lovedog, robin shushan. The stage production was directed by robin whitehouse, who gets a writing credit for the screenplay. It gets 50% of its characterization and situations dead perfect. The story of jacki gina gershon and her allgirl rock band, clam dandy, who. Englishlanguage films 2003 films 2000s musical drama films american musical drama films american films american rock music films films set. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Prey for rock and roll 2003 stream and watch online. Prey for rock and roll 2003 trailers and clips jacki gina gershon, who fronts an allfemale rock band called clam dandy, has been trying to make it in the music business for nearly a decade. An excellent movie, well cast, with a reasonable and easy to follow storyline.
Shes like a joan jett or chrissie hynde who never made it a pretender to her own rock dreams. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Prey for rock and roll 2003 cast and crew moviefone. Oct 17, 2003 prey for rock and roll is rated r under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. To promote this movie, gina gershon toured with a backup band. We certainly dont learn anything believable about what its like to try to make it in the music industry and we dont understand any better the. This funny, sexy tale of friendship, passion and survival stars gina gershon as a rocker struggling to keep. But the remaining half is so hackneyed, convoluted and just plain poor that it. On the verge of turning 40, jacki decides that if the bands one last shot at the big time is unsuccessful, she will give up her dreams of. A leader of a very 80s sounding punk band with dynamite vocals and sound on all points lead guitar, rhythm guitar, drumseach band member dealing with their own personal demons, and how it. Prey for rock and roll can best be defined as a 5050 movie. Gershon plays a punk rocker named jacki who is the leader of clam dandy. It was originally performed as a stage play at cbgb in new york. Serving as co producer and star, gershon looking hotter than ever at age 41 is notefornote perfect as jacki, the tattooclad, pushing40 leader of clam dandys, an l.
After ten years of being ignored by record producers, jacki and the band find hope in one producer who promises to see them play and consider them for a contract. Gershons hotwired performance infuses prey for rock and roll with a bracing charge of authenticity. Rent prey for rock and roll 2003 on dvd and bluray dvd. Prey for rock and roll 2003 trailers and clips moviefone. Oct 17, 2003 prey for rock and roll synopsis favorite movie. Prey for rock and roll 2003 jacki gina gershon, who fronts an allfemale rock band called clam dandy, has been trying to make it in the music business for nearly a decade. Serving as co producer and star, gershon looking hotter than ever at age 41 is note for note perfect as jacki, the tattooclad, pushing40 leader of clam dandys, an l. Along the way, the women are rocked by personal tragedies that threaten to break up. Oct 23, 2003 shes like a joan jett or chrissie hynde who never made it a pretender to her own rock dreams. After ten years of being ignored by record producers, jacki and the band find hope in one producer who promises to see them play and consider them.
After ten years of being ignored by record producers, jacki and the band find hope in one producer who promises to see them play and consider them for a con. This funny, sexy tale of friendship, passion and survival stars gina gershon as a rocker struggling to keep herself and her allgirl band together. Jacki, tracy, faith and sally are the clam dandys four struggling l. I get the impression this movie was written by a jaded wannabe rock star much like the one depicted in the film. Rated r for language, sexual content, drug use and brief violence x. It has sex scenes both gay and straight, violence that includes rape, drugtaking and profanity. Prey for rock and roll is rated r under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Gina gershon played the part like it was natural for her. I was absolutely jawdropping stunned when i watched the movie prey for rock and roll. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing prey for rock and roll near you. On the verge of turning 40, jacki decides that if the bands one last shot at. Its the hard luck, basedonatruestory story of an allchick band that hasnt yet made it big and probably never will.
Prey for rock and roll 2003 cast and crew jacki gina gershon, who fronts an allfemale rock band called clam dandy, has been trying to make it in the music business for nearly a decade. Prey for rock and roll is a great movie for anyone who likes to rock, especially women who have grown up admiring the likes of joan jett, ann and nancy wilson, lita ford, chrissie hynde, or any women in the predominantly male music industry who have taken control of their music rather than allow themselves to be molded into the industrys male fantasy of a female musician. Along the way, the women are rocked by personal tragedies that threaten to break. But the remaining half is so hackneyed, convoluted and just plain poor that it makes you sad for the material that is motoring along.
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