Prey for Rock & Roll List Price: $14.98 Our Price: $7.75 Your Save: $ 7.23 ( 48% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Lions Gate Starring: Gina Gershon, Lori Petty, Marc Blucas, Drea de Matteo, Shelly Cole Directed By: Alex Steyermark Average Customer Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Brand: Lions Gate EAN: 9781594351631 Format: Anamorphic ISBN: 1594351635 Label: Lions Gate Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Lions Gate Region Code: 1 Release Date: 2004-03-09 Running Time: 104 Studio: Lions Gate Theatrical Release Date: 2003 Related Items Rocked With Gina Gershon Prey for Rock & Roll Bound Picture Claire Borderline Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: One for Gina's fans Comment: If you're a Gina Gershon fan, you're likely to give PREY FOR ROCK & ROLL a higher rating. She's the best thing about this clichéd musical drama. The Clam Dandys are four female punk rockers (Gershon, Drea de Matteo, Lori Petty, Shelly Cole) who have been struggling to eke out a living as professional musicians. Just when looks as though they'll finally get their big break, relationships begin to implode as they learn how exacting the price of fame can be. Although it's based on a semi-autobiographical play by co-scripter Cheri Lovedog, PREY FOR ROCK & ROLL is essentially the same old cautionary tale that the movies have been selling us for years. In fact, if you take away the punk rock milieu and the lesbian love scenes, what's left is a plot Elvis Presley used in about a dozen films. And like far too many Elvis movies, the songs in PREY FOR ROCK & ROLL are uniformly forgettable, making a convincing case that the group's obscurity really is deserved. But Gina Gershon makes an extremely believable rock & roll chick (Gershon really has done live concert tours) and gives the film a credibility it otherwise wouldn't possess. Customer Rating: Summary: Music biz in it's purest light Comment: Caught this on cable & was totally enthralled - as a member of a rock band (altho the only female) I can say with honesty this film has some of the seamier sides that are the reality of this business as well as the lifestyle some have fallen under. Gina Gershon is completely believeable as are Drea, Shelly and Lori Petty (making for one hell of a performance); to know Gina also did the vox etc as well? This IS the rawk-life kids! It might not appeal to the masses but this film is a work of art. Customer Rating: Summary: LONG LIVE ROCK Comment: Great movie, if you love rock and roll, play rock and roll and believe in the heights and depths that music takes us to, you will appreciate this flick. Having been through these ups and downs in my life, I thought for a second I wrote this when I first saw it! No, i didn't, but It reminds me of why I started to rock and roll in the first place. Great job by Gina and cast! Customer Rating: Summary: Not a film for the uptight Comment: Being someone who actually lives in LA, who used to frequent the rock clubs of Hollywood where this film is set (not Silverlake -- Argyle crosses Hollywood Blvd near Vine) and WeHo, who is friends with many musicians, straight, gay and in between, and who LOVES most expressions of rock, I love this film for its realism and passion. I wish there were more films that told it like it is instead of the plasticized fantasies than some reviewers seem to have expected. Customer Rating: Summary: Joan Jett without a big break Comment: An excellent movie, well cast, with a reasonable and easy to follow storyline. It really was reminiscent of Joan Jett's early days (in Philly)(I really expected Gershon to belt out 'I Love Rock and Roll'). It tells the story of the 'wanna be' groups playing clubs and wishing for a break. (There has to be at least 50 bands that are good that don't make it for every band - good or bad - that does and this is their story. It deals with the gritty part of life trying to 'make it' as an artist. -"When are you going to grow up?" -"What do you REALLY want to be when you grow up?" -"When are you going to get a real job?" -"When are you going to pay the rent?" -"How are you going to pay the rent?" -"You spent HOW much on a d#$@ guitar?" There are touching and tragic moments as well as some good music all presented equally well. You won't finish this movie with a smile on your face - but you'll be wrung out - as if you are the one that just finished a club set... All in all, an entertaining movie (I have to admit the 'street justice' hammered out got my applause). For those playing the club scene, or related to anyone struggling to make it - this is a must see. For everyone else - see it, then go support your local bar band. Editorial Reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: One for Gina's fans Comment: If you're a Gina Gershon fan, you're likely to give PREY FOR ROCK & ROLL a higher rating. She's the best thing about this clichéd musical drama. The Clam Dandys are four female punk rockers (Gershon, Drea de Matteo, Lori Petty, Shelly Cole) who have been struggling to eke out a living as professional musicians. Just when looks as though they'll finally get their big break, relationships begin to implode as they learn how exacting the price of fame can be. Although it's based on a semi-autobiographical play by co-scripter Cheri Lovedog, PREY FOR ROCK & ROLL is essentially the same old cautionary tale that the movies have been selling us for years. In fact, if you take away the punk rock milieu and the lesbian love scenes, what's left is a plot Elvis Presley used in about a dozen films. And like far too many Elvis movies, the songs in PREY FOR ROCK & ROLL are uniformly forgettable, making a convincing case that the group's obscurity really is deserved. But Gina Gershon makes an extremely believable rock & roll chick (Gershon really has done live concert tours) and gives the film a credibility it otherwise wouldn't possess. Customer Rating: Summary: Music biz in it's purest light Comment: Caught this on cable & was totally enthralled - as a member of a rock band (altho the only female) I can say with honesty this film has some of the seamier sides that are the reality of this business as well as the lifestyle some have fallen under. Gina Gershon is completely believeable as are Drea, Shelly and Lori Petty (making for one hell of a performance); to know Gina also did the vox etc as well? This IS the rawk-life kids! It might not appeal to the masses but this film is a work of art. Customer Rating: Summary: LONG LIVE ROCK Comment: Great movie, if you love rock and roll, play rock and roll and believe in the heights and depths that music takes us to, you will appreciate this flick. Having been through these ups and downs in my life, I thought for a second I wrote this when I first saw it! No, i didn't, but It reminds me of why I started to rock and roll in the first place. Great job by Gina and cast! Customer Rating: Summary: Not a film for the uptight Comment: Being someone who actually lives in LA, who used to frequent the rock clubs of Hollywood where this film is set (not Silverlake -- Argyle crosses Hollywood Blvd near Vine) and WeHo, who is friends with many musicians, straight, gay and in between, and who LOVES most expressions of rock, I love this film for its realism and passion. I wish there were more films that told it like it is instead of the plasticized fantasies than some reviewers seem to have expected. Customer Rating: Summary: Joan Jett without a big break Comment: An excellent movie, well cast, with a reasonable and easy to follow storyline. It really was reminiscent of Joan Jett's early days (in Philly)(I really expected Gershon to belt out 'I Love Rock and Roll'). It tells the story of the 'wanna be' groups playing clubs and wishing for a break. (There has to be at least 50 bands that are good that don't make it for every band - good or bad - that does and this is their story. It deals with the gritty part of life trying to 'make it' as an artist. -"When are you going to grow up?" -"What do you REALLY want to be when you grow up?" -"When are you going to get a real job?" -"When are you going to pay the rent?" -"How are you going to pay the rent?" -"You spent HOW much on a d#$@ guitar?" There are touching and tragic moments as well as some good music all presented equally well. You won't finish this movie with a smile on your face - but you'll be wrung out - as if you are the one that just finished a club set... All in all, an entertaining movie (I have to admit the 'street justice' hammered out got my applause). For those playing the club scene, or related to anyone struggling to make it - this is a must see. For everyone else - see it, then go support your local bar band. The clam dandys are 4 struggling la rockers who after years of playing the sunset strip are waiting for their big break. Then they finally get the call. With the possibility of a record contract on the table they quickly learn the price of fame & discover the hard truth about sex drugs & rock & roll. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 03/22/2005 Starring: Gina Gershon Shelly Cole Run time: 105 minutes Rating: R Ask about this healthcare product "Prey for Rock & Roll" in the forum Give review on this healthcare product "Prey for Rock & Roll" in the forum Search related information in the forum