![]() ![]() ![]() So is Bobby.īobby: No, I bought a house in Morocco and pierced both my nipples because I'm John Fucking Wayne. Deadpan Snarker: Emily is one of these.Creative Closing Credits: Along with some Hilarious Outtakes, it's revealed Bobby Beers joined a Scottish dance troupe, and while Marky Mark's "Good Vibrations" plays, Chris breakdances and says "No more of this metal shit, hip-hop is where it is!".Word of God on the DVD says he was envisioned as a "demented Obi Wan Kenobi." He becomes somewhat of a mentor to Chris, giving him advice on how to adapt to the lifestyle of a famous rock star. Cool Old Guy: Mats, the road manager for Steel Dragon.Control Freak: Chris' insistence that Blood Pollution play the songs exactly the same way Steel Dragon does, as well as refusing to let his bandmates play original songs, eventually results in him being kicked out of the band.In the closing credits, we see that he has abandoned rock music and become a Michael Flatley-like professional dancer. Camp Gay: Bobby Beers behaves like a total diva when he is fired from Steel Dragon.The Cameo: Part of the fun of the movie is its cast of rock stars, including an appearance from Myles Kennedy when he was just some guy in a band.British Rockstar: Most of the other members of Steel Dragon, although Ghode (the other guitarist, played by Zakk Wylde) is American, as evidenced by his New Jersey accent.Chris and Emily call him out on it for being entirely the wrong color. ![]() Blatant Lies: The singer of Black Babylon, the other tribute band, claims that his father Knows a Guy Who Knows a Guy and got him the actual jacket Bobby wore on tour.Bookends: Chris impresses the lead singer by singing along at a concert a fan later does the same thing to him.Binge Montage: Happens while Steel Dragon is on tour and living the rock and roll lifestyle.Basement-Dweller: Although he doesn't live in the basement, pre-fame Chris Cole is a grown man who still lives with his parents (a fact that his police officer brother loves pointing out), and his bedroom walls are covered in Steel Dragon posters."Metal God" is the nickname of Rob Halford, the man Owens replaced. To hammer the point home, the working title of the film (seen on the clapper on outtakes on the DVD) was Metal God. Based on a True Story: The story is based on Tim "Ripper" Owens, who was in a Judas Priest tribute band before joining Judas Priest itself.Ascended Fanboy: The plot: Chris was the lead singer of a tribute band for his favorite band before he becomes lead singer of the real band.Artistic License – Music: It's very unlikely that Bobby Beers would be able to hear Chris singing along to "Stand Up and Shout" over the band's PA system and front stage monitors.Also, according to Word of God (on the commentary), Bradley, the rival singer who replaces Chris in Blood Pollution. Armored Closet Gay: Steel Dragon's original singer. ![]()
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