Prey for Rock & Roll

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Prey for Rock & Roll
Prey for Rock & Roll FilmPoster.jpeg
Film poster
Directed byAlex Steyermark
Written byCheri Lovedog
Robin Whitehouse
Produced byGina Gershon
Alexis Magagni-Seely
Donovan Mannato
Gina Resnick
StarringGina Gershon
Drea de Matteo
Lori Petty
Shelly Cole
CinematographyAntonio Calvache
Edited byAllyson C. Johnson
Music byStephen Trask
Distributed byMac Releasing
Release date
  • January 20, 2003 (2003-01-20)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Prey For Rock & Roll is a 2003 American drama film written by Cheri Lovedog and Robin Whitehouse. The film stars Gina Gershon, Drea de Matteo, Lori Petty, Shelly Cole, and Marc Blucas.

Plot[]

Set in the Los Angeles club scene, the film follows the story of Jacki (Gershon) and her all-girl punk rock band, Clam Dandy. On the verge of turning 40, Jacki decides that if the band's one last shot at the big time is unsuccessful, she will give up her dreams of stardom. Along the way, the women are rocked by personal tragedies that threaten to break up the band before they can get their last shot at success.

Cast[]

Reception[]

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 56% approval rating based on 48 reviews, with an average ranking of 5.8/10.[1] On Metacritic, Prey for Rock & Roll has a weighted average score of 48 out of a 100 based on 18 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[2]

Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote "The musical numbers are the only real drag on this otherwise odd and appealing picture".[3]

A "B" grade was awarded to the film by Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly who called the film "ingratiatingly scrappy".[4]

Stephen Holden of The New York Times called Prey for Rock & Roll "Terrific",[5] while Ronnie Scheib of Variety called it "authentic from first frame to last".[6]

Marjorie Baumgarten of The Austin Chronicle was disappointed in the film, writing "What we want to see is these women onstage, strutting and posturing and kicking out the jams. Instead, we become waylaid in dramatic sidelines that serve little purpose".[7]

Following the film's Sundance premiere, Amy Taubin of Film Comment wrote "Gershon is game, but she can't rock. As her fellow band members, however, Drea de Matteo is a goddess of cool and Lori Petty breaks your heart. Steven Trask's music is as much a plus here as in Camp and The Station Agent".[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Prey for Rock and Roll (2003)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Prey for Rock & Roll (2003)". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  3. ^ LaSalle, Mick (October 3, 2003). "Film Clips / Also opening today". Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  4. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (October 23, 2003). "Prey for Rock & Roll". Entertainment Weekly.
  5. ^ Holden, Stephen (October 17, 2003). "Film in Review: 'Prey for Rock and Roll'". The New York Times. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  6. ^ Scheib, Ronnie (May 12, 2003). "Prey for Rock and Roll". Variety.
  7. ^ Baumgarten, Marjorie (October 17, 2003). "Prey for Rock & Roll". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  8. ^ Taubin, Amy (March–April 2003). "Festivals: Sundance 2003". Film Comment.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)

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