The Rocker (Born to Rock Edition) (2-DVD) PG-13

The Rocker (Born to Rock Edition) (2-DVD)
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DVD Details

  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Rated: PG-13
  • Closed captioning available
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 42 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: June 16, 2009
  • Originally Released: 2008
  • Label: 20Th Century Studios

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Entertainment Reviews:

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 44,198
Rating: 3/6 -- As a movie, it may not rock, but it rolls along nicely enough. Full Review
Time Out
Oct 17, 2008
Rating: B+ -- A whacked-out, superannuated, would-be rock star might seem to be too easy a comic target, but Wilson gives this sad sack so many fresh twists that he never wears out his welcome. Full Review
Christian Science Monitor
Nov 21, 2008
Rating: 2.5/4 -- ...an agreeable, sporadically hilarious comedy that benefits substantially from the almost uniformly strong performances. Full Review
Reel Film Reviews
Feb 6, 2009
The film is untidy, cheery, sometimes amiable. If only it were funny too. Full Review
Financial Times
Oct 17, 2008
Rating: 2/5 -- All premise and no purpose. Full Review
DVDTalk.com
Jan 29, 2009
It should be a fun ride but the dialogue and plot are too predictable and Wilson has no fun with the old-fogey role. Full Review
The National (UAE)
Nov 1, 2018
Rating: 3/5 -- The Rocker is more Keane than Keith Moon: slow, safe and about as edgy as a tangerine. Full Review
TheShiznit.co.uk
Oct 14, 2012

Product Description:

Slovenly drummer Robert "Fish" Fishman (THE OFFICE's Rainn Wilson) is booted out of his 1980s hair metal band, Vesuvius, right as they're signed to a big label, crushing his dreams and leading to a 20-year stretch of office park employment. A second chance comes in the form of his overweight teenage keyboardist nephew (Josh Gad) who needs an emergency drummer for his band's gig at the prom. It's an odd match--an '80s metal guy in a teen emo-lite band (their name is A.D.D.)--but he's soon offering fatherly counsel to fatherless boy singer Curtis (Teddy Geiger), giving hair gel tips to the foxy bassist (Emma Stone), and working to get the band a club gig. Soon A.D.D. is signed to the same label as Vesuvius, poised for major MTV-stardom, all leading to a big arena spot as the opening band for the dreaded Vesuvius. Fish needs to overcome his tantrum-throwing ways and step up to the kit, if he wants to impress Curtis's hot mom (Christina Applegate) and outrock his former colleagues. A cross between rock star fantasia à la SCHOOL OF ROCK and the Will Ferrell School of man-child comedy, THE ROCKER benefits from tight editing and pretty decent songs. Real-life musician Geiger saves some rough stretches with his easygoing charisma, while Peter Best (the drummer dropped from the Beatles and hence the quintessential "dumped drummer") makes a cameo. It's directed by Peter Cattaneo of THE FULL MONTY

Description by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment:

Twenty years after being kicked out of his nearly famous '80s hair band, Robert "Fish" Fishman (Wilson) finds himself trapped in a dead-end office job and living with his sister's family. But when opportunity rocks, Fish gets a hilarious second chance at stardom, and without missing a beat, the desperate drummer vows to reclaim the rock-god throne he always thought he deserved!

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  • UPC: 024543572916
  • Shipping Weight: 0.26/lbs (approx)
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