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Article: FILM REVIEW: Every rose has its thorn ... especially in 'Rock Star'
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- September 11, 2001
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Patrick Avery
University Wire
09-11-2001
(Kentucky Kernel) (U-WIRE) LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Just when you thought the '80s metal scene could finally be nothing but a paragraph in the back of a history of rock textbook, Hollywood goes out and makes a feature length film about the dreadful time period.
In Rock Star, Mark Wahlberg stars as Steel Dragon tribute band lead singer Chris Coles. He takes his tribute band status a little too far by imitating the band up to the last nipple ring. His bandmates accuse him of being unoriginal and fire him. They hire another Steel Dragon tribute band's lead singer (Third Eye Blind's Stephen Jenkins).
Steel Dragon's guitarist Kirk Cuddy (Dominic West) gets a hold ...