Drew buys back Sherrie's stolen records and drops them off at the strip club. Stacee recognizes Patricia, whom Lonny exposes as a former Arsenal groupie. Stacee rushes to the venue, where Lonny leads the patrons against Patricia's protest group ("We're Not Gonna Take It/We Built This City"). Stacee realizes his feelings for Constance and calls Rolling Stone to learn that she is covering his show at The Bourbon Room.
They part ways, lamenting their situation ("Every Rose Has Its Thorn"). She tells him she did not have sex with Stacee and will be returning to Oklahoma. Sherrie visits the Hollywood Sign, where she finds Drew, whose life has also not gone as planned. Drew realizes his record deal makes him part of hip-hop boy band "The Z Guyeezz" as Joshie Zee, while Sherrie decides to become a dancer at the Venus Club ("Any Way You Want It"). Lonny confesses his love for him, and Dennis reciprocates ("Can't Fight This Feeling"). Dennis worries the Bourbon Room will close and that he has let everyone down. She realizes she needs more money, as Drew signs to Gill's record label ("Here I Go Again"). Blige) offers her a job as a dancer ("Shadows of the Night/Harden My Heart"), but Sherrie chooses to wait tables. Sherrie takes refuge at a strip club, the Venus Club ("Harden My Heart"), where owner Justice Charlier ( Mary J. Paul, impressed with his performance, offers Drew a record deal as Arsenal sings their last song of the night ("Pour Some Sugar on Me"). Drew and Sherrie break up and she quits the Bourbon Room. Drew mistakenly believes that Sherrie and Stacee had sex, and is angrily inspired to sing (" I Wanna Rock") for the opening act. Ashamed, Constance leaves as Sherrie enters and collides with Stacee. Constance lashes out at the once-great Stacee they recognize their mutual attraction and are about to have sex when Stacee sings ("I Want to Know What Love Is"). Stacee sends Sherrie for a bottle of scotch from his limo. Stacee's manager, Paul Gill ( Paul Giamatti), schedules an interview with Constance Sack ( Malin Åkerman), a reporter for Rolling Stone.Ĭonstance mentions rumors of Stacee's difficult behavior and implies he was kicked out of Arsenal, which Stacee denies ("Wanted Dead or Alive"). On the night of Arsenal's final show, Dennis learns the opening act has cancelled Sherrie convinces him to use Drew's band, Wolfgang Von Colt ("More Than Words/Heaven"). Learning of Stacee's upcoming concert, Patricia Whitmore ( Catherine Zeta-Jones), the conservative wife of mayor Mike Whitmore ( Bryan Cranston), organizes a protest in front of the club ("Hit Me with Your Best Shot")ĭrew and Sherrie have their first date at the Hollywood Sign, where Drew reveals he is writing a song for Sherrie ("Don't Stop Believin' "). Drew tells Sherrie his own dreams of becoming a rock star, but that he has stagefright ("Juke Box Hero/I Love Rock 'n' Roll"). Sherrie's suitcase is stolen, and Drew gets her a job as a waitress at the Bourbon Room.ĭesperate to save the club from a tax debt, the club's owner Dennis Dupree ( Alec Baldwin) and his right-hand man Lonny Barnett ( Russell Brand) book Stacee Jaxx ( Tom Cruise), a detached and self-indulgent rock star preparing for his final gig with his band, Arsenal.
Barback Drew Boley ( Diego Boneta) prepares for another night at The Bourbon Room ("Sister Christian/Just Like Paradise/Nothin' But a Good Time"). In 1987 Los Angeles, Sherrie Christian ( Julianne Hough) arrives from Oklahoma with dreams of becoming a singer.
The related film soundtrack also did critically well, debuting at #1 on the Billboard Top Soundtracks chart. However, Cruise was particularly lauded for his performance of " Pour Some Sugar on Me" and " Wanted Dead or Alive". The film received mixed critical reviews and grossed only $59 million worldwide. Originally scheduled to enter production in summer 2009 for a 2011 release, it eventually commenced production in May 2011 and was released on June 15, 2012. Blige, Bryan Cranston and Tom Cruise, the film features the music of many 1980s rock and Glam Metal artists including Def Leppard, Journey, Scorpions, Poison, Foreigner, Guns N' Roses, Pat Benatar, Joan Jett, Bon Jovi, Twisted Sister, Whitesnake, REO Speedwagon, and others. Starring Julianne Hough and Diego Boneta in his film debut leading an ensemble cast that includes Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Åkerman, Mary J. Rock of Ages is a 2012 American jukebox musical comedy film directed by Adam Shankman and based on the rock jukebox Broadway musical Rock of Ages by Chris D'Arienzo.