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      Prey for Rock and Roll

      R 2003 1h 43m Drama LGBTQ+ List
      58% 50 Reviews Tomatometer 63% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score Jacki (Gina Gershon), who fronts an all-female rock band called Clam Dandy, has been trying to make it in the music business for nearly a decade. After years of disappointment, and with her 40th birthday looming, Jacki is starting to doubt herself. Although she has not told her band mates -- Tracy (Drea de Matteo), Faith (Lori Petty) and Sally (Shelly Cole) -- Jacki is thinking about leaving the group after an upcoming gig if a new record producer does not come through with a contract. Read More Read Less
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      Critics Consensus

      Gershon is a fierce rocker, but the plot is a cliche-filled melodrama.

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      Steve D The script isn't much but the cast is good and it seems to be a proper look and band life. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Un filme descafeinado con romances forzados, musica intrascendente, personajes encasillados... y de entre la bruma surge la figura eterea de Gina Gershon, ya madurita, pero energizada y muy sexosa. No me gusta hablar de lugares comunes, pero por ejemplo, I Wanna Be Your Dog de Iggy Pop ha fungido como soundtrack en al menos 13 ocasiones desde 1986, casi en el mismo contexto. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Gina Gershon. Enough said. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member This is easily my favorite movie. It gets depressing, but if you stick with it, the ending is well worth the ride. Plus you have the bonus of an excellent soundtrack! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member I get the impression this movie was written by a jaded wannabe rock star much like the one depicted in the film. There's so much negativity and so many pretentious, depressed characters that there's no possible way I could enjoy it. The only character I found remotely realistic or likeable was Animal, and he was not enough to save the rest of it. Waste of time. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member I absolutely loved this movie. I always recommend this movie to the local bands I book and promote for. If you want to see what it truly means to be a musician, then this movie shows it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Amy Taubin Film Comment Magazine 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... Aug 27, 2019 Full Review James Berardinelli ReelViews The film has its sensibilities in the right place. Rated: 3/4 Mar 16, 2004 Full Review Gary Dowell Dallas Morning News Aside from Ms. Gershon's performance (none of the other cast members actually played), there's little to elevate the music -- or the movie -- above clich. Rated: C+ Dec 18, 2003 Full Review Jae-Ha Kim Jae-Ha Kim There are some musicians who claim fame doesn't interest them. Jacki, the central character in "Prey for Rock and Roll," isn't one of them. She wants to be rich, famous and adored. She wants to be a rock star. Rated: 3/4 Jul 28, 2023 Full Review David Reddish Queerty Prey For Rock & Roll celebrates all things awesome about the rockstar life, and with an unapologetically queer twist. Like other queer rock musicals Velvet Goldmine, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and The Runaways, make sure to play it at maximum volume Rated: 3/4 Mar 20, 2022 Full Review Jason Gorber Film Scouts Too bad the music sucks and the tale's flat as a board. Rated: C- Jun 21, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Jacki (Gina Gershon), who fronts an all-female rock band called Clam Dandy, has been trying to make it in the music business for nearly a decade. After years of disappointment, and with her 40th birthday looming, Jacki is starting to doubt herself. Although she has not told her band mates -- Tracy (Drea de Matteo), Faith (Lori Petty) and Sally (Shelly Cole) -- Jacki is thinking about leaving the group after an upcoming gig if a new record producer does not come through with a contract.
      Director
      Alex Steyermark
      Producer
      Robin Whitehouse
      Screenwriter
      Robin Whitehouse, Cheri Lovedog
      Production Co
      Prey LLC
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Drama, LGBTQ+
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 1, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 43m
      Sound Mix
      Surround