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MONEY
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Mid-budget at $75M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
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Rock of Ages
"Nothin' but a good time."
2012 2h 3m EN
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6.2
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★6.2TMDB · 1,395
ComedyDramaRomanceMusic
Synopsis
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A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.
“Nothin' but a good time.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Julianne Hough
Sherrie Christian
Diego Boneta
Drew Boley
Alec Baldwin
Dennis Dupree
Tom Cruise
Stacee Jaxx
Russell Brand
Lonny Barnett
Malin Akerman
Constance Sack
Paul Giamatti
Paul Gill
Bryan Cranston
Mayor Mike Whitmore
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Adam Shankman
- Writers
- Allan Loeb, Chris D'Arienzo, Justin Theroux
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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MONEY
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Earned back only 79% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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ERA
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Released 14 years ago.
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CAST
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347+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Adam Shankman, shot by Bojan Bazelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Adam Anders. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Emma E. Hickox shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Julianne Hough and Diego Boneta and Alec Baldwin carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Adam Shankman directs. Bojan Bazelli behind the camera. Adam Anders scores. Emma E. Hickox cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Mid-budget at $75M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
- 2Earned back only 79% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 3Released 14 years ago.
- 4347+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
- 5Directed by Adam Shankman, shot by Bojan Bazelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Adam Anders. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Emma E. Hickox shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Julianne Hough and Diego Boneta and Alec Baldwin carry the top of the cast.
- 9Marketing tagline: "Nothin' but a good time.".
- 10IMDB entry: tt1336608 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 11Classified under 20 themes, including "coming out", "love triangle", "rock star", "musical".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Bojan Bazelli
- Original score
- Adam Anders
- Editing
- Emma E. Hickox
- Production design
- Jon Hutman
- Costume design
- Rita Ryack
- Makeup / hair
- Nicola Sissen
- VFX supervisor
- Jay Barton
- Sound
- Steve Pederson
- Stunt coordinator
- Artie Malesci
- Runtime
- 123 min · 2h 3m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $75,000,000
- Box office
- $59,400,000
- Return
- 79% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
Also by
Adam Shankman
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Trailers & featurettes
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- letusrise
The movie was great!
Production companies
Who made it
Offspring Entertainment
US
New Line Cinema
US
- CO
Corner Store Entertainment
- MA
Material Pictures
US
- MA
Maguire Entertainment
Key crew
- ProducerTobey Maguire
- ProducerGarrett Grant
- ProducerScott Prisand
- ProducerMatt Weaver
- ProducerJennifer Gibgot
- CastingSeth Yanklewitz
- Sound MixerWilliam B. Kaplan
- CastingJuel Bestrop
- Second Assistant DirectorRebecca Baughman
- Production SupervisorEric Hedayat
- Post Production SupervisorJay Vinitsky
- Set DesignerDennis Bradford
- Unit Production ManagerGarrett Grant
- Set DesignerRichard Fojo
- Co-ProducerBarry Habib
- Executive ProducerRichard Brener
- Executive ProducerSamuel J. Brown
- Still PhotographerDavid James
- Executive ProducerHillary Butorac Weaver
- Set DecorationK.C. Fox
- Second Second Assistant DirectorTerrence B. Zinn
- ChoreographerMia Michaels
- Co-ProducerDaniel Shafer
- Executive ProducerToby Emmerich
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- coming out
- love triangle
- rock star
- musical
- moral conflict
- record producer
- based on play or musical
- alcoholism
- rocker
- hollywood
- los angeles, california
- rock musical
- young love
- music journalism
- corrupt mayor
- freelance journalist
- 1980s
- sunset strip
- jukebox musical
- church lady
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2012-06-15PG-13
- Physical2012-11-12R· Extended Cut
Also known as
International titles
- ロック・オブ・エイジズJP
- Roko amžiusLT
- Rock Of Ages - ECAU
- Rock of Ages: La era del rockAR
- Ροκ για πάνταGR
- ימי הרוקIL
