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Greg Heffley
Diary of a Wimpy Kid character
First appearance
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (webcomic, 2004)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (novel, 2007)
Created by
Jeff Kinney
Portrayed by
Zachary Gordon (2010-2012)
Jason Drucker (2017)[1]
Information
Full name
Gregory Heffley
Nickname(s)
Greg
Species
Human
Gender
Male
Occupation
Student
Family
Frank Heffley (father)
Susan Heffley (mother)
Rodrick Heffley (brother)
Manny Heffley (brother)
Significant other(s)
Holly Hills (films)
Religion
Christian
Nationality
American
Gregory "Greg" Heffley is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the realistic fiction novel series Diary of a Wimpy Kid created by American cartoonist Jeff Kinney. He serves as both the unreliable narrator and antihero of the series. He is heavily inspired to his supposed girlfriend, Holly Hills.
Contents
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1 Personality
2 Relationships
2.1 Rowley Jefferson
2.2 Rodrick Heffley
2.3 Rowley's parents
2.4 Manny Heffley
2.5 Susan Heffley
2.6 Frank Heffley
2.7 Holly Hills
2.8 Abigail Brown
2.9 Fregley
2.10 Maddox Selsam
2.11 Angie Steadman
2.12 Patty Farrell
2.13 Chirag Gupta
3 In other works
4 In the films
5 Reception
6 References
Personality[edit]
Greg Heffley is mischievous, selfish, tends to get jealous super easily, lazy, arrogant, disobedient, paranoid, or even mean and dishonest. Greg can be a bad friend too, and even sometimes he even thinks if he is a bad friend. He dislikes taking blame and likes to take advantage of any situation that might boost him up the popularity ladder. Nevertheless, Greg could be kind at times. Throughout the series, Greg's schemes to gain popularity in his middle school, attract girls, and acquire money always backfire, landing him in several dilemmas. He becomes his own worst enemy.
His best friend is Rowley Jefferson, who takes part in Greg's schemes, and is sometimes a victim of Greg's manipulation and deception. The two have a very complicated relationship, as Greg sometimes takes advantage of Rowley's good nature, and his own schemes fail due to Rowley's foolishness, such as Rowley's "confession" to the vandalized wall. Rowley's parents, mostly the father, view Greg as a bad influence on their son. This is because Greg has a tendency for getting himself and Rowley into trouble.
At school, Greg receives bad grades, gets bullied, deals with the hardships of middle school and is always trying to earn popularity points in order to gain attention and respect (though his plans to do so often result in either his own popularity dropping, or unintentionally boosting Rowley's popularity). At home, Greg has a mixed relationship with his family, especially with his younger brother Manny, who is overly pampered and protected by his parents (particularly his mother Susan). His mother tries to devise ways for Greg and Rodrick to get along but which never work out. Greg's father, Frank, is annoyed by Greg's antics and laziness, and tries to make him more active. Greg has a love/hate relationship with his older brother, Rodrick. Greg is often tormented and bullied by Rodrick and is also the victim of his pranks. In addition, he has inherited many of Rodrick's traits (such as laziness, large ego, disdain for sports, being a trickster, etc.). In fact, many of Greg's teachers dislike him because they originally had Rodrick as a student even though Greg's classroom behavior does not mirror Rodrick's.
Greg is a fan of video games and comic books and he sees them as talents, which annoys his father Frank. His greatest gift is for cartooning and dry humour, evidenced by the many comic strips he has drawn.
Another character trait of Greg is his paranoia, which sometimes seems to get the better of him. A notable example of this is in Cabin Fever, in which he is worried that his old doll, Alfrendo, will come back to haunt him, and the Santa's Scout doll that he fears is actually following him around before finally realizing it's Rodrick who is doing it.
Greg rarely learns from his ill-fated mistakes and continues to scheme and plot for his various goals. Because of this and his impulsive nature, he usually puts himself and others in trouble, and will often try to find another person to take the blame.
Neighboring Greg is his awkward, unpopular and eccentric schoolmate named Fregley, whose vast variety of oddities disgust and befuddle those around him, including Greg, who tries to distance himself from Fregley as much as possible. Though Greg detests the fact that he is next-door-neighbors with Fregley, the only time he has ever showed interest in acquiring friendship with Fregley is in the eighth book Hard Luck, where he becomes friends with Fregley (though this was really to Greg's advantage to become popular).
Greg is also noted for having many attractions to girls throughout the series, most notably a girl named Holly Hills, his classmate. His schemes usually fails in the hope of attracting a girl. One very notable example is The Third Wheel, where Greg attempts to use Rowley as a wingman to get himself a date for the upcoming Valentine's Day dance. He succeeds in obtaining the chance to take a girl named Abigail Brown to the dance, but Rowley, who tags along as a third wheel, hence the name, proves to be a better date than Greg at the dance. This ultimately leads to Rowley and Abigail becoming a couple, setting the stage for Hard Luck.
Greg has also been known to be very clumsy, as he forgets his homework, and when he was 8, wet the bed. Despite his many flaws and the situations they have landed him in, Greg can be caring, intelligent, courageous, compassionate and thoughtful, and has done a number of good deeds to prove this, such as deceiving his classmates that he put the Cheese in the rubbish bin (to save Rowley's reputation), helping Rodrick complete his science project, etc. Greg also showed unusual maturity when he chose to conceal his late Meemaw's diamond ring that he found in an Easter egg, not wanting to see his family fight over it because it hadn't been willed to anyone.
Relationships[edit]
Rowley Jefferson[edit]
Rowley Jefferson is Greg Heffley's best friend. Greg and Rowley get into a lot of trouble due to Greg's mishaps and/or Rowley's stupidity. They sometimes have falling outs and they get back together eventually. There are also times when Rowley is ashamed that he lied to Greg and was too ashamed to look at him, even when Greg is asking for help.
Technically, on a third-person view of the first novel and its film adaption, Greg becomes the antagonist while Rowley becomes the protagonist due to Greg getting extremely jealous of Rowley because he gets extremely popular while Greg became unpopular later throughout the novel and film.
Rodrick Heffley[edit]
The relationship between Greg and Rodrick is one of the most important relationships in the series. He is Greg's brother and a member of the band, "Löded Diper", and loves heavy metal music. They tend to fight and argue with each other. In Rodrick Rules, Greg had an embarrassing secret: he accidentally entered the ladies' restroom of Leisure Towers. Throughout the book, Rodrick constantly threatens Greg that he will reveal this secret to the world if he provokes or annoys him. Rodrick seemed to know that Greg had a crush on Holly Hills in The Last Straw because when they were staying in a hotel room, Rodrick deceived Greg by saying that the Hills family were staying in a room next to theirs. Greg believed this and Rodrick pushed him out of the door and locked it. Greg was also in his underwear, which made it worse for him. Rodrick tricks Greg into thinking that their father was going to sell Greg causing Greg to call the police and almost got Frank arrested and thus ruined Frank's surprise to the baseball game and ruined the father and son bonding that their mother attempted for them to set up. Greg has a bad habit of falling into Rodrick's mean pranks.
In the movie series, however, Rodrick and Greg seem to get along much better than in the books. Their bonding was the main focus of the movie adaption of Rodrick Rules. Unlike the book, in which Greg only once willingly helps Rodrick, Greg and Rodrick work together several times, including cleaning up after the party (After Rodrick points out that Greg will get busted along with him should their parents find out, whereas in the book, where Rodrick simply blackmails Greg), attempting to keep the party a secret (In the book, the party doesn't come up until the photo was printed out), Going to a convenience store and going crazy (did not happen in the book), putting fake vomit on people's cars (In the book, he does this with Ward), and running from an angry coach (did not happen in the book). Greg even sticks up for Rodrick during the Talent Show, when he convinces his mom to lift Rodrick's ban from performing.
In the movie adaption for Dog Days, Greg helps sneak Rodrick into the country club via a dumpster. He expresses worry when he believes Rodrick is crushed by the truck and is extremely relieved that Rodrick is revealed to be unharmed. He also manages to get Löded Diper to perform in a "Sweet Sixteen" for Heather Hills, who Rodrick has a crush on.
Rowley's parents[edit]
While Greg doesn't have that much of a relationship with Rowley's mom, Rowley's dad usually hates Greg because of his effective ways towards Rowley. In the first book, it is shown that Rowley's dad dislikes Greg's video games for being "Too Violent" for Rowley, but fortunately changes his mind once Greg shows him one of Manny's video games. In Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, because of Susan Heffley (Greg's Mom) putting rule to Greg to always tell the truth, Greg tells his words to Rowley's Grandpa in his birthday who wanted a chocolate cake for next year, but Greg comments that he'll get it unless he dies before it, thus offending Rowley's Dad. In Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth, When Greg discovers that Rowley's Parents are using their money to for a playmate on Rowley, Greg expresses his anger in the book because he has been playing with Rowley for Free, while Rowley's parents are now using their money on a Playmate to play with Rowley.
Manny Heffley[edit]
Manny is Greg's ridiculously pampered younger brother who always gets away with anything he wants; he is a toddler and the object of his parents' favoritism, to Greg's jealousy and chagrin. A spoiled child with privileges left undistributed to his elder siblings during their own early childhoods, Manny is easily perceived as innocent and adorable by adults, whereas in reality some of his actions in the past appear to implicate a far more manipulative, spiteful, and selfish nature as opposed to childlike innocence, the most prominent being in Cabin Fever, where he shuts off the entire house's electricity (save for his own room), stores all the food in his room, and lets the family suffer the backlash all because no one told him how to tie his shoes. Through his journal entries, Greg regularly complains of the adults' obliviousness to Manny's true destructive tendencies, many of which have ended in suffering, embarrassment, or punishment for Greg.
Manny's relationship with his older brother is a strained one, as any moments of sincere playfulness or brotherly affection between the pair have unfairly ended in unintentional or undeserved consequences for Greg, which has been exemplified several times throughout the course of the series. It's for this reason that Greg seems to prefer to avoid spending time with his younger brother, and they seldom seem to hang around together alone voluntarily. Their relationship is strained further by the unfairness of the constant overindulgence with which Manny is privileged, such as the quality and quantity of Christmas presents that he receives, and how he is continuously spared from parental discipline. However, Manny has also displayed particular affection for Greg by calling him by the pet name "Bubby", making him a "gift" out of tin foil and toothpicks that Rowley accidentally sat on, etc.
Susan Heffley[edit]
Susan is Greg's mother who, throughout the series, often embarrasses her two elder sons. She is clueless, loving, and is very fond of her children, especially her youngest son, Manny, who she severely spoils. She loves her middle son Greg, though she unintentionally humiliates him at nearly every turn. She fails to see that her plans are always failing. She is always encouraging her children and tries to bring the family closer together. In The Long Haul, she takes over Greg's summer vacation by doing activities to get him more active, ruining his plan to play video games all summer. She does, however, fiercely defend Greg at school, even sometimes when he really shouldn't be, and shields him from his father's anger. She tries to discourage Greg being around technology; however, her plan backfires at her badly and forced to give up on her plan. She also wants to find good role models for Greg. Her idea of role models are those who has the same interest that she likes: reading books, don't play video games and doesn't watch TV. However, Greg is unable to bond with them because Greg can't relate to them and doesn't share the same ideas as his mother much to Susan's dismay.
Frank Heffley[edit]
Frank is Greg's father. Frank is annoyed by Greg (and also Rodrick) for his ridiculous antics and unimportant interests. The two have nothing in common, and this has been displayed in the series numerous times. Frank gets upset that he has nothing in common with his 3 sons. Frank has a poor relationship with his kids. One major example is in The Last Straw, where Frank attempted to send Greg to a military academy named Spag Union, in the hope that it would reform Greg of his "wimpy" habits. But, being after "saved" by Greg from embarrassing himself at a party, Frank reconsidered the thought. By almost sending him to Spag Union and Frank's unpredictably, Greg develops a fear that Frank might get rid of him and having is trouble trusting his father. In Dog Days, Frank was going to take Greg out for a surprise; however, Greg believed that Frank was going to sell him and Greg called the police on him. Which later revealed that Frank was going to take him to a baseball game and ruined the father and son trip. Frank didn't speak to him for a while. Despite the fact that Frank is almost always strict with Greg, he still loves him, no matter how much his antics annoy him.
Holly Hills[edit]
Holly Hills is Greg's crush, who was introduced in The Last Straw. Greg stated that Holly was the "fourth prettiest" girl in his grade and is very attractive.
In The Last Straw, Greg tried to get Holly's attention by making jokes and random humor, however, it didn't seem to attract her at all. Greg's attempts to talk to Holly and make his move always end up in failure. Greg heard that Holly and her friends were going to the Roller Rink. At the Roller Rink, Greg had to wear his backup glasses because he lost his contact lenses, and when talking to Holly, she mistakenly called him Fregley, which upsets Greg and causes him to lose interest in her.
In the same book, when signing yearbooks in the end, Holly signed Greg's yearbook stating that he was "Okay" and to "K.I.T." (Keep in Touch) which makes Greg have a slight interest in Holly again, but this goes away completely once Greg sees what Holly wrote in Rowley's yearbook—stating that Rowley is "cute". Greg writes back, pretending to be Rowley, stating that he wants to be "just friends".
In the movies, things play out differently. In Rodrick Rules, Holly Hills moved to Greg's school and Greg did things to get her to notice him, making a fool of himself half the time. When Holly called him Fregley, Greg didn't lose interest and instead was simply upset. At Leisure Towers, Holly talked with Greg outside, saying that she was at her Grandfather's place at the retirement community building. Holly apologized to Greg about calling him Fregley, and Greg pretended that he didn't know anything about that. She tells him that she can relate to him about her siblings giving her a hard time. She is more mature than her siblings. Greg and Holly become friends in the end.
In the Dog Days film adaption, Holly's role from the previous books had been expanded. Greg wants to become more than just friends with Holly during the summer, which implies that he wants to become her boyfriend. Greg gets Holly to sign his yearbook and was able to get her to write her number, but misses the last two numbers before leaving due to interference from Patty, Heather Hills and Rodrick. At the country club, Greg meets up with Holly as she is volunteering to teach tennis to little kids. Greg accepts an invite to play tennis with her the next day-in order to impress her, but Holly soon figures out that neither he nor Rowley know how to play tennis and teaches Greg personally while Patty teaches Rowley personally.
Later in the movie, Holly didn't seem to have a problem when Greg sneaked into the Country Club. When Greg says he wanted to hang out with her, and almost reveals his feelings for her, Heather Hills comes by and interrupts. Rodrick has a big crush on Heather, and Greg manages to get Loded Diper in for live music at Heather's Sweet 16. After Rodrick's band fails and ruins Heather's Sweet 16, Greg apologizes to Holly, but Holly didn't care due to her sister being mean. She felt her sister deserved what she got. Holly holds Greg's hand, showing that she has affection for him, and they get together, swimming at the Country Club pool with each other and Rowley.
Abigail Brown[edit]
In the Third Wheel book, while Greg tries to get a date the school dance, Rowley tells him that a girl from student council, Abigail Brown, has been "dumped" by her former date, Michael, because he needed to go to his family reunion, which was later revealed as an excuse to go out with another girl. Greg immediately jumps in, telling Rowley to tell Abigail that they could all go together as a "group of friends", and Greg hopes that after that night, Abigail will see how much of a "great guy he is", and get her to be his girlfriend. Greg does what he can to get Abigail to be his girlfriend, but is later rejected by her, so that she can go out with Rowley, Greg's best friend.
She has a more prominent role in the sequel, Hard Luck. Following the events of the previous book, Abigail begins to subtly dismantle the relationship between Rowley and Greg, including but not limited to moving Rowley to a different table, feeding him, and convincing Rowley to give up activities that he and Greg enjoy, like blowing bubbles in chocolate milk cartons. She also displays a manipulative side, as she takes advantage of Rowley's innocence and childlike behavior and subtly forces Rowley to think the same way SHE thinks, as well as being responsible for his change of appearance. Greg describes this as if Rowley doesn't own opinions anymore. This is an irritant for Greg throughout the book. She is also shallow, as she harshly dumps Rowley in favor of her former boyfriend, Michael. It is later revealed that she only went out with Rowley in order to make Michael jealous.
Fregley[edit]
Fregley is a child who lives in Greg's neighborhood. Greg is not particularly fond of him because he acts strangely. In Dog Days, Greg's mom tries to get him and Fregley together for a "playdate". Greg neglects to do anything with Fregley, but that does not bother Fregley. He thinks that Greg is cool and wants to hang out with him. Greg is unaware of this and remains so throughout the books, although in Hard Luck, it is shown that Greg tries to make Fregley his best friend. However, this attempt fails, and somehow Fregley becomes the most famous student at Westmore Middle School and making Greg jealous.
Maddox Selsam[edit]
Maddox comes from out of town after he got Greg's balloon. He reveals that hasn't played video games, watched TV, or used a computer, and goes crazy when he sees them. Maddox likes reading books, playing with LEGO and practicing his violin. Maddox reveals to be selfish and refused to share his good legos and makes Greg plays worthless legos. Because of this, Susan sees this as an opportunity for Greg to have a role model and want Greg to be like him; however, Greg only came to see him to get the balloon. Things went bad when Maddox accused Greg of stealing a LEGO piece that was stuck to his arm and thus ending the play date. Susan was very disappointed and angry that Greg couldn't bond with Maddox like she was hoping for. Susan failed to see that Maddox was selfish and antisocial.
Angie Steadman[edit]
Angie Steadman only appears as an additional character in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film. Angie meets Greg and Rowley under the bleachers during P.E. Angie gives Greg and Rowley advice about middle school and being yourselves. She gets along with Rowley, but starts a rocky relationship with Greg after he egotistically declines her offer to join the school newspaper and refusing to listen to her. Greg didn't want Rowley to be around her. However, Rowley hangs out with her anyway and listens to Angie's advice and this causes Rowley to be successful much to Greg's dismay. Angie didn't hesitate to humiliate Greg by taking pictures of his humiliations much to Greg's dismay. Later, after Greg hit rock bottom due to his own arrogance, Greg later tells the whole school he ate the cheese instead of Rowley. Angie compliments him and see that Greg is slowly learning the error of his ways.
Patty Farrell[edit]
She is Greg's arch nemesis and enemy. Introduced in the first book, Greg bullied her in kindergarten and fourth grade. Patty Farrell is also Dorothy in the school play of The Wizard of Oz. Patty Farrell does an astounding rendition of "Memories" in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie. She also beats Greg at a wrestling match when they join the wrestling team.
Chirag Gupta[edit]
Chirag Gupta is one of Greg's schoolmates and a minor character in the books. He is characterized by his short stature. Although he and Greg are well-acquainted and generally amiable to one another, Greg started the "Invisible Chirag" prank in Rodrick Rules. During the summer the Gupta family were to move away but an unexplained alteration in their plans changed this. As a result, Chirag's classmates teasingly ignore his existence or presence for days on end, which aggravates and shocks him. Though Chirag has apparently forgiven Greg and his fellow schoolmates for concocting the prank, it is mentioned in one book that he takes advantage of his family's non-observance of the Christmas holiday, and no obligation to behave for Santa Claus, to pick on Greg.
In the movie adaptions, Chirag's role is enhanced and he is a close friend of Greg and Rowley. He also plays a considerably more prominent role in these films, appearing in adaptions of books in which he is absent or hardly mentioned. He was willing to help Greg after hearing the scouts disrespecting Greg's dad. He is depicted as being Indian-American. He is portrayed by Karan Brar.
In other works[edit]
Greg Heffley appears on Poptropica's 18th island, Wimpy Wonderland, revolving around the Wimpy Kid series.[2] Greg has also appeared as a balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade since 2010. Greg returns in Wimpy Boardwalk on Poptropica.
In the films[edit]
Main article: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film series)
Zachary Gordon as Greg Heffley.
In the first three adaptions of the series, Greg was portrayed by actor Zachary Gordon. The first adaption Diary of a Wimpy Kid was directed by Thor Freudenthal. The film was released on March 19, 2010.[3] It was released on DVD, iTunes, and Blu-ray on August 3, 2010.[4] The movie stars Zachary Gordon as Greg, Robert Capron as Rowley, Steve Zahn as Greg's father, Rachael Harris as Greg's mother, Devon Bostick as Rodrick, Chloë Grace Moretz as a new character named Angie, and Connor and Owen Fielding as Manny.
The second film Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules was released by 20th Century Fox on 25 March 2011 worldwide and 17 March in Singapore with the old cast reprising as their roles. The film was directed by David Bowers and it follows Greg and Rodrick's mother Susan's misguided attempts to force the two brothers to bond with each other through a system called "Mom Bucks". It received mixed reviews from critics though it has received several awards and has been nominated for several nominations, mostly at the 33rd Young Artist Awards.
The third film in the franchise is titled Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days and was released on 3 August 2012, with the old cast returning as their roles. Bowers returns as director, and the film follows Greg's rough summer break. It is the final film to feature the original cast, as a re-cast was made for the fourth film Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, which was released on 19 May 2017 with Jason Drucker as Greg, Charlie Wright as Rodrick, Owen Asztalos as Rowley, Wyatt and Dylan Walters as Manny, Tom Everett Scott as Frank and Alicia Silverstone as Susan.
Reception[edit]
Although the character was acclaimed by critics in the books[citation needed], the reception was not the same for the film; Rotten Tomatoes has said that Greg is an "unlikable protagonist".[5] Pomeranz disliked the character of Greg Heffley, saying "I really thought he was unpleasant. I did not want to spend time with him. I couldn't wait for the end of this film."[6] However, these were reviews for the first film and in her review of the Dog Days film, Abby West of Entertainment Weekly wrote that Greg is a likeable kid.[full citation needed]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ http://www.people.com/article/diary-of-wimpy-kids-new-lead-actors
Jump up ^ http://www.poptropica.com/island-tour/wimpy-wonderland-island.html
Jump up ^ "Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Movie main page". 20th Century Fox. Jeff Kinney. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
Jump up ^ David Stratton, Margaret Pomeranz (September 29, 2010). "29 September 2010". At the Movies. 29 September 2010. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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Big Mouth (TV series)
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Big Mouth
Created by
Nick Kroll
Andrew Goldberg
Mark Levin
Jennifer Flackett
Starring
Nick Kroll
John Mulaney
Jessi Klein
Jason Mantzoukas
Jenny Slate
Fred Armisen
Maya Rudolph
Jordan Peele
Music by
Mark Rivers
Opening theme
"Changes" by Charles Bradley
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
1
No. of episodes
10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Nick Kroll
Andrew Goldberg
Mark Levin
Jennifer Flackett
Blair Fetter
Jane Wiseman
Kristen Zolner
Producer(s)
Nate Funaro
Joe Wengert
Running time
25–27 minutes
Production company(s)
Danger Goldberg Productions
Good at Bizness, Inc.
Fathouse Industries
Titmouse, Inc.
Release
Original network
Netflix
Original release
September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29) – present (present)
External links
Website
Big Mouth is an American adult animated sitcom created by Nick Kroll, Andrew Goldberg, Mark Levin, and Jennifer Flackett based on Kroll and Goldberg's tweenage years growing up in Westchester County, New York, with Kroll voicing his fictional self.[1] The first season consisting of ten episodes premiered on Netflix on September 29, 2017.[2][3] On October 24, 2017, it was confirmed that a second season has been ordered to air in 2018,[4] which is scheduled for release on October 5th.[5]
Contents
1 Summary
2 Cast
2.1 Introduced in season two
2.2 Recurring
3 Episodes
4 Reception
4.1 Awards and nominations
5 References
6 External links
Summary[edit]
The series follows 7th grade best friends Nick Birch and Andrew Glouberman as they navigate their way through puberty, masturbation, and sexual arousal. Acting as sex-based shoulder angels are the hormone monsters; Maurice (who pesters Andrew and occasionally Nick and Jay, and strongly resembles Pan), and Connie (who pesters Jessi and occasionally Missy). Throughout the series, the kids interact with people and objects who are personified in one way or another and offer helpful, albeit confusing, advice in their puberty-filled lives including the ghost of Duke Ellington, a French accented Statue of Liberty, a pillow capable of getting pregnant, and even Jessi's own vagina.
Cast[edit]
Nick Kroll as:
Nick Birch, an almost-adolescent boy living with loving and overprotective parents. He also has an older brother named Judd and an older sister named Leah.
Maurice the Hormone Monster, a wild thing-type monster who follows Andrew around and is responsible for his brooding sexual desires, which frequently occur at inappropriate moments.
Coach Steve, the middle school gym class teacher, who is incompetent and overly talkative, often trying to get his colleagues—or even the students—to hang out (often to no avail). It is heavily implied that the coach may be mentally disabled; he cannot read.
Kroll also voices Lola, Lady Liberty, a ladybug, Joe Walsh, the ghosts of Picasso and Richard Burton, and Sylvester Stallone.
John Mulaney as Andrew Glouberman, a young Jewish boy, who spends much of his time furtively masturbating.
Mulaney also voices Mint, Grandpa Andrew, Babe the Blue Ox, and a detective.
Jessi Klein as Jessi Glaser, a sarcastic and smart girl and Nick's love interest. Her father, named Greg, is an unemployed stoner and her mother, named Shannon, is secretly dating another woman. She gets her period for the first time on a school trip to the Statue of Liberty. Though Jessi has kissed Nick before, specifically in the first episode "Ejaculation", she has had many make-out sessions or flings with Jay as to French kiss him. She, like Andrew, is Jewish, as she had a Bat Mitzvah in episode 9, "I Survived Jessi's Bat Mizvah".
Jason Mantzoukas as Jay Bilzerian, a boy who is obsessed with magic and sex. He has sex with a pillow that he made into a sex toy. His mom is mentally ill, his dad is a divorce lawyer, and his two older brothers are named Kurt and Val. He is obsessed with Nick's mother and father and wishes for a loving family.
Mantzoukas also voices the ghost of Socrates and Guy Bilzerian.
Jenny Slate as Missy, a girl who is nerdy and kind. Her father is black and her mother is Mexican.
Fred Armisen as Elliot Birch, Nick's loving father, who frequently shares inappropriate stories.
Armisen also voices the ghost of Antonin Scalia, a bus driver, and Stavros.
Maya Rudolph as:
Diane Birch, Nick's loving mother, who babies him.
Connie the Hormone Monstress, who follows Jessi around and encourages her to embrace her wildest desires.
Rudolph also voices a bath mat and the ghosts of Elizabeth Taylor and Whitney Houston.
Jordan Peele as the Ghost of Duke Ellington, the late jazz musician whose spirit now lives in Nick's attic and sometimes offers him advice.
Peele also voices the ghost of Freddie Mercury, Atlanta Claus, a DJ, Missy's father Cyrus, and Patrick Ewing.
Introduced in season two[edit]
Gina Rodriguez[6] as Gina, a girl on Missy and Jessi's soccer team who shakes up the social dynamics of the school.
David Thewlis[6] as Shame Wizard, the Hormone Monster's mortal enemy who haunts the kids, stoking their deepest shame.
Recurring[edit]
Paula Pell as Barbara Glouberman, Andrew's mother and a Jewish wife stereotype.
Richard Kind as Marty Glouberman, Andrew's Jewish father and lover of scallops.
Andrew Rannells as Matthew, a flamboyantly gay student with a love of drama and spreading gossip.
June Diane Raphael as Devin, a popular student at the high school.
Jak Knight as DeVon, the boyfriend of Devin and another popular student.
Neil Casey as Detective
John Gemberling as Security Guard
Joe Wengert as Caleb, another 7th grader, possibly autistic.
Seth Morris as Greg Glaser, the perpetually stoned father of Jessi Glaser and the husband of Shannon Glaser.
Jessica Chaffin as Shannon Glaser, the mother of Jessi Glaser and the unfaithful wife of Greg Glaser.
Rob Huebel as Mr. Lizer
Kat Dennings as Leah Birch, the sister of Nick and Judd Birch.
Kristen Bell as Pam the pillow/Uninterested Girl
Heather Lawless as Jenna Bilzerian
Chelsea Peretti as Monica
Mark Duplass as Val Bilzerian, an older, bullying brother to Jay Bilzerian. Duplass also voices a clerk.
Paul Scheer as Kurt Bilzerian, another older, bullying brother to Jay Bilzerian.
Nathan Fillion as himself
Kristen Wiig as Jessi's genitalia
Nasim Pedrad as Fatima, the female character in the book The Rock of Gibraltar.
Carlos Alazraqui as Gustavo, the male character in the book The Rock of Gibraltar.
Alia Shawkat as Roland, a friend of Nick Birch's who lives in Manhattan, New York.
Mae Whitman as Tallulah Levine, a friend of Leah's who takes a liking to Nick.
Zach Woods as Daniel, a boy Leah is interested in.
Jon Hamm as Scallops
Jack McBrayer as Nick's pubic hair #1
Craig Robinson as Nick's pubic hair #2
Jon Daly as Judd Birch, the brother of Nick and Leah Birch, and the son of Diane and Elliot Birch.
Rosa Salazar as Miss Benitez, a 7th grade teacher.
Michaela Watkins as Cantor Dina Reznick, Shannon Glaser's love interest.
Episodes[edit]
No.
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
1
"Ejaculation" Joel Moser Nick Kroll & Andrew Goldberg & Jennifer Flackett & Mark Levin September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)
As Andrew falls under the spell of the Hormone Monster, Maury, his buddy Nick becomes obsessed with the lack of changes in his own body. The gang go to the school dance.
2
"Everybody Bleeds" Bryan Francis Kelly Galuska September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)
A field trip goes from awkward to mortifying as Jessi is pressured into being Nick's girlfriend, then gets her first period—inside the Statue of Liberty.
3
"Am I Gay?" Mike L. Mayfield Joe Wengert September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)
A trailer for a new movie starring The Rock leaves Andrew questioning his sexuality. Jessi and Nick's budding romance turns ugly fast.
4
"Sleepover: A Harrowing Ordeal of Emotional Brutality" Joel Moser Jess Dweck & Victor Quinaz September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)
While the boys head to Jay's for a testosterone-fueled sleepover, Jessi throws a party of her own and gets caught up in mean-girl drama.
5
"Girls Are Horny Too" Bryan Francis Emily Altman September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)
A steamy novel making the rounds at school inspires Jessi to explore her own sexuality—and leaves the boys totally confused about what girls want.
6
"Pillow Talk" Mike L. Mayfield Peter A. Knight September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)
Nick drags Andrew into the city to visit an old camp crush, but the day doesn't go as planned. Jay embarks on an emotional journey with his pillow.
7
"Requiem for a Wet Dream" Joel Moser Duffy Boudreau September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)
Andrew struggles to keep the Hormone Monster in check as he works with Missy on a science fair project. Jessi and Matthew have fun at Jay's expense.
8
"The Head Push" Bryan Francis Emily Altman & Jennifer Flackett & Mark Levin September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)
When Leah hosts a party for the high school drama crowd, Nick wrestles with a romantic dilemma, and Andrew and Missy witness a disturbing scene.
9
"I Survived Jessi's Bat Mitzvah" Mike L. Mayfield Kelly Galuska September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)
Family blowups, secret liaisons and an unflattering dress make Jessi's bat mitzvah a night to remember.
10
"The Pornscape" Joel Moser Gil Ozeri September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)
Andrew tries to drown his sorrows in a sea of porn, only to become hopelessly addicted. Coach Steve becomes a suspect in a murder spree. Jessi and Jay run away together. Meanwhile, Andrew is arrested and goes to prison.
Reception[edit]
Big Mouth has received critical acclaim since its official release. On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 100% based on 18 reviews, with the critical consensus reading, "Big Mouth's simplistic animation and scatological humor belie its finely sketched characters and smart, empathetic approach to the messiness of adolescence."[7] At Metacritic, the show currently holds a rating of 80 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8]
Vox described the show as sharp and jarring depicting the awkwardness of pubescence, postpubescence and prepubescence.[9]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year
Award
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
Ref.
2018 Annie Award Best General Audience Television/Broadcast Production Big Mouth Nominated
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (June 13, 2016). "Netflix Greenlights Animated Series from Nick Kroll". Variety. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 13, 2016). "Netflix Orders 'Big Mouth' Animated Series From Nick Kroll & Andrew Goldberg". Deadline. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
Jump up ^ Farley, Rebecca (August 23, 2017). "Exclusive: Meet The Hormone Monster, The Personification Of Puberty In Big Mouth". Refinery29. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
Jump up ^ Petski, Denise (October 24, 2017). "'Big Mouth' Renewed For Season 2 At Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
Jump up ^ "'Big Mouth' season 2 premiere date, more puberty horrors revealed in Netflix teaser". EW.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
^ Jump up to: a b "Netflix's 'Big Mouth' Season 2 Adds Gina Rodriguez & David Thewlis to the Shame Spiral". Collider. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
Jump up ^ "Big Mouth: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Big Mouth", Metacritic, retrieved October 14, 2017
Jump up ^ "Netflix's Big Mouth takes a sharp, surprisingly joyful look at the gross time that is puberty". Vox. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
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Stephen Herek
Produced by
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Toby Jaffe
Written by
John Stockwell
Starring
Mark Wahlberg
Jennifer Aniston
Jason Flemyng
Timothy Olyphant
Timothy Spall
Dominic West
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Rock Star is a 2001 American musical comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Herek and starring Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston. It tells the story of Chris "Izzy" Cole, a tribute band singer whose ascendance to the position of lead vocalist of his favorite band was inspired by the real-life story of Tim "Ripper" Owens, singer in a Judas Priest tribute band who was chosen to replace singer Rob Halford when he left the band.
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In the mid-1980s, Chris Cole (Mark Wahlberg) is a Pittsburgh fanatical admirer of a heavy metal band called Steel Dragon. By day, Chris is a photocopier technician and by night, he is the lead singer of a Steel Dragon tribute band called Blood Pollution (the name is taken from a Steel Dragon song).
Internal struggles among the actual Steel Dragon band members culminate with the firing of their lead singer, Bobby Beers (Jason Flemyng), and the beginning of recruitment sessions to find a new vocalist. Chris experiences his own strife with his Blood Pollution bandmates, particularly guitarist Rob Malcolm (Timothy Olyphant). During a live performance, Rob's playing fails to live up to Chris' over-demanding standards regarding note-for-note accuracy to the original Steel Dragon recordings, and Chris sabotages Rob's amplifier mid-song - a fight breaks out between the two onstage. The next day, Chris meets Blood Pollution at a rehearsal session, but he finds out that he has been replaced with his arch-rival, the (now former) lead singer of another Steel Dragon tribute band. Rob also cites Chris' inability to create his own musical style, preferring to remain the singer in a tribute band.
One day, Chris receives an unexpected phone call from Steel Dragon's founder and rhythm guitarist, Kirk Cuddy (Dominic West), and is offered an audition for the band (thanks to two of Blood Pollution's groupies, who showed Kirk a videotape of one of Blood Pollution's concerts). After hanging up on Kirk once, thinking he's being pranked by Rob, Chris ecstatically agrees. At the studio, he meets the band, as well as learning that Bobby Beers was fired because he was a closeted homosexual, and gives an outstanding performance of "We All Die Young" (a Steel Dragon song in the movie, but it is actually a song by Steelheart, whose lead vocalist Miljenko Matijevic provides Cole's singing voice for the film). Chris joins the band as their new singer, adopting the stage name "Izzy". Following a successful debut concert with Steel Dragon, Izzy must come to grips with the pressures of his new-found fame and success. The band embarks on a lengthy tour and Izzy experiences the excesses of the lifestyle, with the group's manager, Mats (Timothy Spall), serving as a sympathetic mentor to Izzy.
His new lifestyle impacts his life both for better and worse, particularly with his relationship with his supportive girlfriend, Emily Poule (Jennifer Aniston), when she decides not to continue with him throughout the remainder of the tour as a rock star girlfriend, though Emily and Izzy agree to get back together when the tour reaches Seattle. Eventually, Steel Dragon stops in Seattle for a show, and Emily arrives at his hotel room as they had previously arranged, although Izzy had become so inebriated while on tour he forgot about the arrangement and did not even know what city he was in. Although taken aback by all the groupies, Emily still tries to reconnect with him, reminding him of their plans to meet up once he got to Seattle, however he is too intoxicated to really understand what she is saying, eventually suggesting they go to Seattle together. Heartbroken with his inconsiderate behavior, intoxication and the fact that he is sleeping with so many groupies, Emily leaves him.
After the end of the tour, Izzy reports to the next series of Steel Dragon recording sessions with song concepts and artwork for the band's next album. The rest of the band rejects Izzy's ideas, with Kirk explaining that the band has to stay true to the "Steel Dragon thing" to fulfill fan expectations. Izzy is angered upon realizing that he was only recruited for his vocal abilities. After a heartfelt conversation with Mats about how he feared he had no control over the direction life has taken him, Izzy begins to reconsider his rock star lifestyle. On the next tour, in a scene directly paralleling one near the beginning of the film with their roles reversed, Izzy hears a fan (Myles Kennedy) singing along with him toward the end of a live concert. Impressed, Izzy pulls the fan, who introduces himself as Thor, onstage and hands him the microphone to finish the concert. Backstage, Izzy realizes that what he wanted for so long was not what he thought, and he says goodbye to Mats, departing from the band while doing so.
Upon ditching his stage name, Izzy, Chris makes his way to Seattle and starts a new band with his old friend and former bandmate Rob. At the same time Steel Dragon, failing to evolve to the changing tastes and styles of the 1990s, has its fame fizzle out. Chris finds Emily working in the coffee shop she and her roommate purchased a few years earlier, but is initially too ashamed to speak to her. While walking one evening, Emily sees a flyer for his band posted on the wall and takes it down. In the final scene, Chris is singing with his band in a bar and Emily walks in. Chris leaves the stage and speaks to her. They reconcile, ending the film with a kiss and the final note of Chris' first original song "Colorful" (which is actually a song by The Verve Pipe).
During the credits, Cuddy talks about the future of the band and Beers is shown to have taken up Irish Dancing after leaving Steel Dragon.
Cast[edit]
The band members are portrayed by ex-Dokken and current Foreigner bassist Jeff Pilson, Black Label Society founder & Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde, actor Dominic West, and ex-Foreigner and Black Country Communion drummer Jason Bonham (the son of the late John Bonham, drummer for Led Zeppelin). Myles Kennedy, who was at the time the lead vocalist of The Mayfield Four and now the frontman of Alter Bridge and Slash's solo project, makes a cameo appearance.
The singing voice for Wahlberg's character was provided by Steelheart frontman Miljenko Matijevic for the Steel Dragon Songs, the final number was dubbed by Brian Vander Ark. Jeff Scott Soto (of Talisman, Yngwie Malmsteen, Soul Sirkus, and Journey) provided the voice of the singer Wahlberg's character replaces. Kennedy is the only actor whose actual voice is used.[citation needed]. Ralph Saenz (Steel Panther) also appears briefly, as the singer auditioning ahead of Chris at the studio.
Blood Pollution (Chris Cole's former band and a Steel Dragon tribute band) is also made up of known musical artists, including guitarist Nick Catanese (Black Label Society), drummer Blas Elias (Slaughter), and bassist Brian Vander Ark (The Verve Pipe, who also contributed a song to the film's soundtrack). Actor Timothy Olyphant portrays Blood Pollution's guitarist, Rob Malcolm. Bradley, the singer who replaces Chris in Blood Pollution, is played by Third Eye Blind frontman Stephan Jenkins.
Blood Pollution
Mark Wahlberg as Chris "Izzy" Cole (Lead vocals)
Jennifer Aniston as Emily Poule (Manager)
Timothy Olyphant as Rob Malcolm (Guitar)
Blas Elias as Donny Johnson (Drums)
Nick Catanese as Xander Cummins (Guitar)
Brian Vander Ark as Ricki Bell (Bass)
Steel Dragon
Jason Flemyng as Bobby Beers (Lead Vocals)
Timothy Spall as Mats (Road Manager)
Dominic West as Kirk Cuddy (Rhythm Guitar)
Jason Bonham as A.C. (Drums)
Zakk Wylde as Ghode (Lead Guitar)
Jeff Pilson as Jörgen (Bass)
Spouses
Kara Zediker as Marci (Rob's girlfriend)
Heidi Mark as Kirk's wife
Rachel Hunter as A.C.'s wife
Carrie Stevens as Ghode's wife
Amy Miller as Jörgen's wife
Others
Dagmara Dominczyk as Tania Asher
Stephan Jenkins as Bradley
Michael Shamus Wiles as Joe Cole Sr
Beth Grant as Tess Cole
Matthew Glave as Joe Cole Jr
Myles Kennedy as Mike / Thor
Ralph Saenz as Ralph
Carey Lessard as Nina
Kristin Richardson as Samantha
Production[edit]
After The New York Times ran a story on Tim "Ripper" Owens in 1997, various Hollywood studios ran to option the filming rights. Warner Bros. won the bid, and hired John Stockwell to write the script. Stockwell soon started researching on the heavy metal music and tribute bands scene, and visited Owens' hometown of Akron, Ohio.[3] Afterwards the project, under the working title Metal God, got the involvement of George Clooney's newly founded Maysville Pictures.[4] Brad Pitt signed to star in 1998, but wound up dropping the project following creative differences with the studio.[5] Eventually Mark Wahlberg, a former rapper with Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch who co-starred with Clooney in Three Kings, was hired for the main role in May 1999.[6] Stephen Herek signed to direct in October,[7] and the following month Jennifer Aniston became attached for the main female role, while Callie Khouri was hired to revise the script.[8]
Wahlberg spent five months preparing for his role as Chris Cole, working with a vocal coach, growing his hair, attending the metal scene and wandering around Los Angeles in-character.[9] A concert scene was shot at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena before 10,000 Metallica and Megadeth fans.[10] While filming one Steel Dragon performance, the crew pranked Wahlberg by playing Marky Mark's "Good Vibrations" instead of a rock track, and footage of this is featured during the film's end credits.[11] By 2001, Warner renamed the project from Metal God to Rock Star in order to attract a broader rock fandom instead of just metal fans.[12]
Reception[edit]
The film opened at #4 at the U.S. box office raking in US$6,018,636 in its opening weekend,[13] and grossing a domestic total of $17,008,282 and $2,325,863 internationally for a worldwide gross of $19,334,145; based on a $57 million budget, Rock Star was a box office bomb.[14]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 52% "Rotten" score, with the consensus "Like its title, Rock Star is rather generic, being not so much about the heavy metal scene than about rock cliches and formula".[15] On another aggregator, Metacritic, the film is rated 54 based on 32 reviews.[16]
When Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill was asked about his reaction to Rock Star in an interview in PopMatters magazine Hill responded "Well, it was a true work of fiction, you know? When we heard about the production company were going to make a movie based, as far as we knew, about Ripper joining the band we offered our help. We said 'If there's anything you want to know, talk to us at the time.' And certainly our communication was cut off and that was it and they went off on their own tangent." Hill added "I mean, I quite enjoyed the movie. It was entertaining, you know?" Hill was quoted as saying "It had nothing to do with Rob Halford, Ripper Owens and Judas Priest, it's got nothing to do with that, whatsoever. It was fiction. Apart from the fact that 'Local Boy Makes Good'? That was the only true aspect of the movie." Hill was quick to add "I watched it once. I don’t have the urge to watch it again. "[17]
Soundtrack[edit]
Rock Star
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released
August 28, 2001
Label
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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Rating
AllMusic [18]
A small number of the songs featured in the film and on the soundtrack were released after the dates given in the film. They are marked with an asterisk.
No.
Title
Artist
Length
1. "Rock Star" (Art Alexakis) Everclear 3:30
2. "Livin' the Life" (Steve Plunkett, Peter Beckett) Steel Dragon 3:14
3. "Wild Side*" (Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee) Mötley Crüe 4:34
4. "We All Die Young" (Miljenko Matijevic, Kenny Kanowski) Steel Dragon 4:01
5. "Blood Pollution" (Twiggy Ramirez) Steel Dragon 3:59
6. "Livin' on a Prayer*" (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child) Bon Jovi 4:08
7. "Stand Up" (Sammy Hagar) Steel Dragon 4:18
8. "Stranglehold" (Ted Nugent) Ted Nugent 8:23
9. "Wasted Generation" (Desmond Child, A.Allen (Ajay Popoff), J. Allen (Jeremy Popoff)) Steel Dragon 2:54
10. "Lick It Up" (Paul Stanley, Vinnie Vincent) KISS 3:56
11. "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" (Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore) Rainbow 3:27
12. "Devil Inside*" (Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence) INXS 5:13
13. "Colorful" (Brian Vander Ark) The Verve Pipe 4:25
14. "Gotta Have It" (Trevor Rabin) Trevor Rabin 2:57
Total length: 58:59
Partial list of songs that were featured in the movie but did not appear on the soundtrack CD:
AC/DC - "Are You Ready"*
Culture Club - "Karma Chameleon"
Def Leppard - "Let's Get Rocked"*
Def Leppard - "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)"
Foghat - "Chateau Lafitte '59 Boogie"
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Relax"
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch - "Good Vibrations"
Ralph Saenz, Peter Beckett, and Steve Plunkett - "California Girls" (The Beach Boys cover)
Talking Heads - "Once in a Lifetime"
Steel Dragon - "Reckless" (Phoenix Down cover)
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Rock Star - Box Office Data, DVD and Blu-ray Sales, Movie News, Cast and Crew Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
Jump up ^ "Rock Star (2001)". Box Office Mojo. 2002-08-28. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
Jump up ^ 'Rock Stars writer went to heavy-metal school
Jump up ^ Clooney tunes prod’n pipeline
Jump up ^ Why Pitt, Aniston didn't costar in Rock Star
Jump up ^ Wahlberg a headbanger?; ‘X-Men’ gets man
Jump up ^ Judas Priest Story Draws "Mr. Holland's Opus" Director
Jump up ^ ‘Friend’ going ‘Metal’?
Jump up ^ In a Whole New Jungle
Jump up ^ A Hollywood Rock Star
Jump up ^ Wahlberg Humiliated With Old Track
Jump up ^ Mark Wahlberg To Be ‘Rock Star’ In April
Jump up ^ "Weekend Box Office Results for September 7–9, 2001". Box Office Mojo. 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
Jump up ^ Rock Star at Box Office Mojo
Jump up ^ Rock Star at Rotten Tomatoes
Jump up ^ "Rock Star Reviews". Metacritic. 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
Jump up ^ Maçek, J. C., III (June 1, 2015). "'We're All Fans': An Interview with Judas Priest's Ian Hill". PopMatters. CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
Jump up ^ Rock Star at AllMusic
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