The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2011)
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According to rock 'n' roll lore, age 27 is a fateful milestone. From Robert Johnson, Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison to Kurt Cobain, all stars we lost at this very age. World famous rock star Spyder (Kevin Zegers) has achieved fame and fortune with a smash hit debut… More According to rock 'n' roll lore, age 27 is a fateful milestone. From Robert Johnson, Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison to Kurt Cobain, all stars we lost at this very age. World famous rock star Spyder (Kevin Zegers) has achieved fame and fortune with a smash hit debut album. This blinding success however, is built on the Faustian pact that capitalized on the genius of his long lost childhood best friend and band mate, Eric Genson (Jason Ritter). Now Spyder retreats to his small hometown after his sophomore effort flops. Reconnecting with Eric after a seven year estrangement, the two recall their youthful ambitions and reexamine the choices they've made. Accompanied by the band's ambitious, fiery manager (Taryn Manning), the legendary music impresario August West (Peter Fonda) and a raucous crew of musicians, they set off on a cathartic journey along historic Route 66 that brings them closer to each other, their history and their destiny. -- (C) Red Hawk Films
- Directed By
- Scott D. Rosenbaum
- Written By
- Jasin Cadic, Scott D. Rosenbaum
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama, Musical & Performing Arts
R,
- In Theaters
- Aug 5, 2011 Limited
- Studio
- Independent Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Those who go looking for tragic relevance in Scott Rosenbaum's debut indie won't find much to grasp onto.
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Lou Lumenick, New York Post
You'd be better off renting "Eddie and the Cruisers" (1983) than slogging through this latest, far more dire recycling of the same rock clichés.
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Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times
Some grace notes and riffs ring true, but mainly it plays like a familiar tune on a broken record.
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John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter
Unconvincing rock-biz melodrama feels even thinner when invoking legendary musicians.
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Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
An exhausted pileup of rock-movie clichés, "The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll" presents artistic self-destruction with the solemnity of a movie that has invented a spanking-new genre.
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Cast
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Kevin Zegers
as Spyder
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Jason Ritter
as Eric Genson
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Tayrn Manning
as Rose Atropos
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Lucas Haas
as Clifton Hangar
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Peter Fonda
as August West
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Eileen Alana
as Warren's Girlfriend
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Angelina Aucello
as Drummer's Girlfriend
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Brooke Bickford
as Club Attendee
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Sugar Blue
as Sugar Blue
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Jasin Cadic
as Bixx
- Taryn Manning
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Aimee Teegarden
as Annie Genson
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Billy Dee Williams
as Ace Millstone
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James Ransone
as Chip Genson
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Kelly Lynch
as Maggie
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Lauren Holly
as Liza Genson
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Lukas Haas
as Clifton Hangar
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Ruby Dee
as Miss Candy the bartender
