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Rock of Ages

Rock of Ages

Nothin' but a good time.

20126.22h 3m

Overview

A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.

Directed by Adam Shankman
Written by Allan Loeb, Chris D'Arienzo, Justin Theroux
Produced by Tobey Maguire, Garrett Grant, Scott Prisand
Box OfficeBudget: $75.0MRevenue: $59.4M

Top Cast

Julianne Hough

Julianne Hough

Sherrie Christian

Diego Boneta

Diego Boneta

Drew Boley

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Dennis Dupree

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Stacee Jaxx

Russell Brand

Russell Brand

Lonny Barnett

Malin Åkerman

Malin Åkerman

Constance Sack

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

Paul Gill

Bryan Cranston

Bryan Cranston

Mayor Mike Whitmore

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Patricia Whitmore

Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige

Justice

Themes & Keywords

coming outlove trianglerock starmusicalmoral conflictrecord producerbased on play or musicalalcoholismrockerhollywoodlos angeles, californiarock musicalyoung lovemusic journalismcorrupt mayorfreelance journalist1980ssunset stripjukebox musicalchurch lady

About Rock of Ages

Rock of Ages is a comedy, drama, romance, music film released in 2012 exploring themes of coming out, love triangle, rock star, musical, moral conflict, record producer. Directed by Adam Shankman, it stars Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Alec Baldwin. A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.

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