The Rocker

About The Rocker

In the 1980s, a drummer is abandoned by his band just before they become rock superstars. Twenty years later, the drummer sees his second chance at stardom arise when he is asked to perform with his teenage nephew's high school rock band.

The Rocker is a 2008 comedy music film directed by Peter Cattaneo. Released in August 2008, it runs 102 minutes.

Rainn Wilson takes the lead as Fish, Christina Applegate as Kim, Teddy Geiger as Curtis, and Josh Gad as Matt. Written by Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky.

Shelv files it under rock 'n' roll, heavy metal, groupie, and drums.

Almost Famous, Sound of Metal, and Wayne's World make useful companions to The Rocker. It scores 6.1 out of 10 from 653 TMDB voters and it carries a PG-13 rating.