ROTTEN TOMATOES: Total Recall: Tomatopalooza -- Cinema's Greatest Fake Bands

Total Recall: Tomatopalooza -- Cinema's Greatest Fake Bands

by RT Staff

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PoP!
As seen in: Music and Lyrics (2007)
Tomatometer: 63%

With everyone these days willing to get history lessons through the Internet, the only way to test the authenticity of Music and Lyrics' fake music video for a 1984 song called "PoP! Goes My Heart" is through YouTube. Can it convincingly be put in a video playlist with Rick Astley, Flock of Seagulls, and Talking Heads? Our prognosis: the band's wardrobe is a bit too 1980s exorbitant, and Scott Porter's performance as the lead singer plays it a bit too hard for laughs, but the song's insanely catchy and Hugh Grant hits the right note of idiotic earnestness. Best of all, Music and Lyrics was only a modest hit, so you can stick this song for your 1980s-themed party. Do it quick, though -- everyone's starting to get nostalgic for acid wash and sweaters wrapped around waists.

more info...	The Carrie Nations As seen in: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) Tomatometer: 65% The Carrie Nations might have been a fake band, but they rock and roll like the best of them in Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. With songs like "Find It," "Come With the Gentle People," and "Sweet Talkin' Candy Man," the trio conjures shades of Jefferson Airplane and the Mamas and the Papas, psychedelic rock and flower power ballads alike. Watch and delight as redhead singer Kelly (Dolly Read, who married comedian Dick Martin the following year), brunette bassist Casey (Cynthia Meyers), and soulful drummer Petronella (Marcia McBroom) willfully sacrifice innocence, friendship, and true love for the trappings of fame and glory in Russ Meyer and Roger Ebert's deliciously groovy exploitation satire. It's a whirlwind rise to rock stardom for the girls, and you have a front row seat to every show, hook-up, betrayal, drug binge, and orgy along the way -- as well as the film's Manson-esque conclusion, in which flamboyant Svengali Ronnie "Z-Man" Barzell has a happening, and it freaks him (and us) out.

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earthbound writes:
on Aug 20 2008 05:41 PM

Cameron Crowe is married to NANCY Wilson, not her sister Ann.

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Some guy you dont know writes:
on Aug 20 2008 06:54 PM

Stillwaters ftw.

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sycp writes:
on Aug 20 2008 07:54 PM

What About "Steal Dragon" from Rock Star. They Rock Harder than Most Real Bands today

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handsome chip writes:
on Aug 20 2008 08:09 PM

Its a crime that Josie and the ***** cats is on this list and not The Lone Rangers. Chaz, Rex and Pip rock.

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handsome chip writes:
on Aug 20 2008 08:10 PM

Hah! I guess I mean Pussycats*

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hunch51984 writes:
on Aug 20 2008 08:28 PM

What about Strange Fruit from Still Crazy?!!!

Not the most well known movie but it is a great movie.

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Pleasuretown writes:
on Aug 20 2008 10:55 PM

I'm glad Josie and the Pussycats made the list. I don't care what anyone says.

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ironmanstarks writes:
on Aug 20 2008 11:54 PM

I can't believe I've never seen This is Spinal Tap. Go ahead,trash me and tell me how good it is, especially since I have seen Josie and the Assclowns.

Almost Famous is a great movie.

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talkingsock writes:
on Aug 20 2008 11:56 PM

In reply to this comment (#1994137)
Obviously or you'd keep that well hidden

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Roxtar writes:
on Aug 21 2008 12:30 AM

I'm totally with you handsome chip, but I do love me some Tara Reid! Yep! I said it!

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manalozeus writes:
on Aug 21 2008 01:12 AM

How about those kid from School of Rock? They were fantastic! Maybe they're too young

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Daniel Aaron writes:
on Aug 21 2008 02:34 AM

quick question...how is it the Blues Brothers only got a 76% tomato rating..besides incredible music incredible dance numbers..(the church,out in front of Ray's) Dialogue in which Terintino probably learned how to write..The Mall sequence ..Elwoods apt. Carrie Fisher, John Candy and the Illinois law enforcement community the last car chase and everything eles oh lets not forget Frank Oz...unreal oh and of course the band and the Blues mobile and Jake and Elwood..oh and Cab Calloway John lee hooker,James Brown..Twiggy....Aretha Franklin...many more

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whitey_mcwhite writes:
on Aug 21 2008 09:46 AM

I have to say that I would pick Steel Dragon, Strange Fruit, The Lone Rangers, and The School of Rock over most of the bands on this list. Too bad you guys are going to Tomatometer and not by the greatness of the actual fake bands within the movie!

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spooksmagee writes:
on Aug 21 2008 09:54 AM

WYLD STALLIONS!

/air guitar

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dahluzz writes:
on Aug 21 2008 11:01 AM

there's some funny crap about the band Visuvius from 'the rocker' on funny or die. will arnett is a friggin gee.

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/1173bdf436

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battleship_potemkin writes:
on Aug 21 2008 11:52 AM

Kathleen Turner Overdrive is fake!? I actually saw them play in Atlanta in the mid 90's... I think... I was pretty wasted back then.

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Epaminondas writes:
on Aug 21 2008 11:53 AM

No Eddie and the Cruisers?

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laidtowaste writes:
on Aug 21 2008 12:13 PM

School of Rock? No? Ok.

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Urban_Nomad writes:
on Aug 21 2008 01:02 PM

I feel like Waynes World should get some kind of a nod here.
I would even consider the guys banging their heads to Queen in the Gremlin a better fake band than Josie and the Pussycats.

God Gave Rock and Roll to You - Kiss (Wyld Stallions) is an A memory

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Wall*Dee writes:
on Aug 21 2008 01:36 PM

Tap kicks ***. That's all there is to say.

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