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

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

by RT Staff | August 20, 2008

Summary

This week, The Rocker hits theaters, telling the tale of a drummer who joins a teenage band years after getting kicked out of a monster rock group. With that in mind, we thought it was high time we took a look at some of the greatest fake rockers and rappers in movie history. Back to Article

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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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Masticatinsk8r13 writes:
on Aug 21 2008 05:35 PM

Why isn't The School Of Rock on here? those kids were pretty good! better than Josie and the Pussycats! Also, the Muppets Band...WIPEOUT!!

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RawIsRamsey writes:
on Aug 21 2008 08:40 PM

See, that's why I hate these lists...they base it on false tomatometers (I mean, c'mon, Bill & Ted at 81%? Not likely, even back in the day) and not on the actual content. I mean damn, no Steel Dragon, no Cassandra & Crucial Taunt, no Lone Rangers...yet CB4 is on here? Josie and the Pussycats? ****ing PoP!? Epic fail guys.

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willpower writes:
on Aug 22 2008 04:59 PM

Tap rules!!!

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Dav3 writes:
on Aug 23 2008 09:26 AM

In reply to this comment (#1996485)
seriously epic fail RT. It's like you just went around the room and had everybody name a movie with a band in it, sorted them by T-meter, and called it a day.

I have to praise The Blues Brothers, my all-time favorite movie and one of my favorite bands too! No movie has greater quantity or quality of tunes, and I'm including musicals in that statement. Seriously, there isn't 5 mins of this movie that doesn't have FANTASTIC music behind it. It also turned me on to about a dozen of my favorite musicians, not to mention blues music in general.

Also, which of the other entries have any sequels to their name?

Spinal Tap is great, but Jake and Elwood are greater.

P.S. you also forgot the keboardist in Spinal Tap, Viv Savage

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CaptainSiberia writes:
on Aug 25 2008 01:34 PM

Spinal Tap absolutely! Some other great choices in there. But there are a few that I think should have been in the list: The Leningrad Cowboys (from several films, including The Leningrad Cowboys Go America (that's right: Go America, no "to,")) The Mohawks from Breakfast on Pluto, that band from Johnny Suede, Marty McFly's band in Back to the Future Part II.

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CaptainSiberia writes:
on Aug 25 2008 01:37 PM

Oh, Flame from the movie of the same name. That band was actually Slade. Does that violate the rules?

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yodas gooch writes:
on Aug 26 2008 10:23 PM

You forgot Alice Bowie in Up in Smoke. Earache My Eye anyone?

oh and the Max Rebo Band gets a dishonourable mention from me

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