
In Hollywood, the aspirant guitar player Martin is a complete loser, living in a dirty trailer and working in a pizzeria. When the band of Lindsay Roberts needs a guitar player, a friend of Martian summons him for an audition during the working period. He offends his boss Tony that does not allow him to go, but he is humiliated in the audition and not accepted by the band. When he asks for his job back, Tony recalls his offense and says no. Further, he is expelled from his tr... (Full plot summary below)
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In Hollywood, the aspirant guitar player Martin is a complete loser, living in a dirty trailer and working in a pizzeria. When the band of Lindsay Roberts needs a guitar player, a friend of Martian summons him for an audition during the working period. He offends his boss Tony that does not allow him to go, but he is humiliated in the audition and not accepted by the band. When he asks for his job back, Tony recalls his offense and says no. Further, he is expelled from his trailer by the manager. Martin decides to visit a Voodoo Woman and she promises anything he wants provided he gives his soul to the devil. He accepts the deal and is stabbed on the chest to death. When he wakes up, he is in a comfortable house with the women Michelle, Marilyn and Monique to serve him the way he wants. He visits the band again as the guitar player Angel Martin. He has a conflict with the band leader Jonny and puts his eyes on the girlfriend of Greg and band manager, Lindsay. Soon he becomes a rock star but he learns that he has a price to pay to the devil to keep his dreams.
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| User ReviewAndrea B1/1/2009 This is movie 2 of a metal horror movie marathon: I really liked this one. The premise of buying your wish from the devil but living with the cost was really well done. His calculated moves toward being a rock god was so great. Especially with the band's former leader throwing such great hot pink hissy fits! |
| User ReviewJason CThis is either 4 stars or negative 4 stars depending on whether or not you're in the mood for some garbage. Hilarious story of a nerd who looks kind of like Mark McGrath selling his soul to the voodoo devil (or something?) to become the greatest hair-metal artist in the world. |
| User ReviewNocturnal † Supremacybad acting but i like the sound of the man's voice |
| User ReviewMarkus MThe acting is off, the plot makes no sense, and the portrayal of the one black person in the film is one of the more over-the-top racist things I've seen in a film in a while. But the whole hair metal thing the film has going on is awesome, and despite the film not being good it's still really fun to watch. Heck, I'll probably wind up watching it again. Hilariously dumb is the best way to describe this film. 5,8/10 |
| User ReviewSenor Cthis is one ridiculously funny film!! a guy sells his soul to the devil to be a guitar hero but doesnt realise he has to then kill people to survive- straight to video low budget muck doesnt come any funnier or cheesier than this crap but hilarious film! |
| User ReviewJustin AIt started off promising, but slowly faded near the third act when it became a real snoozer. It's a basic USA Up All Night type of movie and has that appeal as so bad it's good, but nothing particularly special. |
| User ReviewSpookie MHard to review this one. Giving it 1 star would imply I didn't enjoy it which is not the case. This movie is uproariously funny. Giving it a favorable review would be wrong also because it's a terrible movie. Watch with a group of friends. |