In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the four teen fans in Detroit Rock City getting tickets to the sold-out show becomes the focal point of their existence. They'll do anything for tickets -- compete in a strip club's amateur-night contest, take on religious protesters, even rob a convenience store!
Directed by Adam Rifkin
parent child relationship
1970s
kiss
drugs
detroit, michigan
Rank
#39 in 1999·#2125 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
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Cast
Giuseppe Andrews
Lex
James DeBello
Trip Hurudie
Edward Furlong
Hawk
Sam Huntington
Jeremiah 'Jam' Bruce
Lin Shaye
Mrs. Bruce
Melanie Lynskey
Beth Bumsteen
Natasha Lyonne
Christine
Shannon Tweed
Amanda Finch
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Barbara
Kristin Booth
Cashier
Joe Flaherty
Father Phillip McNulty
Matthew G. Taylor
Chongo
Crew
Adam Rifkin
Director
Carl V. Dupré
Writer
J. Peter Robinson
Original Music Composer
Mark Goldblatt
Editor
John R. Leonetti
Director of Photography
Gene Simmons
Producer
Michael De Luca
Executive Producer
Rosanna Norton
Costume Designer
C.J. Lusby
Stunts
Sue Parker
Stunts
Daniel White
Key Special Effects
Robert Racki
Stunts
Popular Reviews
167 reviews
Adrian LopesPRO
6.8★ · 12/05/25
“You’re talking bout big breasteses in tight vesteses my friend, people passing around joints in the audience, you’re talkin fuckin Detroit rock city brotha…. Go shake your wee wee” 🤘🏻🤘🏻
“You’re talking bout big breasteses in tight vesteses my friend, people passing around joints in the audience, you’re talkin fuckin Detroit rock city brotha…. Go shake your wee wee” 🤘🏻🤘🏻
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FR
8.3★ · 05/25/26
Group of friends struggle to make it to a Kiss Concert, Huge Kiss Fans, Go On Side-Quests to find money. Also one of Their Mums Protests Kiss & he has to stand up to her for being a total Karen.
Group of friends struggle to make it to a Kiss Concert, Huge Kiss Fans, Go On Side-Quests to find money. Also one of Their Mums Protests Kiss & he has to stand up to her for being a total Karen.
ella
10.0★ · 10/10/25
THIS is cinema. this movie is just so fun and i laughed so much, it doesn’t get old honestly. very underrated and under appreciated. i quote this movie so much it’s like bad.
THIS is cinema. this movie is just so fun and i laughed so much, it doesn’t get old honestly. very underrated and under appreciated. i quote this movie so much it’s like bad.
paulina
7.0★ · 05/17/26
superbad your ender is here, released 8 years earlier. super raunchy and quite fun from start to finish. the soundtrack is amazing and natasha lyonnes character is super cool. the funniest part for me wasn’t the movie but it was them naming a bunch of artists who are objectively better than kiss.
superbad your ender is here, released 8 years earlier. super raunchy and quite fun from start to finish. the soundtrack is amazing and natasha lyonnes character is super cool. the funniest part for me wasn’t the movie but it was them naming a bunch of artists who are objectively better than kiss.
