Detroit Rock City is a comedy film directed by Adam Rifkin and written by Carl V. Dupré, released on August 13, 1999. It tells the story of four teenagers in a Kiss tribute band who try to see their idols at a concert in Detroit in 1978. The film was shot at Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute in Scarborough, Toronto and other Ontario locations such as Copps Coliseum in Hamilton. The film received mixed reviews and grossed approximately $6 million on a budget of $17 million. It starred Edward Furlong, Sam Huntington, Giuseppe Andrews, James DeBello, Lin Shaye, Melanie Lynskey, Natasha Lyonne, Shannon Tweed.
In 1978, in Cleveland, Ohio, four rebellious teenagers Hawk, Lex, Trip Verudie and Jeremiah “Jam” Bruce play in a Kiss cover band called Mystery and prepare to see their idols in concert in Detroit, Michigan, the following night. Their hopes are dashed when Jam’s religiously conservative mother finds their tickets and burns them before having Jam transferred to a Catholic boarding school.
The soundtrack was released on August 3, 1999 by Mercury Records. The album contains a mix of classic rock songs and covers of classic rock songs by contemporary artists. It also includes a new song by Kiss entitled Nothing Can Keep Me From You.
Tracklist:
1.- The Boys Are Back In Town by Everclear
2.- Shout It Out Loud by Kiss
3.- Runnin’ With The Devil by Van Halen
4.- Cat Scratch Fever by Pantera
5.- Iron Man by Black Sabbath
6.- Highway To Hell by Marilyn Manson
7.- 20th Century Boy by Drain S.T.H.
8.- Detroit Rock City by Kiss
9.- Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy
10.- Surrender (Live) by Cheap Trick
11.- Rebel Rebel by David Bowie
12.- Strutter by The Donnas
13.- School Days by The Runaways
14.- Little Willy by The Sweet
15.- Nothing Can Keep Me From You by Kiss
