ROCK STAR

 PREMIERE

 

 Photos and Text by ALBERT L. ORTEGA

 

September 4, 2001, Mann's Village Theater, Westwood, CA.

For those of us that grew up in the 80-90s Heavy Metal days, this was a trip down memory lane. I find it kind of ironic thought that they chose Marky, Mark the rapping sixpack stomach wielding wannabe as the personification of an era long gone. Joining star Mark Wahlberg was his costar Jennifer Aniston and cast including Dagmara Dominczyk, Brian Van Ark, Jeff Pilson,

Zakk Wylde, Blas Elias, Stephan Jenkins and writer John Stockwell. Also on hand was a mixture of celebs and rockers such as Matthew Perry, Lisa Kudrow, Brad Pitt, Mario Van Peebles, Marina Sirtis, David Foster, Teri Polo, members of Kiss, Poison, Guns N Roses, Def Leppard, Dokken and bands Powerman 5000, Beautiful Creatures, Orgy, Everclear and Korn. 

 

Mark Wahlberg is Chris Cole, the lead singer of a tribute band to fictitious rockers Steel Dragon. Borrowing a page from Judas Priest Cole is then asked to take over the lead vocals when Steel Dragon's frontman bails, the night he is kicked out of his tribute band. His dreams finally come true after repairing copy machines by day and rocking by night. His girlfriend Emily (Jennifer Aniston) believed in him even though he still lived at home with his parents, and is along for his sky rocketing trip to the high life but is it enough? The tagline, "The story of a wannabe, who got to be" seems fitting.

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The new breed of Metal, Beautiful Creatures

Beth Grant as the standard mom that bans us from that Devil music

Slaughter drummer Blas Elias gets to do what he does best in the ROCK STAR film

Just getting a little bit older around the edges is Poison frontman Bret Michaels

Brian Van Ark is Ricki the guitar player for Blood Pollution

Byron Field

Dagmara Dominczyk gets to play Tania, the PR flack for Steel Dragon

Legendary songwriter and producer David Foster escorts his stunning spouse Linda Thompson to the big hair-a-thon

All grown up and kinda foxy was former teen sensation Debra Gibson, are you paying attention Britney?

Phil Collen and Rick Allen of Rock gods Def Leppard keep churning out those power cords

Modern rockers Everclear just want to fit in

Frontman Stephan Jenkins brought along Limp Bizkit founder Fred Durst, I guess he couldn't find a date

Showing their age was KISS founding fathers Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley

Guns n Roses guitar wielding wildman Gilby Clarke with his fashion designer wife Daniella

Former Playboy playmate Heidi Marks is also the former wife of Motley Crue singer Vince Neil, looking for a new husband I guess...

Jeff Pilson also gets to share some screen time with Marky, Mark. His day job, bass player for Dokken

Among the throng of photographers was star Jennifer Aniston with her hubby actor Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt steps out of the spotlight to let his wife Jennifer Aniston take center stage

Actor turned writer John Stockwell of the 80s staple film TOP GUN puts pencil to paper for this new opus

Juliette Lewis looks stunning as always for the cameras. 

Korn are the new kings of hard rock on the Heavy Metal block

FRIENDS costar Lisa Kudrow stands by her man Michael Stern

Guitar man Dweezil Zappa shares his bunny phone with musician/girlfriend Lisa Loeb

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION's Marina Sirtis declares it her husband's day. Hubby Michael Lampert is a session musician

Actor Mario Van Peebles dresses up his son Mandela appropriately for the evening

Mark Wahlberg is Heavy Metal singer Chris Cole, sorry dude no rapping or showing off the undies! Word to your mother!

Matthew Perry as you can see is a closet Heavy Metal fan

Another glimpse into the new face of Rock, band Orgy

More new rockers for the new century, Powerman 5000 dominates the red carpet

Going back some years to the best era for music, the 60s was Doors guitarist Robby Krieger

Soap opera babe Sarah Buxton can rock with the best of them

A Playboy alumni and B-movie queen Shannon Tweed came with her favorite rocker, boyfriend Gene Simmons

Another Playboy alumni, Shauna Sand lets her shirt speak for itself. She is married to actor Lorenzo Lamas

Static X has some of the most interesting looking beards and hair

Still a babe is Berlin crooner Teri Nunn

Sporting the leather was MEET THE PARENTS star Teri Polo

Star of CBS' FAMILY LAW Timilee Romolini is one hot foxy momma!

Timothy Olyphant gets to play rock star as Rob, the guitarist for the band Blood Pollution

Styx guitar wearing singing fellow Tommy Shaw looks happy to be going to a Rock movie instead of that chick flick across the street.

Ozzy guitarist Zakk Wylde lets his finger do the talking

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