Detroit Rock City (film)

Detroit Rock City
Theatrical release poster by Phil Roberts
Directed by	Adam Rifkin
Written by	Carl V. Dupré
Produced by	Barry Levine Gene Simmons
Starring	Edward Furlong Giuseppe Andrews James DeBello Sam Huntington Gene Simmons Paul Stanley Ace Frehley Peter Criss Natasha Lyonne Lin Shaye
Cinematography	John R. Leonetti
Edited by	Mark Goldblatt Peter Schink
Music by	J. Peter Robinson
Production companies	Base-12 Productions Takoma Entertainment Group KISS Nation
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date	August 13, 1999 (1999-08-13)
Running time	94 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$17 million[2]
Box office	$5.8 million[2]

Detroit Rock City is a 1999 American teen comedy film directed by Adam Rifkin and written by Carl V. Dupré. It tells of four teenage boys in a Kiss tribute band who try to see their idols in a concert in Detroit in 1978. It took its title from the Kiss song of the same name. The film stars Edward Furlong, Giuseppe Andrews, James DeBello, Sam Huntington, the members of Kiss (Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss), Natasha Lyonne and Lin Shaye.

The film was primarily shot in Canada, such as at Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute in Toronto and Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, but also at Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed approximately $6 million against a $17 million budget.^[2]