'Drop Dead Rock'
(Adam Ant, Deborah Harry, et al / DVD / NR / (1996) 2010 / Sony Pictures)
Overview: Drop Dead Rock' is a no holds barred, rock and roll comedy. A down and out, rock n' roll band, Hindenburg, kidnap their favorite British rock star, Spazz-O, and hold him hostage. The problem is, Spazz-O's ex-porn star wife Holly Everest (Playboy lingerie model Chelsey Parks) and his back-stabbing manager, Dave Donovan (Adam Ant), can't wait to get their hands on his fortune, and have hired a hitman to do him in'.
DVD Verdict: Admittedly, you'd have to be either a huge fan of either Debbie Harry or (like me) Adam Ant to even contemplate renting this movie, let alone buying it. But if you ARE said biased fan, you're gonna love this!
'Drop Dead Rock' is a bizarre tale of a downright awful band who can't get started in the music industry. So, they kidnap a British rock star (as you do!), who they can force to listen to their music and get them fixed up with a record contract. Of course the kidnapping all goes wrong and leads to all kinds of crazy chaos.
Sure, I mean, it's plainly just weird in parts, but very funny in some other parts! And I really liked the guy who plays "Spazz-O". Indeed, I was entertained through the whole thing.
Adam Ant is very amusing as a band-manager-type, and Deborah Harry is absolutely fabulous as the sharp, sexy, mean head of a record company who is also attending Alcoholics Anonymous sessions. 'DDR' is very colorful, very loud and very camp. It's funny, stupid and a tad, er, gruesome in parts. Watch it for Adam Ant being evil, and Debbie Harry showing her stockings and suspenders for sure! This is a Widescreen presentation (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs.
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