Detroit Rock City (film)

Detroit Rock City is a 1999 teencomedy film directed by Adam Rifkin and written by Carl V. Dupré. It tells of four teenage boys in a Kisstribute band who try to see their 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. It’s an international co-production film between the United States and Canada.

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. It is a 1970s nostalgia film.