History WesternAnimation / RockAndRule

** Mom himself utters three [[spoiler: during his VillainousBreakdown after the demon is banished back to where it came.]]

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''WesternAnimation/TheDevilAndDanielMouse'', which the animation company did before this film.

In this gloriously insane animated film from Canada (the first English language one entirely produced within that country, done by Creator/{{Nelvana}}), a [[EvilSorcerer dark magician]] and aging rock star's wicked plan to summon a [[EldritchAbomination grotesque demon]] is thwarted by {{Beast M|an}}en who sing [[ThePowerOfRock early 80's rock music]] about ThePowerOfLove.

* EvilCounterpart: Mok to Omar, they both want Angel on they're sides, they both need to be the centre of attention, have big egos and huge tempers. You find yourself wondering if maybe Omar is what Mok was like when he was younger and serves a lesson to Omar of what he could one day become if he's not careful.

* TokenGoodTeammate: Zip serves Mok primarily because he doesn't know better. [[spoiler: When he starts to question Mok's actions...HeelFaceTurn]]

** Mok goes beserk with outrage a second time [[spoiler: as Omar and Angel banish his demon.]]

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Dizzy is ''very'' popular with people who have seen the movie a few times or are going back to critique it years later - due mostly to his being the OnlySaneMan among the movies' good guys, especially in the midst of Angel and Omar's bickering and Stretch's frantic reactions.

** [[WordofStPaul According to Lou Reed]], there were only ‘’two’’ empty seats in the audience.

In this gloriously insane animated film from Canada (the first English language one entirely produced within that country, done by Creator/{{Nelvana}}), a [[EvilSorcerer dark magician]] and aging rock star's wicked plan to summon a [[EldritchAbomination grotesque demon]] are thwarted by {{Beast M|an}}en who sing [[ThePowerOfRock early 80's rock music]] about ThePowerOfLove.

* ChekhovsGun: Ohmtown's name sounds like an IncrediblyLamePun on "Hometown". Then Mok finds he needs more electrical power for his summoning rite, and you realize "ohm" is a good name for a town with a gigantic power plant. Well technically it's a terrible name for a power plant as an ohm is a unit of electrical ''resistance'', but it least it's electricity-adjacent.

* FantasticRacism: The {{mutants}} in the Club 666 scene, Never mind that the opening narration in the American version established that they were ''[[{{Hypocrite}} all]]'' [[{{Hypocrite}} mutants]]. Granted, the mutants seen at Club 666 are far more monstrous and bizarre-looking than the other characters, which might explain why the beast folk don't seem to think too highly of them. In a more straightforward example, Toad calling a rat a fink.

* OffModel: Some of the characters look as though they were animated by different ''studios''!

* FauxAffablyEvil: Mok invites Omar's band over "for a spell". He seems to be the consummate host at first, until he kidnaps Angel and takes off with her to Nuke York, and repeatedly tries to kill the boys for trying to stop him. By the end of the movie, he's gone from evil to completely 'round the bend.

* AfterTheEnd: There's some jazz in the prologue (of the American version) about how an apocalyptic war killed off all the humans and now extremely anthropomorphic animals have taken their place as detailed in the quote above. It doesn't actually factor into the plot, aside from being a source of puns ("Nuke York City", "Carnage Hall", etc.) and a random scene where some post-nuclear mutants attack Club 666.

* AllDrummersAreAnimals: Averted by Dizzy who is both TheSmartGuy and the drummer.

%%* AnAxeToGrind: In a manner of speaking. Omar wields his guitar (aka an 'ax') as a weapon almost as much as he does as an instrument.

* HateSink: Some viewers feel this way towards Omar. The original film shows him to be very selfish; an example is at the beginning of the film when Omar says he'd play both his and Angel's song, but goes back on his word much to Angel's ire. When Angel does start singing her song, he walks off stage in anger. He's prone to insulting others, threatening people with violence when they annoy him or get in the way of his music, and tends to walk away from his bandmates when they need his help. Luckily, the US Version tones down on his jerk behavior and is much more likable.

* AnAxeToGrind: In a manner of speaking. Omar wields his guitar (aka an 'ax') as a weapon almost as much as he does as an instrument.

In this gloriously insane animated film from Canada (The first English language one entirely produced within that country, done by Creator/{{Nelvana}}), a [[EvilSorcerer dark magician]] and aging rock star's wicked plan to summon a [[EldritchAbomination grotesque demon]] are thwarted by {{Beast M|an}}en who sing [[ThePowerOfRock early 80's rock music]] about ThePowerOfLove.

* OpeningNarration[=/=]OpeningScroll: They explain the setting's backstory, how war wiped humans out and evolved the animals into PettingZooPeople.

* UpliftedAnimal: The OpeningNarration explains that radiation mutated animals into PettingZooPeople.

* FurryConfusion:

-->'''Angel''': "You-you're totally crazy!"
-->'''Mok''': (completely unfazed): "Thank you. Shall we see them off?"

* MeaningfulName: Angel.

--->'''Mok:''' ''Mes assistantes stupide.''
--->'''Sleazy:''' [[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench I just love it when he speaks French.]]

* UnexplainedRecovery: [[spoiler: In the original Canadian release, Zip is [[http://youtu.be/tKIMCgxQakw?t=1h14m10s revealed]] to be alive - with a goofy grin on his face, no less.]]

* VillainSong: 'My Name Is Mok' and its attendant DisneyAcidSequence. Plus there's the fact that it was sung by Lou Reed which only adds to the awesomeness. Thoughout the movie snippets of Mok's other songs can be heard as well - all just as egotistical - though "My Name Is Mok" is the only one with a sequence dedicated to it.
* VillainousBreakdown:

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Mok's plan requires a lot of planning and cleverness to pull off; summoning a demon from another dimension to Earth in revenge for [[DisproportionateRetribution his last concert not being completely sold out]] but the people in attendance at the concert would be people who had come to see him so he wouldn't be killing any of the people who had "disrespected" him, he'd just be killing off his own fans. Not to mention, summoning a [[ EldritchAbomination hellish monstrosity]] to commit mass murder is definitely going to significantly reduce your fanbase even if they weren't among the ones killed by it. This is actually pointed out by his assistant AI, but he doesn't care. Does it make sense? Well, no, but then again Mok is clearly not a particularly mentally healthy man as he himself cheerfully admits to Angel.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Mok's plan requires a lot of planning and cleverness to pull off; summoning a demon from another dimension to Earth in revenge for [[DisproportionateRetribution his last concert not being completely sold out]] but the people in attendance at the concert would be people who had come to see him so he wouldn't be killing any of the people who had "disrespected" him, he'd just be killing off his own fans. Not to mention, summoning an [[hellish monstrosity EldritchAbomination]] to commit mass murder is definitely going to significantly reduce your fanbase even if they weren't among the ones killed by it. This is actually pointed out by his assistant AI, but he doesn't care. Does it make sense? Well, no, but then again Mok is clearly not a particularly mentally healthy man as he himself cheerfully admits to Angel.

* FantasticRacism: The {{mutants}} in the Club 666 scene, Never mind that the opening narration in the American version established that they were ''[[{{Hypocrite}} all]]'' [[{{Hypocrite}} mutants]]. Granted, the mutants seen at Club 666 are far more monstrous and bizarre-looking than the other characters, which might explain why the BeastMen don't seem to think too highly of them. In a more straightforward example, Toad calling a rat a fink.

* AboveGoodAndEvil: When Zip watches a cartoon about how you should be good instead of evil, he asks Mok if what they're doing is evil. Mok's response is to say they've grown beyond such concerns.

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Angel for Omar, probably, though she's not a saint herself.

* ArtificialGravity: ''Club 666'' is an "antigravity club" which is basically a spherical room where people can walk all over the walls and ceiling.

* BanishingRitual: Songstress Angel was exploited to summon a towering monster from another dimension. Free of TheVillain's MindControl, Angel stands her ground: "If I can sing it up, I can sing it back." This doesn't seem to work, as Mok snarks, "The girl can't sing it back; no one can." It turns out that once Omar joins Angel in a duet, the monster recoils as though sprayed with HollywoodAcid, and retreats into its hole, not to be seen again.

* CardCarryingVillain. Mok.

* TheChessmaster: Mok fancies himself one such, with his plan to make the world pay for losing interest in him such that he doesn't sell out giant arenas anymore.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Mok's plan requires a lot of planning and cleverness to pull off; summoning a demon from another dimension to Earth in revenge for [[DisproportionateRetribution his last concert not being completely sold out]] but the people in attendance at the concert would be people who had come to see him so he wouldn't be killing any of the people who had "disrespected" him, he'd just be killing off his own fans. Not to mention, summoning an EldritchAbomination to commit mass murder is definitely going to significantly reduce your fanbase even if they weren't among the ones killed by it. This is actually pointed out by his assistant AIs, but he doesn't care. Does it make sense? Well, no, but then Mok is clearly not a well man as he himself cheerfully admits to Angel.

* DogFaces: All of the characters look like humans with canine muzzles, just slightly smaller than the Disney model. Canonically they are meant to be rats mutated by radiation.

* EldritchAbomination: Mok's demon made possible by the creative use of cow brains.

* FantasticRacism: The {{mutants}} in the Club 666 scene, Never mind that the opening narration in the American version established that they were ''[[{{Hypocrite}} all]]'' [[{{Hypocrite}} mutants]]. In a more straightforward example, Toad calling a rat a fink.

* {{Gonk}}: Mok is gross.