History Film / RockofAges

* TheCoverChangesTheMeaning: The most notable being the song "Any Way You Want It," which is about strippers doing anything the client wants. Also, several songs are used differently and/or at different times in the movie than they were in the musical ("We Built This City" and "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" are at almost totally opposite ends of their positions in the musical), leading to some fun surprises for people who thought they knew what to expect or when to expect it.

* TheEighties: The movie takes place in 1987 Los Angeles, and set around this trope.

* TheNewRockAndRoll: Indeed, this film's basic premise could have just as easily been set in TheFifties.

* NoodleIncident: According to Lonnie, Stacee once cut out of doing the halftime show at the Super Bowl in order to attend a Satanic ritual to sew up [[Music/{{Blondie}} Debbie Harry]]'s vagina -- [[EvenEvilHasStandards which even the Satanists wouldn't do]].

-->'''Dennis:'''' Oh my God, I just threw up.
-->'''Lonnie:''' Where?
-->'''Dennis:''' In my pants. Out of my ass.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* FullyClothedNudity: Constance leaving The Bourbon Room's dressing room in nothing but her bra, panties, and boots is played as this. [[JustifiedTrope This is justified as a) she's walking into a very public place (the main area of the club) and b) she's walking past a group of people who just heard her fuck her interview subject, thus torching her professional reputation.]]

* HumiliationConga: while not in public, Stacee's manager Paul Gill.
** Constance feels like she suffers one after sleeping with Stacee, when he dismisses her immediately after sex, she has to go back into The Bourbon Room in [[FullyClothedNudity nothing but her underwear and boots]] and Paul makes a snide comment about how he "can't wait to see the article." [[spoiler: this is undone by the revelation that [[LadykillerInLove Stacee is genuinely infatuated with Constance]]; she just ran faster than he could chase.]]

It features the acting talents of Creator/TomCruise, Creator/CatherineZetaJones, Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Creator/RussellBrand, Creator/AlecBaldwin, Music/MaryJBlige, amongst many others, and its soundtrack includes the music of [[Music/BonJovi Jon Bon Jovi]] , Music/DefLeppard, Music/{{Foreigner|Band}}, Music/{{Journey|Band}}, Music/{{Poison}}, Music/JoanJett, Music/PatBenatar, Music/{{Whitesnake}}, Music/{{Scorpions|Band}}, Music/DavidLeeRoth, Music/GunsNRoses, Music/{{Extreme}}, Music/QuietRiot, Music/SkidRow, Music/{{Starship}}, Quarterflash, Music/NightRanger, Music/TwistedSister, Music/{{Warrant}}, Music/REOSpeedwagon, it goes on and on and on and on.

It features the acting talents of Creator/TomCruise, Creator/CatherineZetaJones, Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Creator/RussellBrand, Creator/AlecBaldwin, Music/MaryJBlige, amongst many others, and its soundtrack includes the music of [[Music/BonJovi Jon Bon Jovi]] , Music/DefLeppard, Music/{{Foreigner}}, Music/{{Journey}}, Music/{{Poison}}, Music/JoanJett, Music/PatBenatar, Music/{{Whitesnake}}, Music/{{Scorpions}}, Music/DavidLeeRoth, Music/GunsNRoses, Music/{{Extreme}}, Music/QuietRiot, Music/SkidRow, Music/{{Starship}}, Quarterflash, Music/NightRanger, Music/TwistedSister, Music/{{Warrant}}, Music/REOSpeedwagon, it goes on and on and on and on.

* PantyShot: Patricia has at least one during "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" which clearly didn't come accidentally (her panties match the rest of her outfit); another one is prevented by a conveniently placed lamp in the foreground.

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Hey Man.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: The double-Es in "Z-Guyeezz" ''are'' pronounced. Paul Gill will correct you if you don't.

* XtremeKoolLetterz: The Z-Guyeezz is an attempt at this, complete with the ItIsPronouncedTroPAY mentioned above.

* AdaptationalHerosim: Stacee Jaxx is made into a ''much'' more sympathetic character, who doesn't engage in the constant sexual harassment of Sherrie that he does in the stage show. While the play ends with him fleeing to Uruguay to avoid a statutory rape charge, [[spoiler: the film ends with a redemption arc that allows him to rejoin his band.]]

* Hypocrite: The mayor and his wife are crusading to clean LA of the filth of the Sunset Strip. However, Dennis mentions the mayor used to be one of his best customers and [[spoiler: Patricia was a Stacee Jaxx groupie ten years ago.]]

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Stacee Jaxx acts this way. His best friend is a monkey and when he first arrives at the Bourbon Room both Dennis and the audience are left unsure whether he intends to burn the place to the ground metaphorically with his music or literally burn it to the ground in order to release some mythical fire phoenix. Could also count as truth in television, as wealthy, famous, booze addled rock stars often tend to lose touch with reality. Constance even points this out to Stacee, accusing his manager of giving him girls and drugs to keep him controllable. She also blames the drugs on why his career's gone stale. Considering that the manager can barely control him, this plan doesn't seem to be working out.

* Cloudcuckoolander: Stacee Jaxx acts this way. His best friend is a monkey and when he first arrives at the Bourbon Room both Dennis and the audience are left unsure whether he intends to burn the place to the ground metaphorically with his music or literally burn it to the ground in order to release some mythical fire phoenix. Could also count as truth in television, as wealthy, famous, booze addled rock stars often tend to lose touch with reality. Constance even points this out to Stacee, accusing his manager of giving him girls and drugs to keep him controllable. She also blames the drugs on why his career's gone stale. Considering that the manager can barely control him, this plan doesn't seem to be working out.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In-universe: During the opening of "Pour Some Sugar On Me", Stacee's hand movements look like he's jerking off when viewed from behind-- which is where the audience is.

-->'''Dennis:'''' Oh my God, I just threw up.\\
-->'''Lonnie:''' Where?\\

* FullyClothedNudity: Constance leaving The Bourbon Room's dressing room in nothing but her bra, panties, and boots is played as this. [[JustifedTrope This is justified as a) she's walking into a very public place (the main area of the club) and b) she's walking past a group of people who just heard her fuck her interview subject, thus torching her professional reputation.]]
* GetOut: How Stacee Jaxx responds to Constance's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech. [[SubvertedTrope Not to her, though.]] To his entourage, so [[ILoveYouBecauseICan'tControlYou he can seduce her.]]

* ChekovsGun:

* AscendedExtra: in the original musical, Constance was only in the "Dead or Alive" scene.

* BrickJoke: Early in the movie, Lonny refers to the women protesting as Twisted Sisters. They later sing "We're not Gonna Take It."

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Stacee Jaxx acts this way. His best friend is a monkey and when he first arrives at the Bourbon Room both Dennis and the audience are left unsure whether he intends to burn the place to the ground metaphorically with his music or literally burn it to the ground in order to release some mythical fire phoenix. Could also count as truth in television, as wealthy, famous, booze addled rock stars often tend to lose touch with reality. Constance even points this out to Stacee, accusing his manager of giving him girls and drugs to keep him controllable. She also blames the drugs on why his career's gone stale. Considering that the manager can barely control him, this plan doesn't seem to be working out.

** Arsenal's live album, recorded at The Bourbon Room, is mentioned a few times. [[spoiler: The album has a picture of Patricia Whitmore naked and about to screw Stacee Jax.]]

* HairMetal
* HeldGaze: Stacee Jaxx is fond of this move. At one point, he and Constance have one . . . while he's kissing a groupie who flung herself at him.

'''Lonnie:''' Where?\\
'''Dennis:''' In my pants. Out of my ass.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Stacee may be a narcissistic alcoholic, but he believes in rock and agreed to perform at The Bourbon for free to help them out of a tight spot financially. [[Spoiler: When he learns Paul took the money anyway, Stacee sends them the money and an apology.]]

* LonelyAtTheTop: Implied to be a key force behind Stacee's drinking, as the only people around him are groupies, his manager [[spoiler who's cheating him]], and his best friend Hey Man, who is an ape.