![]() Herek would sympathize with any metal fan who feels left out by the studio-imposed title change. Whatever it is, the psychology of it, didn't seem to make it test very high." And the word God also is sort of one of these words that is somewhat verboten in movie titles, or doesn't test high. Their reasoning behind it is that the word metal is very associated with a very specific type of music, even though it is the music that's being played in the movie. It tested quite high just based on the title. This has been going on for the last year and a half and it wasn't until eight or nine months ago when we finally decided to go with just the straight title Rock Star. Rock Star is a shortened version of So, You Wanna Be a Rock Star. Some titles, you wouldn't even want to hear, were tested as well. So, the Warner Brothers people had done a test on the title Metal God and it didn't test very high, just 'Based on the title would you go see this movie?' Then they started coming up with certain titles and so forth. "There is a lot of research, a lot more research than I think people really realize in regards to testing certain things. "I don't know how many people know how scientific it can become," Herek lamented. ![]() Holland's Opus, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure) was forced to alter the title when it came time to market the film. Though the film tracks Coles' rise to Metal God status in the mid 1980's, director Stephen Herek ( Mr. ![]() ![]() The movie tells the story of heavy metal tribute band singer Chris Coles (Mark Wahlberg), who becomes the lead singer of his favorite band, Steel Dragon. Studio research showed that people would not go see a movie called Metal God, so the film produced under that name became Rock Star. ![]()
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