Hysteria - The Def Leppard Story
by Robert Mandel
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Actor: Adam MacDonald, Esteban Powell, Karl Geary, Nick Bagnall, Orlando SealeDirector: Robert Mandel
Brand: Paramount
Cinematographer: Eric Cayla
Editor: Neil Grieve
Producer: Claudio Castravelli
Producer: Patricia Clifford
Producer: Suzanne Lauer
Writer: Carolyn Shelby
Writer: Christopher Ames
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-01-25
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of Hysteria - The Def Leppard Story
Movie Review: Heavy Metal or Light Alloy?
Summary: 5 Stars
This was the name of the article I read in Hit Parader magazine when I first heard of Def Leppard in late 1981/early 1982. I have been fan ever since I bought 'High N Dry.' at 12 years old. I kept wondering why I like this movie. Yeah the acting is kinda corny, the lip synching to the actual def lep songs is a little goofy, the low budget, etc. And I know why I like it now: They are just a great band who have a very strong friendship. How many other bands do you know of that kept their drummer after losing an arm and has been drumming with them 22 years later? That's damn cool to me. Rick Allen is simply amazing in his bravery and determination. Plus the music is great, another reason to watch the DVD. All the band members are portrayed by relatively competent(but unknown) actors and it's easy to get into the movie and believe they are def leppard except for the actor who portrays Joe Elliot. He kinda took me out of the movie cos he didn't really look like real Elliot or act/talk like him perhaps(not to mention the bad hair). Other than that, the movie was great. The actor who portrays Steve Clark impressed me the most and I wish they would've explored his problems more with his father, who as far as this movie showed, had a severe impact on his life up until his death in 1991. Yes it's cheesy and low budget but if it has some great funny moments, dramatic moments and everything in between. Great band. Great movie. It does what it should: It tells thier story. It would have been interesting if they went up to present day and not stopped at approximately 1987 while on the Hysteria tour(which I've been to... simply awesome). I wish the move whould've been longer than it's 89 minutes. The DVD is the most bare bones of any DVD I've EVER seen but it's worth it. The main menu has 'play' and 'chapter selection' and THAT'S IT. No audio/subtitles, bonus features, trailers, nothing. Kinda odd. I hope they expand on this movie someday and perhaps get the real Leps involved. Any fan of Def Lep should check out the DVD "Classic albums: the making of Hysteria"... you will simply drool at all the bonus stuff on that. Buy it first if you have to!
Summary of Hysteria - The Def Leppard Story
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