Rock & Rule Movie Review

An ambitious animated film that manages to rise above a rather hackneyed storyline. After a nuclear war has wiped out humanity, a new race of beings descended from rats and dogs takes over. Mok, a rock star who bears more than a passing resemblance to Mick Jagger, wants to conjure up a demon that will grant him control of this brave new world. However, Mok finds he needs a perfect voice to complete the summoning-spell. He attempts to seduce Angel, a singer in a struggling rock band, into helping him fulfill his evil purpose. Mok spirits Angel away to “Nuke York,” and her friends rush to her rescue; will they be too late? This film pushes its rock soundtrack hard; good songs are provided by Deborah Harry, Cheap Trick, Lou Reed, and Iggy Pop. This was Canadian studio Nelvana's last feature. It followed a number of good children's specials, like The Devil & Daniel Mouse.

1983 85m/C D: Clive A. Smith; M: Deborah Harry, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop; V: Paul LeMat, Susan Roman, Don Francks, Dan Hennessey, Chris Wiggins, Catherine Gallant, Catherine O'Hara. VHS, Beta, LV MGM