'Rock Star', 16mm B+W, 51 minutes: The New Festival, NYC, 6/96; Millennium Film Workshop 5/04

ROCK STAR (Quicktime 111MB)
(Download Quicktime for free here)

Shot by famed cinematographer, Jim Fealy ("Chop Suey", "The Doom Generation"), at fashion photographer Steven Klein’s studio, ROCK STAR features Theo (of all-girl punk band Lunachicks) as Heaven Scent, an agoraphobic rock star preparing for a big show at Madison Square Garden as a cavalcade of transsexuals, punk rockers on motorbikes, rival musicians, and a bitchy dominatrix and her Russian muscle slave, drop by her loft. Including rockers Miss Guy (of Toilet Boys); Chloe Dzubilo and Gyda Gash (of Transsisters); Gina, Squid, and Chip (of Lunachicks); Jonny Cragg (of Space Hog); with actor Michael Cavadias (of "Wonder Boys"); James Chinlund (CK1 and CK Jeans model / Set Designer), and painter Walt Paper as the spirit of Klaus Nomi. It also features hair and make-up by Clyde Haygood and styling by Victoria Bartlett.

Written, Directed and Produced by Ned Ambler

Photography - Jim Fealy

Editing - Phyllis Famiglietti

Styling - Victoria Bartlett

Make-up - Clyde Haygood

Assistant Camera - Bill Perkins

2nd Assistant - Martin Kovel

Clapper - Sabine Harbehe

Electrician - Sam Friedman

Sound Recording - Annette Danto

Boom Operator - Joh Gutierrez

Production Assistants - Rhonda Nelson, Joe Jacobs, Julie Gunther, Arthur Wallace

Props - Holly Harnsongkram

Cast (in order of appearance)

THEO as Heaven Scent

WALT PAPER - the divine spirit of Klaus Nomi

MISS GUY - Kelly Lebeau

PAGE - NIcky Vickers

TODD DOWNING - Luke, the delivery boy

VICTORIA BARTLETT - Herself

JAMES CHINLUND - Gene Splice

BRYAN GELB - Gericho

LYLE DERRICK - the Dog

OLIVER PETERSON - Hugo

BRYAN LINDON - Ellis

SAPERI STAR - Fly

GREG G-SPOT - Crabs

DAVE ORTEGA - Dave

CHLOE DZUBILO - Vlunavia

GYDA GASH - Suzanne DeMarco

EDDIE CID - Rocker Boy #1

JOHNNY QUINLAN - Roker Boy #2

LILLY OF THE VALLEY - Mistress Rita

GENNADY GURIN - Bob

LUNACHICKS (GINA, SQUID, CHIP, and SINDI) GENICE - Poison Mascara

GENICE CARROL - Rhona O'Conner

MICHAEL CAVADIAS - cute drunk skinny boy

BIAGIO SOULPATCH GOETZKE - Skate rat fag

CLYDE HAYGOOD - Rocker fag #1

TOMMY FELME - Rocker fag #2

Klaus Nomi outfit by Jeffery Castello

Theo's Stunt Double - Kembra Pfahler

Doorbell burp - The Lady Bunny

Catering by Industria

Processed by Magno Lab Link

Negative Cutter - Elliot Gamson

Video Transfer - Craig Seti

Sound Mixing at Sync Sound

Printed by John Allen at Cinema Arts

Opening Title Illustration by Walt Paper

Titles by Larry Q

Big Thanks to Steven Klein

Ned Ambler Pictures Copywright 1996