Rock and Rule But Omar joins in harmony with Angel, and thus the creature is weakened, injured and driven back into its own dimension.
Bootleg copies of the film ended up being sold at comic book conventions, but these copies erroneously listed the film as having been done by Ralph Bakshi. Type of Villain The demon terrified by the duo's singing. It is unknown what demon it is meant to be, yet, given the film's mention of Lot and the city of Sodom, it is probably meant to be Azazel, a fallen angel and collector of souls who is an agent of the Devil and who all fear. NIMH | Use Angel's singing voice to unleash a powerful demon from another dimension (succeeded).Fulfill his wish of being immortalized as an influential musician (also known as Magic Man; failed).
Killer | Mok Swagger |
Monsters | Directed by Clive Smith.
Also included is the trailer for Electric Dragon 80.000 V, a 2001 Japanese film written and directed by Sogo Ishii. Grand Duke of Owls |
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"[30], Graham Young of the Birmingham Mail said "The antithesis of Disney, and flawed but ahead of its time, Rock & Rule will surprise and delight anyone whose combined interests include graphic novels, animated films and rock music. However, he finally decides to trust Angel. [38], LA Weekly called the soundtrack "a mixed bag of rock songs" with the "standout track" being "Earth, Wind & Fire's funky club jam 'Dance, Dance, Dance'". He is a former idol and archenemy of Omar. Centring upon rock and roll music, Rock & Rule includes songs by Cheap Trick, Chris Stein and Debbie Harry of the pop group Blondie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, and Earth, Wind & Fire. Rock and roll musician Mok described himself as "the power Sodom used on Lot". However, it could consume living matter, and sought destruction.
When the demon attacks Omar, Zip seemingly sacrifices himself to save Omar's life.
Although Angel is unaware of Mok's true intentions, she refuses to abandon her band. The invoked demon starts consuming members of the audience and moves to attack Omar, who is saved thanks to the self-sacrificing heroism of one of Mok's simple-minded minions Zip. Corporal Edwards | The shock also brings Omar and his friends out of their hypnosis. As Mok to fall into the portal, he realizes that "no one" did not mean that the demon could not be stopped; it meant instead that "no one voice" could, acting alone; two voices and two hearts singing as one were needed for the counter-spell. The first disc includes the theatrical cut and the second disc includes the original cut of the film (though the original print was destroyed in a fire; this was taken from a VHS source) and The Devil and Daniel Mouse, the TV special that was the inspiration for Rock & Rule.
The Monster from Another DimensionThe Energy MonsterThe Giant Nuclear MonsterThe Evil Devil CreatureThe Mutant Orange BeastThe Dimension Giant Of HellThe Being A malevolent rock star kidnaps a singer to force her to participate in the summoning of a demon, and her band must help her stop him.
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Omar begins to sing in harmony with Angel, driving the demon back through the portal.
Origin Mok Swagger |
Despite being the secondary antagonist of the film, the Demon is far more dangerous than Mok. Dr. Glickenstein | It could only vocalize in growls, grunts and screams, and this might have been due to it being released, it had yet to regain full power. Martin Brisby |
He is an infamous musician who seeks to immortalize himself by unleashing a cataclysmic event for his own benefit. As Angel performs her romantic ballad to a mostly empty audience, Mok hears her sing; he realizes that Angel has the voice he needs when a ring he is wearing reacts to her voice. Emperor Maltazard | Lynn Driver | Margaux Needler, Direct-To-Video Features Jenner |
The Energy MonsterThe Giant Nuclear MonsterThe Evil Devil CreatureThe Mutant Orange BeastThe Dimension Giant Of HellThe Being, Portal creationGiant sizeIntimidationDark magicBrute strengthImmense hunger, The Demon is a monster who was imprisoned in another dimension, and Mok sought to free it to give him immortality.
It was this chopped version that quickly found its way to VHS and laserdisc. Type of Villain Sergeant Bauer | Unwilling to admit defeat, Mok kidnaps her and takes his blimp to Nuke York, where his summoning, disguised as a concert, will be performed. It … The demon arriving to the concert after being summoned by Mok. [28], Critic Janet Maslin of The New York Times commented that "The animation ... has an unfortunate way of endowing the male characters with doggy-looking muzzles. Mutants | During that second concert, there is a power surge that requires sudden draining into the town's electrical grid, causing overloads which both darken the city and shock Omar and his friends out of their stupor. The Demon | Mok was eager to meet the Demon yet he was, ironically, totally ignored by the beast, who sought to seek vengeance on its imprisonment and consume as much as it could. Mok SwaggerMokBoss (by his men)The Magic Man MaleficKidnappingTortureMurderTerrorismPossessionAbuse of powerConspiracy Alias You cannot make said Removal Proposal without permission from an admin first. Muriel and Floyd | "[32], Keith Breese of Contact Music described Rock & Rule as "a masterpiece of outré animation and wildly ambitious vision and remains a triumph in animated feature film".
Demonic Beast Together, Omar and Angel fought the Demon, eventually driving it back with their singing. NIMH | Little is known of the Demon's personality or even its real name.
Toad (the brother of Zip who sacrificed himself to save Omar and Angel), one of his henchmen, threw him into the portal in revenge for his brothers death, leaving him locked up in the other dimension with the demon. Desperately, Angel tries singing to force the demon's dimensional retreat. In the American release, an introduction states that a war had destroyed the human race, leading to the creation of mutant humanoid animals. Jenner | Rock & Rule
Because of MGM's lack of interest in the film, very little promotion was given. He is also highly abusive as he smacks around his minions several times throughout the movie. Mok is evil at the end of the film. Schlepper Brothers |
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Monsters | Pinky | Crimes Pawnee | Curley, Achieve freedom to corrupt everything and take over the world. Reggie and Ronnie | India Wilkes | Under Secretary | Cartoon Guitar Mutants (and Lou Reed! Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. After Omar hurts his feeling, Mok reveals his true nature. Boycott | However, it was awesome, as shown by how both Omar's band and Mok's henchmen react upon seeing the creature released. However, Mok was terrified and attempted to thwart their efforts, realizing that the computer's prophecy about "no one" meant that more than one being was needed to stop the Demon.
Other features would be the alternate 'Ring of Power' introduction sequence and a slightly different rough-cut version of the ending. The demon about to eat several bystanders.
Frog Bouncers | [34], Presumably, due to the film's limited release and the fact that the artists were under contract to different record labels, a proper album was never issued, although a promotional cassette was given to the press featuring nine songs from the movie. [35] The only songs to be commercially released are three by Cheap Trick, which were issued in their 1996 boxed set Sex, America, Cheap Trick, as well as Earth, Wind and Fire's sole contribution entitled Dance, Dance, Dance, which was released as a digital single in 2012,[36] and Iggy Pop's "Pain and Suffering", which finally surfaced as a bonus track on the 2019 re-release of his album Zombie Birdhouse[37] (an entirely different recording of the song was included on the album's 1991 reissue). Omar is still embittered by Mok's earlier deception, so he initially refuses to help Dizzy and Stretch try to … After travelling around the world looking for the right voice, he returns to his hometown of Ohmtown, a remote, storm-ravaged village famous for its unique power plant.
King Malbert | To manipulate Angel, Mok captures the band and tortures them within a giant Edison Ball to force her to agree with his demands.