Exhibit A: Josie is the story of The Pussycats, a garage band that starts out doing small shows in bowling alleys and outside coffee shops.
Exhibit B: The Rocker is the story of A.D.D., a garage band that starts out doing small shows at the senior prom. Uncanny, eh?

Exhibit A: In Josie, the Pussycats are discovered by a manipulative producer (Alan Cummings) who's not even interested in their music -- only the fact that they have the right look to become the next pop sensation.
Exhibit B: In The Rocker, A.D.D. is discovered by a manipulative producer (Jason Sudeikis) who's not even interested in their music -- only the fact that Fish's naked drumming video is a huge hit on YouTube. See what I'm talking about?

Exhibit A: In Josie, frontwoman Josie's hometown crush Alan (Gabriel Mann) follows her to New York to pursue his own musical career.
Exhibit B: In The Rocker, frontman Curtis' mom (and Fish's crush) Kim (Christina Applegate) -- who used to be in an all-girl band, mind you -- follows them on tour to keep an eye on them. Eh? Eh?

Exhibit A: In Josie, the evil producer attempts to drive a wedge between Josie and the rest of the Pussycats by brainwashing Josie and convincing her the others are jealous of her talent.
Exhibit B: In The Rocker, the evil producer attempts to drive a wedge between Fish and the rest of A.D.D. by hiring a new drummer and convincing Curtis that Fish is dating his mom. What are the odds?!

Exhibit A: In Josie, the bad guy is British.
Exhibit B: In The Rocker, the bad guys pretend they're British. Cor blimey!

Exhibit A: At the end of Josie, the band triumphs by revealing the record label's fakery and brainwashing and playing a big stadium show.
Exhibit B: At the end of The Rocker, the band triumphs by revealing a rival band's fakery and lameness and playing a big stadium show. C'mon, it's like looking in a mirror!

I hope I've made clear how The Rocker has borrowed liberally from another highly influential film, and not simply adhered to some of the same rock-band-movie tropes. Whether you believe me or not, I highly recommend that you buy it and see for yourself. Hell, buy Josie and the Pussycats, too, while you're at it. It'll be twice the rock!

Buy it now!