Tom Everett Scott and Toshi Yanagi of Rockbottom.Photo:Courtesy of Zack Furnari
Courtesy of Zack Furnari
Almost 30 years afterThat Thing You Do,Tom Everett Scottis returning to his rock star roots.
The actor stars in the new filmRockbottom,which follows former ’80s hair band star Jesse Rockbottom as he reluctantly helps reunite his old CougarSnake crew for a performance.
As he did withThat Thing You Do,Scott learned to play an instrument for the film, this time the bass.
“We got up on stage, did our performance. It’s definitely fun to rock out on camera. And for me, for this movie, any opportunity to pretend to be a rock star is welcome,” he shares. “I think that’s always been kind of my dream, other than being an actor — if I had musical ability, I’d just want to be playing music on stage.”
His costarJake Bongioviknows a thing or two about that. The 21-year-old son of rockerJon Bon Joviand Dorothea Hurley makes his film debut in the movie, showcasing his own singing chops as the guy who might be able to step in as CougarSnake’s new frontman.
“He was a natural,” Scott says. “I don’t know how much he was drawing from his dad, but I did say like, ‘Hey, I saw your dad play at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse from the front row,’ and he loved that, he thought it was funny. And he told some very sweet stories about his dad.”
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Tom Everett Scott and McKaley Miller in ‘Rockbottom’.Bleecker Street
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That bond between Scott and his castmates — including McKaley Miller, Tesla Dunn and director Todd Tucker, a former ’80s rock star himself — made this a “reall great” experience for the star.
“I’ve done so many projects over the years and certain ones stick out as making me feel like I can’t wait to go to work,” he shares. “And this was one of them.”
Drawing on Tucker’s experiences as a singer and drummer for ’80s bandDreamermade the film “a love letter to that time period,” Scott adds. “I saw the joy he had and it was just fun to be around. He’s a very positive person and I think everyone experienced that on set.”
Rockbottomis streaming now on Prime Video.
source: people.com
