Trivia

Tom Cruise based his performance of Stacee Jaxx mostly on Jim Morrison and Axl Rose.

Tom Cruise admitted to being terrified at the prospect of being in a musical but saw it as a personal challenge to be overcome.

Tom Cruise rehearsed for five hours every day to get his voice ready for his rock performances.

Poison and Def Leppard performed live at the premiere with a Bourbon Room backdrop on the stage. Def Leppard dedicated their song Pour Some Sugar On Me to "our good friend Stacee Jaxx."

Patricia Whitmore (Catherine Zeta-Jones) leads a religious group called Ladies Organization to Stop Evil Rock Singers. The initials spell out the acronym LOSERS.

Kevin Cronin: lead singer of the band REO Speedwagon, singing "We Built This City" with the people supporting The Bourbon Room.

Nuno Bettencourt: guitarist/vocalist for the band Extreme (whose song "More Than Words" is featured in the film), singing "We Built This City" with the supporters of The Bourbon Room.

Sebastian Bach: the former lead singer of Skid Row is in the crowd next to Russell Brand during "We Built This City/We're Not Going To Take It." Skid Row's song "I Remember You" is heard playing in the Tower Records store while Drew and Sherrie are shopping.

Debbie Gibson: in the crowd of Bourbon Room supporters singing "We Built This City."