Bands That Only Exist In Movies! Quiz

Answer: The Lone Rangers

They play heavy metal and hard rock. Early in the movie they break in to a radio station where the play their demo named, "Degenerated". The station plays rock usually and it's name is KPPX. Eventually they get a chance to play on MTV. The film was a critical and commercial flop at the time, although it's now been elevated to the status of "cult film".

Answer: The Pinheads

Marty (Michael J. Fox) states the band's name just before ripping into a heavy version of the movie's theme song: Huey Lewis and the News's "The Power Of Love". The geeky-looking man with the bullhorn who rejects The Pinheads almost immediately is, of course, played by Huey Lewis himself. They are told they "are just too darn loud". The other members of the band are Paul, Lee and Bobby.

Answer: The Barbusters

Fiction bled over into reality a bit when The Barbusters' version of the Bruce Springsteen-written "Light Of Day" was released as a single and hit the charts. When Joan Jett and the Blackhearts play in concerts they frequently are asked to play this song. The song is on "The Light of Day" album. The Barbusters were on the video played on MTV, along with many scenes from the movie.

Answer: The Mystery

And yes, the rumors are true -- that IS Julia Roberts playing second fiddle to 'Mallory' from "Family Ties." Funny how times change. The movie was also called "Girls of Summer." Justine Bateman plays Jenny Lee. She is in an all-girl band from Baltimore that is managed by Martin Falcon (Liam Neeson).

Answer: PEZ People

"The Big Picture" was directed by Christopher Guest. It was also the debut of Teri Hatcher. The film is a satire of the Hollywood movie industry. The song in their video was, "The Whites of Their Eyes". The PEZ People were all actors playing musicians. The song was sung by Michael McKean.

Answer: The Attackers

We see posters on walls throughout the movie advertising "Ellen Aim and The Attackers." Diane Lanes' vocals were performed by Fire Inc. (Laurie Sargent and Holly Sherwood). Ellen was kidnapped by Raven Shaddock, who was played by Willem Dafoe and the rest of his biker gang called, The Bombers. One of the songs the band plays in the movie was, "Nowhere Fast".

Answer: Sex Bob-Omb

The band is a garage rock band from the Toronto indie scene. Real musical bands such as Beck and Metric played in parts of the battle of the band sessions. Michael Cera plays Scott Pilgrim and Nega Scott. The Battle of the Bands is sponsored by fictitious record executive Gideon Graves. Back in high school, Scott Pilgrim and Kim Pine started out in a band called Sonic and Knuckles.

Answer: Oneders

The Oneders are informed by their manager (Tom Hanks) that they get to keep their 'Cap'n Geech' costumes. The movie is set in the 1960s rock and roll culture. They practice in Jimmy Mattingly II's garage. It was Jimmy's girlfriend Faye Dolan, because she was inspired by The Beatles, that she feels the band should be named "The Oneders." They win an opportunity to earn some real money by playing at the local pizza parlor, Villapiano's.

Answer: Murph and the MagicTones

It doesn't take much persuasion from Jake and Elwood to get the MagicTones to pack in their hotel bar act and re-assemble the Blues Brothers Band. When Jake (Joliet) goes to prison in the 1970s the original Blues Brother's Band falls apart.

The Holiday Inn's address was 3801 Mannheim Road near the O'Hare Airport. It has now been replaced by a Quality Inn. The hotel was southeast from the airport.

Answer: Barry Jive and the Uptown Five

Barry decides to change the bands tone for that night and impressively plays a soulful rendition of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On". Barry's boss was Rob (John Cuzack).Barry is employed by the Championship Vinyl Record Store as a clerk. Rob is the owner of the record store. They are so good that a bath product was named after them. The movies credits appear as music labels from records.