Hysteria - The Def Leppard Story

Product Description

The true story of one of the most successful pop-metal bands of the 80s. All born in England, the group first found success at home and then, with the help of producer Mutt Lange, they began to top the US charts. Although problems with drug and alcohol addiction took their toll, it was not until a car accident took the arm of the group's drummer that the party came to a halt. Faced with the potential death of the group and pressure to find a new drummer, the group banded together and encouraged their mate to learn how to play with one arm and re-join Def Leppard. They went on to sell over 14 million albums during their next tour.

Customer Reviews:

Hysteria- The Def Leppard Story.......2007-05-26

Very good movie covering the beginning of Def Leppard's career. Although some of the movie is not completely correct. It still is very informative and doesn't sugar coat anything. It gives you an appreciation of the band and friendship.

Hysteria - The Def Leppard Story.......2007-05-13

I'm glad I now have a historical perspective on one of my most favorite bands of all time. Look forward to seeing them this September.

Great addition to a Def Leppard collection.......2007-05-09

I've been a huge fan of Def Leppard since the early 80's, and their longevity and mutli-faceted talents continue to amaze me 20+ years later. This movie chronicles a relatively short but crucial period in the band's existence, from their founding to the accident that cost drummer Rick Allen his left arm, and his truly incredible determination to re-train himself to use his feet instead. It ends with what I believe was their first public performance with Rick post-accident, at a Monsters of Rock concert - an amazing performance that made music headlines all over the world.

Def Leppard is one of the only bands whose story and music consistently trigger a multitude of different emotions for me. I personally find the whole band and their story to be incredibly inspirational. Obviously there's Rick Allen's story, which would be pretty hard to top. I also think of Joe Elliott as a quintessential frontman, and he seems much more than that. His passion for music and drive to succeed is palpable, and his and the other guys' determination to keep it together through some tough times is something anyone can take a lesson from. I have all of their albums from On Through the Night to Yeah, and there's not a single one with a bad or even forgettable song. My emotions run the gamut when I listen, from the happy-let's-party feeling I get from songs like Photograph and I Wanna Be Your Hero, to mellow-smooth with songs like Too Late for Love, Breathe a Sigh and Truth, to sad with White Lightning, Scar and Blood Runs Cold, to sexy with All Night (REALLY like that one), Slang, and I Wanna Touch You. Their music captures an entire life, with all its twists and turns.

I'd in fact been resisting the whole mp3 player / iPod mania until I realized that I couldn't get all my Def Leppard CD's into one player, so if I ever meet them I'm going to tell them they owe me $150 bucks..... LOL

Anyway, back to the movie.... it ends just before the Hysteria, erm, hysteria, so it's hardly a complete picture of the band's career, but then again, 20+ years would be hard to take down to 2 hours of screen time. The acting is slightly cheesy, but I thought everyone did an admirable job of portraying the band members as faithfully as possible.

Definitely recommended.

Kinda cheesy video footage, but a decent attempt at the history of Def leppard........2007-04-26

It's hard to make a movie about bands, two notable band with bigger movies were the Doors and the beatles, as well as countless other bands having films out their. When I saw this was coming to VH1, I was pumped. it shows the band from start up in Sheffield england to their biggest during the Hysteria tour. It covers this period well, pete willis and his departure, the finding of Phil collins, and the rise of the terror twins. And, of course, how to handle a drummer who looses one essential tool...an arm. My only critisism is the fact it was so short, and didn't go beyond hysteria. I wish it would have covered the loss of Steve to alcohol and the eventual addition of Vivian Campbell. also, the video and stage footage was kinda cheesy, but its still leppard music. If they would have cut out some of the cheesy stage footage and added a few more minutes of movie to cover through the arrival of Vivian, it would have been perfect in my book. But, with only so much time, some things get cut, and this version is good enough. Check it out, entertaining.

I would strongly advise any Def Leppard fan out there to see this movie..........2007-03-21

I am new Def Leppard fan, been one for only a year now, and I can honestly say that I learned a lot about them by watching this movie. I understand where the diehard fans are coming from when they all say that it was too short and didn't include a lot of important details, but come on now, you can only fit so much into 80-90 minute movie. Let's all cross our fingers and hope that one of these days a major studio will create a better/longer version of their story and cast better actors because Def Leppard's story deserves more than what VH1 dished out. Overall, I thought that it was good, and the only reason why I'm giving this a 5 is because I can't help but give VH1 props for trying. I'd strongly recommend this for any and every DL fan.

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