 Originally, Todd Rundgren (qv) was to star as the musical act, but  both sides could not come to an agreement. Next, Cheap Trick was  contacted, but a similar situation happened. After that, talks were  conducted with Warner Bros. Records, where Allan Arkush (qv) had a  connection, to decide on which band they should use in the film. The  first suggestion was Devo, but Arkush decided that they had too much  of their own concept. Another band considered for the movie was Van  Halen, but Warner execs warned Arkush that they were raucous and  would be difficult to handle. Finally, an exec name