I am trying to pretend I do not know the log line and that I am just me, a regular movie goer who like to go to movies with my husband, and I think I'm leaning to Stokers' Furnace. ...here's why....
--- "For the love of Pete" has 3 strikes against it. First, this title is an old-fashioned line my mother would have said in a crazy spilled-milk type situation - if she were alive, she'd by 85. Second, it sounds like a movie about a dog (Petey the dog- like from little rascals...okay, I'm old too ;-). And Third, because the word "Love" is in the title, I probably wouldn't be able to get my husband to go see the movie, and he would think it's a movie about the love of a dog.
--- My Beautiful RockStar. strikes against...First, Sounds like the name of other movies like "My Beautiful Laundrette" or "Life is Beautiful" or A Beautiful Mind or A Beautiful Life. Second, it's not going to grab my husband- he'll think it sounds cheesy (I don't know why...just a feeling)
So, that leaves Stokers' Furnace. I like it because it doesn't tell you the story. You've got to read the synopsis or a review or the tag line. And while it's the name of the bar, it also is a bit of a metaphor for the characters...a burning desire to be a rock star, or to tell the boy he loves him.
Thanks @brian-rhodes!
Oh Wow! Great analysis! Now let me share this with you because you are going down an interesting path with 'Stoker's Furnace'. We selected it as a contender based on the the analogy a furnace gives warmth and life but the fire can burn/kill you as well! See! You think like a writer! Good on you!
This was a fun excercise!
Can't wait to find out what the final title pick will be