Amphlett was also given a supporting role in the film, playing a temperamental rock singer loosely based on herself, fronting a band played by other Divinyls members. In the film, the band performed their debut single "Boys in Town", as well as other songs "Only Lonely", "Elsie", "Only You", "Girlfriends" and "Gonna Get You", the latter being the first appearance of them in the film. The soundtrack Music from Monkey Grip was acknowledged as a Divinyls album, and when released in 1982, it made the top twenty-five of the Australian Albums Chart.
Amphlett had a supporting role in the film, portraying a rock singer who mirrored her own persona, leading a band composed of other Divinyls members. The soundtrack album "Music from Monkey Grip" was released in 1982 and reached the top twenty-five of the Australian Albums Chart.