Summary:
A brother and sister grapple with family and lifestyle issues in this rock-n-roll drama. Real-life rocker Joan Jett stars as Patti Resnick, an unwed mother who sings and plays guitar in a Cleveland bar band with her brother Joe (Michael J. Fox). Estranged from her parents and struggling to make ends meet, Patti decides to dive headlong into a carefree rock-n-roll lifestyle. Good-gu... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Michael J. Fox - (Joe Rasnick)
Gena Rowlands - (Jeanette Rasnick)
Joan Jett - (Patti Rasnick)
Michael McKean - (Bu Montgomery)
Thomas G. Waites - (Smittie)
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Review:
Although marketed as a Joan Jett rock & roll movie, Paul Schrader's thoughtful family drama harks back to the working-class angst of his earlier Blue Collar (1978). Focusing on the conflict between Joan Jett as a passionately dedicated rock & roller/unwed mother and her equally fierce holy-roller mother (Gena Rowlands), the fil... Continue >>

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