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Light of Day

Synopsis:

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-guy Joe pulls away from music to provide some stability for her tiny son. It takes a family crisis to bring Patti back home and force her to face the prickly past with her devoutly Christian mother (Gena Rowlands).


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Paul Schrader
  • Studio: Keith Barish Productions, TriStar, Taft Entertainment
  • Year: 1987
  • Run Time: 90 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • MPAA Rating: PG13
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Drama
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 1987 02 06 (USA)