With hard times in the family and hard knocks on the job, it's their hard rock band at night that keeps Joe (Michael J. Fox) and his sister, Patti (played by real-life rock star Joan Jett), alive. In LIGHT OF DAY, Joe and Patti are Ohio siblings who are part of a local rock band, the Barbusters. At home they are part of a dysfunctional family, the Rasnicks. Particularly troubled is Patti's antagonistic relationship with her Bible-toting mother, Jeanette (Gena Rowlands in a remarkable performance), who is angered and ashamed that Patti is an unwed single mother who refuses to reveal the identity of her son's father. When their mother falls ill, Patti and Joe's lives are put into a tailspin, and they must confront the conflicts that will prevent them from living their lives and their dreams. Rowlands shines in her portrayal of the complex, stricken, repressed Jeanette in this family-and-showbiz drama.
Product Identifiers
UPC
0013132926636
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3101908
Product Key Features
Director
Paul Schrader
Genre
Drama
Movie/TV Title
Light of Day
Rating
PG-13
Leading Role
Joan Jett, Michael J. Fox
Signal Standard
NTSC
Sub-Genre
Musicals
Additional Product Features
Format
Vhs
Release Date
19901015
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