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). Despite a somewhat thin story, the film has solid performances all around, most especially from the refreshingly compelling Jett. Bruce Springsteen penned the title song.~ Bernadette McCallion, All Movie Guide

GENRE: Drama
MPAA RATING: PG-13
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RELEASE DATE: February 01, 1987
STARRING: Michael J. Fox, Gena Rowlands, Joan Jett, Michael McKean, Thomas G. Waites
DIRECTOR(S): Paul Schrader
PRODUCER(S): Keith Barish, Rob Cohen
WRITER(S): Paul Schrader
STUDIO: TAFT Entertainment Pictures