Fox and Jett play a brother and sister who are lead performers in a rock band, The Barbusters, in Cleveland, Ohio. The sister, Patti Rasnick, is an unmarried mother and has a troubled relationship with her own mother, who is deeply religious. Estranged from her parents and struggling to make ends meet, Patti decides to dive headlong into a carefree rock music lifestyle. The brother, Joe Rasnick, pulls away from rock music to provide some stability for his young nephew. It takes a family crisis to bring Patti back home and force her to face the prickly past with her mother.
Gena Rowlands | Janette Rasnick | |
Joan Jett | Patti Rasnick | |
Michael McKean | Bu Montgomery | |
Thomas G. Waites | Smittie | |
Michael Dolan | Gene Bodine | |
Paul J. Harkins | Billy Tatton |
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