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Light of Day (1987)
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Paul Schrader (written by)
Release Date:
6 February 1987 (USA)
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Tagline:
"I got a little lost along the way, but I'm just around the corner to the light of day." -Bruce Springsteen more
Plot:
The siblings Patty and Joe live in an industrial suburb. While Patty's ambition is their rock band "The Barbusters" only...
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Rock Band
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Uncle
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Hospital
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Working Class
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Single Mother
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Awards:
1 nomination
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(10 articles)
Kennedy Center honors Springsteen, De Niro, others
(From Filmicafe. 6 December 2009, 1:06 PM, PST)
R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails Join Campaign To Close Guantanamo Bay
(From MTV Music News. 22 October 2009, 9:31 AM, PDT)
(From Filmicafe. 6 December 2009, 1:06 PM, PST)
R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails Join Campaign To Close Guantanamo Bay
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Great script, so-so performances
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michael J. Fox | ... | Joe Rasnick | |
| Gena Rowlands | ... | Jeanette Rasnick | |
| Joan Jett | ... | Patti Rasnick | |
| Michael McKean | ... | Bu Montgomery | |
| Thomas G. Waites | ... | Smittie | |
| Cherry Jones | ... | Cindy Montgomery | |
| Michael Dolan | ... | Gene Bodine | |
| Paul J. Harkins | ... | Billy Tatton | |
| Billy L. Sullivan | ... | Benji Rasnick (as Billy Sullivan) | |
| Jason Miller | ... | Benjamin Rasnick | |
| Tom Irwin | ... | Rev. Ansley | |
| Jerry Gideon | ... | Sean | |
| Cherise Vonae Haugen | ... | Crystad | |
| Michael Rooker | ... | Oogie | |
| Yvette Heyden | ... | Laurie |
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Born in the U.S.A. (USA) (original script title)
Just Around the Corner to the Light of Day (USA) (working title)
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Just Around the Corner to the Light of Day (USA) (working title)
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107 min
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Color (Astrocolor)
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This film was actually offered to Bruce Springsteen as a acting project (for what became the Michael J. Fox role) when he was thinking about going into film acting. He ultimately passed on this project (and dismissed the idea of going into films altogether).
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Patti Rasnick:
[during a fight with her brother Joe] You really oughta start your own band. Call it The Attitudes.
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Referenced in Joan Jett and the Blackhearts: Live! (2001) (V)
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Light Of Day
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I thought this film had an original story and a great script. Michael J. Fox puts forth a wonderful attempt to make us believe he is Joe Rasnick, aspiring rock performer, and, as always his acting is on the level and heartfelt. Joan Jett, while trying really hard to play the wild and sometimes estranged sister Patti, just can't seem to find the emotion needed to make her role believable (her musical performance doesn't disappoint, though). Gena Rowlands, as usual, is superb in her attempt to make us buy her as Joan Jett's righteous and disapproving mother. All in all entertaining, yet not quite believable.