"When your family is closing you in, music may be the only way out."

1987

1h 47m

5.5(55 votes)

Music

Drama

Overview

Cleveland siblings rise with a rock band while coping with personal problems.

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Cast & Crew

72 members

Acting

Michael J. Fox

Joe Rasnick

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Gena Rowlands

Janette Rasnick

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Joan Jett

Patti Rasnick

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Michael McKean

Bu Montgomery

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Thomas G. Waites

Smittie

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Cherry Jones

Cindy Montgomery

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Michael Dolan

Gene Bodine

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Paul J. Harkins

Billy Tettore

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Billy L. Sullivan

Benji Rasnick

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Jason Miller

Benjamin Rasnick

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Tom Irwin

Reverend Ansley

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Jerry Gideon

Sean

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Cherise Vonae Haugen

Crystal

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Michael Rooker

Oogie

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Yvette Heyden

Laurie

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Del Close

Dr. Natterson

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Ray Bradford

Dr. Gould

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Jolly Roger

Club Manager

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Clarence L. Chavers III

The Motion

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Ann Whitney

Older Nurse

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Maureen Mueller

Trainee Nurse

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Jason Shepley

Cocky Kid

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John Rubano

Arguing Man

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Barbara E. Robertson

Arguing Woman

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Ronald A. Zacharias

Young Worker

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Mark Herzog

Sophomore

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Erik Leeper

Sophomore

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David Pasquesi

Sophomore

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Bryan Stillman

Sophomore

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Art

Jeff Dieter

Young Man

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Linda Reisman

Young Clerk

Art

Lisa Fischer

Woman at Garage Sale

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Ray Krawczyk

Car Salesman

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Alan Poul

Cashier

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Erwin Martin

Foreman

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Daniel Shriver

Intern

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Marleen Paulette

Nurse

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Camilla Hawk

Older Woman

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Ron Dean

Mourner

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P.K. Doyle

Mourner

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Barbara Sullivan

Mourner

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Karel King

Mourner

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Kim Vander Bie

Mourner

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Clyde L. Morse

Mourner

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Maris Sodetz

Mourner

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Laura A. Holzheimer

Bar Waitress

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Pam Majeski

Bar Patron

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James H. Saft

Bar Patron

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Mars Frehley

Barbuster Fan

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Sandi Dublo

Barbuster Fan

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Lisa Ann Barney

Coed

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Amy R. Delorean

Coed

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Mark Diamond

The Hunzz

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Mark Franco

The Hunzz

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Joe Aparo

The Hunzz

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Jimi Bell

The Hunzz

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Kimberly A. Rittwage

The Motion

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J. Howard Calvin

The Motion

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Ted Peplowski

The Motion

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Craig E. Norman

The Motion

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Norman F. Tischler

The Motion

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Dennis D. Bunkley

The Motion

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John E. Sferra

The Motion

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Mark Addison

The Problems

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Frank Valencia

The Problems

Sound

Trent Reznor

The Problems

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Jimmie Vaughan

The Fabulous Thunderbirds

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Kim Wilson

The Fabulous Thunderbirds

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Fran Christina

The Fabulous Thunderbirds

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Preston Hubbard

The Fabulous Thunderbirds

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Bill Marinella

Bar Punk (uncredited)

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Julie Matthews

Barbuster Fan (uncredited)

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