Returning from a Fabulous Thunderbirds concert, Joe finds Patti excited to audition for The Hunzz, a local metal band. With a sense of desperation, she details her desire to tighten up the band and take it to a new level, which he is skeptical can happen. Joe intervenes, taking Patti to the basement to cool down. Patti arrives and is heavily criticized by Jeanette for neglecting her son while on tour and pointing out her many failures. While she's gone, Joe returns to their parents' home with Benji. Joe confronts her about the theft, and Patti storms off to get ready for a show. In spite of this, Patti wishes to thank the band with steaks she claims to have been saving up for, but which Joe saw her shoplifting earlier. The tour appears to be successful, but struggling with finances, each earns only $57 per member after a week of touring. He and Patti agree that their best option is to take The Barbusters on a tour. On repaying Smittie, Joe finds that he has been laid off. She reluctantly agrees, concerned about Joe covering for Patti's numerous past mistakes. Joe agrees to pay the $600 on his sister's behalf, asking his mother, Jeanette, for a loan. At work the next day, Joe is confronted by his coworker Smittie, whose brother-in-law was the target of the burglary, demanding payment. Prior to a band performance, Patti breaks into a home and steals a set of tools to pay for a Peavey mixing board, arriving just in time to start the set. As a single mother, Patti is estranged from her religious parents and struggles to provide for her son, Benji, while Joe works at a manufacturing plant to help support his sister and nephew. Siblings Patti and Joe Rasnick perform in a rock band, The Barbusters, based in Cleveland, Ohio. The original music score was composed by Thomas Newman and the cinematography is by John Bailey. It was written and directed by Paul Schrader. Fox, Gena Rowlands and Joan Jett in her film debut. Light of Day is a 1987 American musical drama film starring Michael J.
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