Alabama preacher’s daughter runs off with a touring Xian hair metal band during the summer of 1986.
Judd Nelson
Pastor Wember
Brian Baumgartner
Skip Wick
Rhoda Griffis
Donna
Claire Bronson
Rebekah
Shawn Parsons
Chris Angelopolous
Gunner Willis
Cliff
Shua Jackson
Roadie
Michael H. Cole
Jack
Sandra Elise Williams
Mimi
Jef Holbrook
Snarky Fan
Andrew Eakle
Erik
Caleb Hoffmann
Scotty
Shannon Hutchinson
Sarah
Wyatt Lenhart
Michael
Matt Hoffman
Adult Erik
Blaque Fowler
Drunk Rocker
Alan Wells
Perry Minter
Lilly Nelson
Meg
Christina Leidel
Amy Grant
James Edward Thomas
Adult Cliff
Miles Snow
Dean Wilkie
Pete Penuel
Adult Michael
Laticia Lee
Bartender
Sean Freeland
Kasper Kapelrud
Director, Writer
Chris White
October 30, 2020
10
I had the joy of seeing this film with a live audience at the Nashville Film Festival. This movie is a fun, humorous and charming coming of stage story that follows the tropes of "the muse and artist" like Almost Famous (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181875/) with pointed and clever satire on Christian popular culture, in the vein of "Saved!" ( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0332375/ ).
The cast are mostly relative newcomers to acting, but create strong and believable performances, while also making room from appearances from veteran actors such as Brian Baumgartner (The Office) and Judd Nelson (Breakfast Club, and others). The dialogue is fun, sharp witty, and the soundtrack music is what the 80s sounds like at it's best, and the lyrics will cause you likely to laugh out loud, if you pay attention.
Great story, heartfelt, fun and touching - you will love it.