Blame It On the Night (1984)
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57% of users liked it
(47 ratings)
In this standard, slightly maudlin drama developed by Mick Jagger and director Gene Taft, Charles (Nick Mancuso) is a rock 'n roll star forced to take on his 13-year-old son Job (Byron Thames) when the boy's mother dies, and a clash of cultures, generations, and backgrounds results. Job was… More In this standard, slightly maudlin drama developed by Mick Jagger and director Gene Taft, Charles (Nick Mancuso) is a rock 'n roll star forced to take on his 13-year-old son Job (Byron Thames) when the boy's mother dies, and a clash of cultures, generations, and backgrounds results. Job was the result of a one-night stand and had never really known his father. That fact coupled with his training in the military academy he attends leaves him unprepared for the world of touring rock musicians. He and his father have a lot to work out together -- and they do so quite predictably, in-between music sets and concerts. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gene Taft
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Nov 2, 1984 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com
Lacks focus and understanding, clutching surface details to supply substance when a concentration of personality would've propelled the concept further. Though it rarely bores, it's hardly significant.
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Cast
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Nick Mancuso
as Chris Dalton
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Byron Thames
as Job Dalton
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Leslie Ackerman
as Shelly
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Richard Bakalyan
as Manzini
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Leeyan Granger
as Melanie
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Rex Ludwick
as Animal
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Melissa Prophet
as Charlotte
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Sandy Kenyon
as Colonel
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Merry Clayton
as herself
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Billy Preston
as himself
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Ollie E. Brown
as himself
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Wendy Brainard
as Daughter
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Andrew Lauer
as Boy in Audience
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Joe Mantell
as Attorney
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Shepherd Sanders
as Bob Ritz
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Michael Wilding Jr.
as Terry
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Gary Chase
as Buster
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Susan McDonald
as Gloria Aaron
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Dennis Tufano
as Leland
