Gary Cole, Sherilyn Fenn, David Jensen

A bank loan officer Jerry Harden (Gary Cole) is turned upside down when a scruffy-looking guitarist named Izzy (David Jensen) shows up at his bank office Jerry he wants to get their legendary KISS-lik...( read more  read more... )e heavy metal band of an old rock group, Rock Toxic, back together one last time. Jerry is forced to reconsider when he finds that he hasn't enough money to send his 17 year old daughter named Olivia (Johanna Braddy) to college. He embarks upon living a hectic double life: Nerdish pillar of society by day & heavily-made-up rock singer by night. Since Jerry has never told his wife Allison (Sherilyn Fenn) is a real estate agent & the campaign manager for Helen Hunter (Shannon Eubanks) is the politician wife of Jerry's boss Carl (Joe Inscoe), children named Olivia & Liam (Asher Book) will discover that he once performed as "Dagger" in this group he is reluctant to take part in any reunion activities. Still the money offered is good and Jerry and Allison do have two kids to educate because of the money, Jerry agrees to take part in the concert. Since the group 'Rock Toxic" wore heavy "Kiss"-like makeup he doesn't think anyone will ever find out about his alternative persona. But this is when his troubles truly begin. Jerry fights to keep his past hidden while taking part in a concert which all the town will attending the rock concert: Rock Toxic. Jerry is a former heavy-metal as Dagger is a lead singer of Rock Toxic tries to keep his past a secret from his family and friends while he rehearses for Rock Toxic reunion concert until his family find out Jerry is rocking dad.

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PG, 120 min

Directed by: Ron Lagomarsino

Release Date: September 10, 2004

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  • November 1, 2008
    Bank Loan Officer Jerry Harden (Gary Cole) is living a double life: He works by day & a rock singer as Dagger of Rock Toxic with Izzy (David Jensen) to get back together for reunion concert. Jerry's family: Allison (Sherilyn Fenn), Olivia (Johanna Braddy) , & Liam (Asher Book) ...( read more)discovered Jerry is rocking dad as Dagger is a lead singer of Rock Toxic.

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  • Rosepetal75
    August 19, 2009
    20 years earlier, Jerry Harden (Gary Cole) was Rock Toxin's lead singer "Dagger"! A scruffy-looking guitarist named Izzy (David Jensen) shows up at the bank where Jerry works as a loan officer to get him a legendary KISS-like heavy metal band Rock Toxin reunion.

    Jerry is living in a double life: Nerdish pillar of society by day & a heavily-made-up rock singer by night.

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