The year is 1963 and Jim Maclaine, the central character of That'll Be the Day, has grown his hair, grown up and become a singer with a rock and roll band called the Stray Cats.
Performing to bored audiences in seedy clubs, they live on dreams of becoming as famous as the Beatles or the Rolling Stones.
A combination of luck, ruthlessness and a lot of hard hustling on the part of Mike Mennery, Jim's old fair-ground friend, makes the Stray Cats rock and roll superstars. But just when they have achieved their dream, it starts to go sour...
Performing to bored audiences in seedy clubs, they live on dreams of becoming as famous as the Beatles or the Rolling Stones.
A combination of luck, ruthlessness and a lot of hard hustling on the part of Mike Mennery, Jim's old fair-ground friend, makes the Stray Cats rock and roll superstars. But just when they have achieved their dream, it starts to go sour...
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