I'm in the Band

Comedy / Family / Music, produced in 2009, USA

A teenager becomes lead guitarist for his favorite washed up rock band trying to make a comeback. They let him be lead guitarist in exchange for letting them live in his house in the suburbs.

Fifteen-year-old Tripp Campbell wins a radio contest to have dinner with his favorite rock band, Iron Weasel -- a trio of rock-star misfits whose stars have fallen so far that their nationwide tour only had three gigs. Not only does he meet the band, but he impresses them with his Hendrix-esque guitar skills and they consider him for lead guitar. Even though the band mates initially scoff at the idea of having a kid in the band for fear of losing their cool, edgy appeal, they quickly reconsider when they realize they can't even afford their own housing and Tripp offers to let them move into his house with his divorced mom, Beth. In their own wacky way, the band will try to mentor Tri
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