The Runaways

The Runaways is a 2010 biographical film, based on the 1970s all-girl rock band of the same ...The Runaways is a 2010 biographical film, based on the 1970s all-girl rock band of the same name.Starring KRISTEN STEWART (TWILIGHT) as Joan Jett, DAKOTA FANNING (WAR OF THE WORLDS) as Cherie Currie.
The film follows two friends, Jett and Currie, as they rise from rebellious Southern California kids to rock stars of the now legendary group that paved the way for future generations of girl bands. They fall under the Svengali-like influence of rock impresario Kim Fowley, who turns the group into an outrageous success and a family of misfits. With its tough-chick image and raw talent, the band quickly earns a name for itself—and so do its two leads: Joan is the band’s pure rock’ n’ roll heart, while Cherie, with her Bowie-Bardot looks, is the sex kitten. The film is partially based on lead-singer Cherie Currie's 1989 autobiography Neon Angel: The Cherie Currie Story[3] which details her fractured childhood, the group's meteoric rise to fame, and her subsequent battle and recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.

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