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| Due for release in cinemas: 10/09/2010 | |
| Certificate: | (15) |
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| Genres: | Drama |
| Year of release: | 2010 |
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Coming-of-age biopic about 1970s all-girl teen band The Runaways. Kristen Stewart stars as Joan Jett, the rebellious rock and roll chick who learns to play guitar and dreams of forming a hardcore, all-girl rock band. When she meets eccentric record producer Kim Fowley (Michael Shannon), he is struck by the possibilities of exploiting a 'jailbait' teenage girl band with guitars, and together Jett and Fowley comb the sleazy nightclubs of Los Angeles in search of further band members. They eventually find their lead singer in 15-year-old blonde sexpot Cherie Currie (Dakota Fanning), and are soon signed by Mercury Records who send them off off on a tour of Japan. But the rock star life soon starts to take its toll as the girls - still underage - become immersed in a destructive combination of sex, drugs and in-fighting.
| Starring: | Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Michael Shannon, Stella Maeve, Scout Taylor-Compton, Alia Shawkat, Riley Keough, Johnny Lewis, Tatum O'Neal, Brett Cullen, Hannah Marks, Jill Andre |
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| Director: | Floria Sigismondi |
| Run time: | 106 minutes |
| Languages: | English |
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Synopses
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The film follows two friends, Joan Jett (KRISTEN STEWART) and Cherie Currie (DAKOTA FANNING), 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 (MICHAEL SHANNON), 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. Acclaimed video artist Floria Sigismondi directs from her own script. Based on the book "Neon Angel: The Cherrie Currie Story" by Currie.
