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The Runaways

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Biographical music drama starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning as Joan Jett and Cherie Currie. The teenagers enjoy a steep ascent to fame as part of 1970s all-girl rock band the Runaways and form an intense bond that is tested by the glare of the spotlight and an incredibly demanding manager.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Stella Papamichael

Following the blockbusting Twilight series, Kristen Stewart gets even moodier in this true-story drama, which marks the feature debut of music-video director Floria Sigismondi. Stewart plays the teenage Joan Jett, who burst onto the rock scene in the mid-1970s as lead guitarist of all-girl rock band the Runaways and later scored a solo hit with I Love Rock 'n' Roll in 1981. But the main focus here is on lead singer Cherie Currie (on whose book the film is based) and the intense friendship that develops between her and Jett as the band is groomed for a rock 'n' roll lifestyle. It's a wild coming-out party for former child star Dakota Fanning, who plays Currie like a juvenile Madonna. Sex and drugs are, naturally, integral to the story, and the aesthetic is believably grimy as Currie's performances become more provocative and the drugs more free-flowing. Tensions within the group intensify as foul-mouthed manager Kim Fowley (played with suitable intensity by Michael Shannon) demands more from the girls. Essentially, this is Currie's sob story and it can feel too self-pitying at times, though the high-wattage pairing of Stewart and Fanning keeps it together.

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Cast

rolenameJoan JettKristen StewartCherie CurrieDakota FanningKim FowleyMichael ShannonMarie CurrieRiley KeoughLita FordScout Taylor-ComptonRobinAlia ShawkatCherie's momTatum O'NealCherie's dadBrett CullenSandy WestStella MaeveScottieJohnny Lewis

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Crew

rolenameDirectorFloria Sigismondi

Details

Theatrical distributor

E1 Entertainment

Released on

2010-09-10

Languages

English

Guidance

Swearing, sex scenes, drug use.

Available on

DVD

Formats

Colour

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