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The Runaways

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The film follows two friends, Joan Jett and Cherie 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. Joan and Cherie fall under the Svengali-like influence of rock impresario Kim Fowley, played by 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.

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The Runaways

By Carrie Rickey, Inquirer Movie Critic

Posted 03/18/2010

'I like your style," says the scenemaker to the androgynous Lolita with the gold shag and silver hot pants. "A little bit Bardot, a little bit Bowie." The time: 1975. The place: Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco, where glam-rockers and glitter groupies converged, and frequently conjoined, on L.A.'s Sunset Strip. » Read more

MPAA rating:

for language, drug use and sexual content -- all involving teens

Cast:

Johnny Lewis; Dakota Fanning; Kristen Stewart; Alia Shawkat; Brett Cullen; Stella Maeve; Scout Taylor-Compton; Tatum O'Neal; Michael Shannon

Directed by:

Floria Sigismondi

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