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sheer64 The Runaways were part of the hard rock revolution and were an all female group. The movie is the story of Joan Jett (Kristen Stewart) and how she created "The Runaways" with Kim Foley (Michael Shannon) as their manager. Along the way they recruit Cherie Currie (Dakota Fanning) to be the bands lead singer and face. This is a very realistic look at how drugs (alcohol included) was part of the bands daily life and eventually their downfall. Joan Jett continued after the Runaways disbanded and became a major force in hard rock music throughout the 70's and 80's and still performs today.The Runaways music is some of my favourite music of all time and in the movie Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart actually sing in the live music scenes. I am a fan of Dakota Fanning and Micheal Shannon, but I did not know too much about Kristen Stewart, who is a fine actress and I look forward to seeing more of her work. If you are a lover of hard rock, watch the movie and listen to the Runaways discography. I was thoroughly entertained by this movie.

Filmfanatic11 "The Runaways" is an amazing slice of the 1970s and depicts the unexpected rise of an all- girl rock and roll band. This was in a time when women weren't really considered or allowed to be rockers.The main three actors: Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, and Michael Shannon are each excellent in their portrayals as Joan Jett, Cherie Currie, and Kim Fowley. Stewart encapsulates the tension, edge, and desperation that was a teenage Jett during the time she was frantically trying to make her career happen. Jett lives for the music, whereas Currie did not and that came across beautifully. Shannon acted as the eccentric and off-the-wall, and often vulgar legendary record producer to a tee. Stewart and Fanning have that electric and elusive "chemistry" that Hollywood always seeks for. Their relationship in the film is poignant, and well past believable. The roller rink kissing scene, in particular, where they shotgun a joint is thick with sexual tension. The casting director got this one right.The supporting cast: Tatum O'Neal, Scout Taylor-Compton, and Riley Keough to name a few were each outstanding in their small roles as family members and for Taylor-Compton portraying metal legend Lita Ford.However, the music is naturally the driving force behind this film. Stewart, Fanning, and Co. all sang and played very well and very accurately. The "Cherry Bomb" performance is on point and Stewart's roller rink performance of "I Love Playin' With Fire" is the epitome of Joan Jett. The "Dead End Justice" performance is equally well done. No bones about it. The rest of the soundtrack is great. Suzie Quatro's "The Wild One," Bowie's "Rebel Rebel," Nick Gilder's "Roxy Roller," and The Stooge's "I Wanna Be Your Dog" and "Gimme Danger" are all excellently placed and suit the scene very well. The inclusion of Jett's post-Runaways songs, "I Want You," and "Crimson & Clover" and "I Love Rock N Roll" are great too.

robinski34 The Runaways is an entertaining story of the rise and fall of the eponymous band, with good lead performances by Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning as the mainstays of the group, Joan Jett and Cherie Currie. The story itself is a familiar one, no less so because it is probably largely true of the arc of many rock bands, an arc lampooned brilliantly by This is... Spinal Tap, and you will see comparisons between this film and that comic fiction, but what Christopher Guest did not stretch the limits of his fiction to are the wild-eyed antics of crack-pot impresario Kim Fowley, brilliantly played by Michael Shannon. Among the many fresh faces on show is an older one who was the child protégé of her day, Tatum O'Neal (ask your mum), daughter of Ryan O'Neal (ask your gran), as Cherie's mother. Enjoyable stuff, if not exactly family fayre, and definitely not one to watch with your 16 year old daughter (eeuw!).

anessa-gant I loved this movie, it made me feel like I was there in the 70's. I knew about the runaways and Cherie's book but I knew the most about Joan Jett and I couldn't think of a better Joan than Kristen Stewart she is a bad ass just like Joan. In Cherie's book she comes off as innocent at first than she gets raped and then everything changes. The movie was different and I'm glad I couldn't imagine the movie showing all the graphic things that happened to Cherie. The movie was already rated R so showing the things described in the book wouldn't be good. The movie is captivating from the beginning when the blood hits the pavement until the end when the credits roll. Even with all my knowledge of the band the movie made me feel like I know them and I was there going through all the emotions with them. The movie was perfectly cast and executed my only complaint is that it wasn't longer I wanted to spend more time in this world with these people. Defiantly one of my favorite movies!