The Runaways is a 2010 American biographical film about the 1970s all-girl rock band of the same name. The film was written and directed by Floria Sigismondi, who based the screenplay on the book Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway by the band's original lead vocalist Cherie Currie. Dakota Fanning plays Currie, Kristen Stewart plays rhythm guitarist and vocalist Joan Jett, and Michael Shannon plays record producer Kim Fowley. The film depicts the formation of the band in 1975 and focuses on the relationship between Currie and Jett until Currie's departure from the band. Cherie Currie is a... teenager in Los Angeles, California who desperately wants to be a rock star. She idolizes David Bowie and cuts her hair and dons make-up so she will resemble Bowie's Aladdin Sane character. At her high school talent show, she lip syncs to "Lady Grinning Soul" and, despite some hecklers in the audience, wins. Joan Jett is a bisexual teenager who also dreams of rock stardom. At a club one night, she meets record producer Kim Fowley and talks about starting an all-girl rock band. Kim is interested.
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| Release date: | January 24, 2010 |
| Directed by: | Floria Sigismondi |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 105 Minutes |
| Producer: | Art Linson, John Linson, William Pohlad |
| Editor: | Richard Chew |
| Cinematography: | Benoît Debie |
| Screenplay by: | Floria Sigismondi |
| Estimated budget: | $10,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Neon Angel: The Cherie Currie Story |
| Genre: | Musical, Biography |