The Runaways

Synopsis: In 1975, San Fernando Valley teen Joan Larkin reinvents herself as Joan Jett, a guitarist who wants to form an all-girl punk band. She pitches the idea to a sleazy manager, Kim Fowley, who pairs her with a drummer and then searches for a face: he finds Cherie Currie, at age 15, the perfect jailbait image for his purpose; by luck, she can sing. Two others round out the band, The Runaways. Fowley books a tour, signs them to Mercury Records, and packs them off to crowds in Japan. Seeds of conflict sprout early: Fowley puts Cherie front and center in the publicity, she's soon strung out on drugs and vodka, and jealousies arise. Without adult supervision, where can Joan and Cherie end up?
Director(s): Floria Sigismondi
Production: Apparition
  6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
65
Rotten Tomatoes:
69%
R
Year:
2010
106 min
£3,600,000
Website
1,274 Views


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What am I gonna do?

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Oh, sh*t.

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You have to get it now?

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Why does everything

happen to you first?

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Here, take these.

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You took Ma's heels?

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Like she's ever worn anything twice.

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Besides, you should be

more worried about her finding out. . .

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-. . .how old your skanky boyfriend is.

-Does your boyfriend have a car?

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I'm sorry,

do you even have a boyfriend?

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Maybe I don't want a boyfriend.

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No way.

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Nice.

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You're officially a woman.

Let's f***ing celebrate.

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Derek, did Marie tell you

that she's not wearing any underwear?

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Really?

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I hope that runs in the family.

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Are you just gonna hang around...

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. ..or are you actually gonna

buy something this time?

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Hey, honey, you're looking

in the wrong section.

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The Women's section

is on the other side.

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I want what he's wearing.

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Oh, dude.

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-Who am l?

-Elvis.

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No, man.

I'm the f***ing Glycerine Queen.

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Suzi Quatro.

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-l'm the f***ing wild one.

-Yeah!

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Mom's gonna kill you.

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-lt really looks terrible.

-Good.

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Crap.

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Here, let me help you.

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F***.

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My brother says that guys

don't like girls that are tough.

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He says guys like girls

that are soft and flirty.

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Yeah, he would say that.

He's a p*ssy.

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He does spend a lot of time

doing his bangs.

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Next contestant,

from Mrs. Morgan's 10th grade class...

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. ..Cherie Currie performing

"Lady Grinning Soul."

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Nice pants!

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Yeah!

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-Sit down.

-Love you, Cherie!

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You suck.

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-l love it!

-Freak.

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You go, Cherie!

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We love you!

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Stay up there, Cherie!

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Sit down now, please.

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-Cherie!

-She's going off.

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Just keep working on those scales.

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-l'll see you next week.

-Okay. See you.

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Joan Larkin.

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It's Jett. Joan Jett.

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Come on in, Joan Jett.

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All right. Here.

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Okay. Well, let's get started.

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-So what kind of amps you guys got?

-Amps?

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Well, why don't we just keep it

unplugged for now, okay?

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All right. A--

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Well, l wanna play, like, Chuck Berry,

you know, "Johnny B. Goode"?

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Why don't we just start

with a G chord?

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A G chord to a C, to a D.

How's that?

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G chord, like that.

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On top of Old Smokey

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All covered with snow

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Now we're gonna go to a D.

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I lost my poor sweetheart

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To the G.

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From courting too slow

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-You see that? Did you see--?

-"Old Smokey"?

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That one's goofy, man.

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I mean, at least teach me "Smoke on

the Water." l know you know that one.

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Girls don't play electric guitars.

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On top of Old Smokey

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-All covered with snow

-Covered with slow

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I dumped my poor sweetheart

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For screwing too slow

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That's not funny, Miss Larkin.

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I can teach you to play the guitar,

but you're gonna have to--

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Excuse me, what are you doing?

Excuse me?

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Excuse me, I don't think

you ought to do that right now.

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Turn that off, please. Turn it off.

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Hello?

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Happy birthday, kitten.

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Hey, Daddy. l saved you the best piece

of cake, the one with my name on it.

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-Know why?

-Tell me.

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Because guess who ruled

the school talent show.

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-You?

-Yeah.

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Well, me and David Bowie.

But when are you gonna get here?

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The cake's gonna melt and Mom says

there's no room left in the freezer.

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Well, l can't, kitten.

I got-- I gotta stay late tonight.

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I'm sorry. I'll be by tomorrow, promise.

I only have a few minutes, though...

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...so why don't you let me

say hi to the other kitten.

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Marie's out with her friends.

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What, you didn't wanna go?

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-No.

-Okay. Well, give her a pet for me.

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I love you, kitten.

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Love you too, Daddy.

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Yeah. So wacky though, right?

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-No. I could do all right.

-Right there, that's right.

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-You gonna go dance?

-l don't know.

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-You like it strong, don't you?

-Yeah, I like it....

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No, I can't.

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Floria Sigismondi

Floria Sigismondi is an Italian-Canadian photographer and director. She is best known for writing and directing The Runaways, starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning as well as directing music videos for Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, The White Stripes, David Bowie, Pink, Marilyn Manson, Katy Perry, Björk, The Cure, Christina Aguilera, Ellie Goulding, Fiona Apple, Sigur Rós, Muse, Interpol, Leonard Cohen, The Dead Weather, Alice Glass and Perfume Genius, as well as commercials for Gucci, MAC, Target, Samsung, Absolut Vodka, Old Navy, Motorola, Adidas, Thierry Mugler and Eaton's. more…

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