The Runaways Page #7

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
1,265 Views


You think you can sing like that in

front of people? In front of a customer?

612

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56:53,994 -- 00:56:57,038

You b*tches have got to start thinking

like men, okay?

613

00:
56:57,206 -- 00:57:00,458

No more snip snails

and puppy dog tails. Men wanna f***.

614

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57:00,626 -- 00:57:04,462

Men want this, filthy pugs.

615

00:
57:04,630 -- 00:57:08,216

And we're gonna give it to them.

We're gonna put it right in theirface...

616

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57:08,383 -- 00:57:11,594

...and then take it back,

just to break their f***ing hearts.

617

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57:11,762 -- 00:57:14,180

Oh, what, Cherie?

618

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57:14,348 -- 00:57:16,182

I'm sorry.

619

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57:16,683 -- 00:57:19,060

-Tell me, seriously, are you tired?

-Yeah.

620

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57:19,228 -- 00:57:20,353

Yeah?

621

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57:20,521 -- 00:57:22,522

-Are you bored?

-Yeah, actually I am.

622

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57:22,689 -- 00:57:25,358

Oh, yeah? Well, guess what,

you're not allowed to be tired.

623

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57:25,526 -- 00:57:27,985

You're not permitted to be bored.

You're an employee.

624

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57:28,153 -- 00:57:30,446

You are my property

and you will do as l say...

625

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57:30,614 -- 00:57:34,200

...or you can go fold tacos

with your better-looking sister.

626

00:
57:36,036 -- 00:57:38,704

Kim, we're a band.

627

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57:38,872 -- 00:57:41,082

I mean, we don't work for you.

628

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57:41,250 -- 00:57:43,584

Yeah. Okay, I'm losing my voice,

I'm taking a break.

629

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57:43,752 -- 00:57:46,879

Oh, little diva.

Well, l got a news flash.

630

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57:47,047 -- 00:57:50,883

This ain't the opera. They're not

coming to hear your chops, okay?

631

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57:51,051 -- 00:57:55,805

They're not coming to see little girls

banging on their little drums.

632

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57:56,348 -- 00:57:58,975

This is the music business, okay?

You wanna be an artist?

633

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57:59,143 -- 00:58:01,561

Saw offyour f***ing ear

and send to your boyfriend.

634

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58:01,728 -- 00:58:03,896

You wanna be a rock star,

you listen to me.

635

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58:04,481 -- 00:58:07,233

Okay? Now...

636

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58:08,485 -- 00:58:10,903

...Cherie's lack of greatness...

637

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58:11,071 -- 00:58:15,491

...her lack of rock 'n' roll authority

is getting in the way of our product.

638

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58:15,659 -- 00:58:18,035

What is our product?

639

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58:18,412 -- 00:58:20,746

Lita, what's our product, huh?

640

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58:20,914 -- 00:58:25,251

Sex, violence, revolt.

641

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58:26,253 -- 00:58:31,507

Okay, now, l'm going to teach you

prima donnas...

642

00:
58:31,675 -- 00:58:34,177

...how to think with your c*cks,

okay?

643

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58:34,344 -- 00:58:35,928

Get up here.

644

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58:47,149 -- 00:58:49,859

-Hello?

-Cherie, it's Kim.

645

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58:50,027 -- 00:58:53,613

I just wanted to call and let you know

I think you're doing a really good job.

646

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58:53,780 -- 00:58:57,825

And ifyou keep listening to me,

you're gonna be a big star.

647

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58:57,993 -- 00:59:01,412

-I'm trying my best, Kim.

-l know you are.

648

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59:01,830 -- 00:59:04,957

Listen, there's a photographer

coming by your house in 20 minutes...

649

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59:05,125 -- 00:59:07,793

...to take some pictures

for a Japanese magazine.

650

00:
59:07,961 -- 00:59:09,837

Twenty minutes?

Is everybody meeting here?

651

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59:10,005 -- 00:59:13,299

Solo shots. lt'sjust gonna be

you for now. He'll do the rest later.

652

00:
59:13,467 -- 00:59:14,800

-So be ready.

-Okay.

653

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59:14,968 -- 00:59:16,594

Bye, Cherie.

654

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59:18,472 -- 00:59:20,181

Sh*t.

655

00:
59:34,655 -- 00:59:37,198

Good. Good.

656

00:
59:47,960 -- 00:59:51,420

Hey, my arms are connected to me,

you know.

657

00:
59:53,382 -- 00:59:54,715

Good.

658

00:
59:54,883 -- 01:00:08,187

Good, good.

659

01:
00:11,024 -- 01:00:14,068

No, they're from the magazine.

They're here to take pictures of me.

660

01:
00:14,236 -- 01:00:16,070

Get back in the house.

661

01:
00:28,667 -- 01:00:31,544

Good morning.

This is your captain speaking.

662

01:
00:31,712 -- 01:00:34,588

-Hey, wake up. We're almost there.

-Welcome to Japan.

663

01:
00:34,756 -- 01:00:38,467

And ifyou're holding any drugs,

get rid ofthem now.

664

01:
00:39,011 -- 01:00:40,511

What?

665

01:
00:43,890 -- 01:00:45,891

Wait, wait, wait.

666

01:
00:53,233 -- 01:00:56,777

Please take your seats now.

We are preparing for landing.

667

01:
01:08,623 -- 01:01:10,791

Two, three.

668

01:
01:27,434 -- 01:01:29,310

I can't do any more.

669

01:
01:33,732 -- 01:01:35,274

Oh, sh*t.

670

01:
01:37,569 -- 01:01:40,363

-l think that means we're landing.

-What?

671

01:
01:40,572 -- 01:01:42,990

-We're not.

-No.

672

01:
02:34,584 -- 01:02:39,797

Cherie, Cherie, Cherie.

673

01:
02:39,965 -- 01:02:41,006

This way.

674

01:
02:41,174 -- 01:02:45,386

Cherie, Cherie, Cherie.

675

01:
02:49,683 -- 01:02:51,308

-Yeah.

-Oh, my God.

676

01:
02:51,476 -- 01:02:53,394

Did you see that?

677

01:
03:01,528 -- 01:03:04,697

-Japan's not so bad.

-No, man, really, it's great.

678

01:
03:04,865 -- 01:03:08,534

I mean, it's bigger than you said.

It's like-- lt's mania.

679

01:
03:08,702 -- 01:03:11,537

I didn't train you

to be a bunch offailure c*cks, did I?

680

01:
03:11,705 -- 01:03:14,457

Of course it's going

according to plan.

681

01:
03:17,961 -- 01:03:20,379

-Yeah.

-Are you becoming one with Japan?

682

01:
03:21,173 -- 01:03:24,133

I guess so. I mean,

I learned how to use chopsticks.

683

01:
03:24,301 -- 01:03:28,137

That's my girl. l need you to keep it

togetherfor me overthere, Joanie.

684

01:
03:28,305 -- 01:03:29,889

I know, I am.

685

01:
03:30,223 -- 01:03:31,432

I am.

686

01:
03:31,600 -- 01:03:32,933

Okay.

687

01:
03:39,441 -- 01:03:41,442

What the hell are you wearing?

688

01:
03:42,068 -- 01:03:43,611

I'm thinking with my cock.

689

01:
03:44,821 -- 01:03:47,239

More like boner.

690

01:
03:48,158 -- 01:03:49,909

I think I'm gonna wear it.

691

01:
03:50,744 -- 01:03:53,537

Where? Strip club?

692

01:
03:57,417 -- 01:03:59,543

You're gonna get us

in a lot oftrouble.

693

01:
03:59,711 -- 01:04:02,254

I mean, like, arrested.

694

01:
04:05,217 -- 01:04:07,051

Sexy, no?

695

01:
04:11,181 -- 01:04:14,767

You're ready for the peep-show circuit.

All you need's a porn name.

696

01:
04:26,696 -- 01:04:28,280

Ladies.

697

01:
04:28,448 -- 01:04:30,491

A toast to the Runaways.

698

01:
04:30,659 -- 01:04:37,122

First televised show to over

one million Japanese homes.

699

01:
04:37,290 -- 01:04:38,999

-Yeah.

-Yeah, man.

700

01:
04:39,167 -- 01:04:40,292

-Cheers.

-Cheers.

701

01:
04:40,794 -- 01:04:42,461

All right.

702

01:
04:43,713 -- 01:04:47,341

Oh, actually, do you have any beer?

703

01:
04:53,431 -- 01:04:56,267

Excuse me?

Do you like Japanese food?

704

01:
04:56,434 -- 01:04:57,726

Yes, very much.

705

01:
04:57,894 -- 01:04:59,979

What is your favorite?

706

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05:00,438 -- 01:05:01,480

-That one.

-That one?

707

01:
05:01,648 -- 01:05:04,316

-Yeah.

-Oh, wasabi.

708

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05:04,484 -- 01:05:05,526

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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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