The Runaways Story

The Runaways is the name of an American rock band that ever existed around 1975 to 1977. The band personnel of five young girls in their teens. Formed by a man named Kim Fowley fender (Michael Shannon) who later became their manager.

Cherrie was recruited as lead singer of The Runaways, she initially normal home girl. But his parents' separated, his mother married another man and moved to Indonesia. Originally Cherrie and his sister Marie are invited to move, but they both chose to stay with their father. Cherrie be a wild girl, especially since joining with The Runaways.

At The Runaways, Cherrie be friend with Joan, who being the main guitarists, and author of the majority of the songs of the band. With Joan, she began dabbling alcoholic beverages and narcotics. Then, the friendship of two girls rocker leads to unstable 'heart' feeling, well in some scenes they make physical contact a passionate!

Name of "The Runaways" skyrocket amidst the dominance of male rock band in 70's year. They toured and extraordinary acclaim in America. After making the recording, the band's name is getting rocketed and they were invited to a concert in Japan.

In Japan the conflict occurred. "The Runaways" other personnel envy to Cherrie who got publicity. The Runaways was impressed that the band accompaniment Cherrie which is becoming a single rockstar. In the middle of the concert schedule in Japan, Cherrie called Marrie, proclaim that their father was sick and Cherrie asked to go home.

The conflict is getting hotter when they returned from Japan and will do the recording the next album. Cherrie feel tired with the band's routine, he fed up with all the publicity. Cherrie opt out of the band and continue his life as before, her simple home.

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A concert promoter, before The Runaways became famous, told Kim that this band has potential and one day will be great beyond The Beatles. It seems rather precise predictions, but unfortunately, it looks like the personnel who were too young could not face life that shows a cruel world.

Not just equal the popularity of the Beatles, I saw that The Runaways also have a story that is almost similar to the British band. Cherrie the front-woman can be equated with John Lennon in a friendly at the same time hostile to Paul McCartney, mastermind behind the genius works of the Beatles. Joan Jett is McCartney for The Runaways.

After disbanding, Cherrie live a normal life as usual with his sister and father. While Joan is indeed rockstar mentality continued his career as a musician. Know the song "I Love Rock and Roll ..?" the song that popularized the Joan Jett.
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I love this movie, although some people say less okay ending. But I try to understand why this film ends with that way. In my opinion, this is not a drama that has a beginning and ending point, this movie actually raises its climax in the middle of the story. There is no end for Cherrie and Joan own story, although The Runaways live names.

This film is only acquire a piece of fragment of life Cherrie and Joan period marked by their fame through musical career. As information, this film is taken from a true story that is poured Cherrie through a book titled Neon Angels, a memoir about The Runaways.