The Runaways broke down the doors for other all-female rock bands that followed. Joan Jett and Cherie Currie co-founded the group of rebels that were shaped, used and abused by music impresario Kim Fowley. The girls blazed a trail for women in general pursuing careers in rock and roll. They played loud and made no apologies for their lifestyle of sex, drugs and living wild. These teenagers literally grew up on the road and basically unchaperoned. This documentary is written and directed by Victory Tischler-Blue(who, as Vicki Blue, played bass at the time the group was imploding on itself. She describes the band's ups and downs with the aid of interviews with Currie and other group members Lita Ford, Sandy West and Jackie Fox. Fowley still comes across as a brash braggart. Jett refused to cooperate in the making of the film or its soundtrack. Personally I would love to see/hear Jett's description of life as a Runaway.
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