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[TRAILER] Joan Jett (Kristen Stewart) and Cherie Currie (Dakota Fanning), two rebellious teenagers from Southern California, become the frontwomen for the Runaways -- the now-legendary group that paved the way for future generations of female rockers. Under the Svengalilike influence of impresario Kim Fowley (Michael Shannon), the band becomes a huge success, with Joan as the band's hard-rocking heart, and Cherie as the sex kitten. However, the teens' stormy relationship threatens the band's future. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Aug 7, 2023 - 6 comments

Andy (Perry King) is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid named Peter Stegman. Soon, Andy and Stegman become enemies and Stegman will stop at nothing to protect his turf and drug dealing business. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jan 11, 2023 - 5 comments

Two former geeks become 1980s punks, then party and go to concerts while deciding what to do with their lives. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jan 11, 2023 - 2 comments

A London punk rocker (Hazel O'Connor) rises and falls with her group, backed by a hustler (Phil Daniels) and a shady producer (Jon Finch). [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jan 11, 2023 - 2 comments

A late-night New York disc jockey (Tim Curry) follows the punk-rock antics of two runaway teenage girls (Trini Alvarado, Robin Johnson). [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jan 11, 2023 - 11 comments

Wild teen Wren (Susan Berman) trades New Jersey for New York City, where she hopes to join what's left of the punk rock culture. She spends time hanging out with Paul (Brad Rijn), another young city transplant, but he's too safe for Wren's tastes, which run to narcissistic rockers. She finds one of these in Eric (Richard Hell), who's about to cut a record in Los Angeles. Before long, Wren is planning to accompany Eric when he heads west, but it's soon clear she's put trust in the wrong person. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jan 11, 2023 - 2 comments

When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan (Bill Coyne), he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like a family until a tragedy tears them apart. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jan 11, 2023 - 4 comments

The relationship between Sid Vicious, bassist for British punk group The Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen is portrayed. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Apr 17, 2018 - 8 comments