The career of The Runaways spanned two eras - glam rock and punk. I was a fan of records with big riffs, like David Bowie's Rebel Rebel.'
As a guitarist, I didn't try anything fancy.
'I thought music was a liberal world, but a lot of people thought girls couldn't play rock 'n' roll. 'I didn't want a big fight, so we played one, last gig on New Year's Eve in 1978, and ended it there.' They toured with Van Halen and Tom Petty, but commercial success came mostly overseas, particularly in Europe and Japan. Despite co-writing many of their own songs, the band were mocked by the American rock establishment. Jett, an accomplished guitarist, formed The Runaways with singer Cherie Currie, drummer Sandy West, bassist Jackie Fox and lead guitarist Lita Ford in 1975. The leather jackets and heavy eye make-up were my teenage armoury. 'I'm a tomboy, and I've always felt tough,' she says. The only comparable figure is Chrissie Hynde, and even Hynde' s first hits with The Pretenders came four years after Jett started The Runaways. Despite her teenage years in California, Jett's accent retains an East Coast twang. Sitting in a London hotel, dressed in black and with that shaggy haircut intact, she is every inch the tough rocker. As executive producer, she oversaw the making of The Runaways film. Now 51, she holds the anti-corporate ideals of the Seventies dear, but is shrewd enough to run her own record label. When my family saw the movie, they thought it was footage of me!' I wanted her to understand me as a musician, but I wanted her to get me as a person, too.
I gave her live tapes from 1976 and tapes of me speaking when I was 14 to help with the accent. 'I spent hours telling her the intimate details about the Runaways,' she continues.
KRISTEN STEWART JOAN JETT FULL
And Jett - who went on to forge a solo career with million-selling singles, and has just released a Greatest Hits album - is full of praise for 20-year-old Stewart. So that was another good person that could come in and fit right in, totally familiar."Īn official release date has not been revealed for the film, though it is expected to arrive this fall.Nailed it: Joan Jett, left, has been full of praise for Kristen Stewart, right, after she portrayed The Runaways singer The Runaways tells the story of the world's first all-female teenage rock band, five girls from the Los Angeles suburbs who blazed a chaotic trail through the Seventies. We've been friends with her for at least 25 years. "She was at our wedding, she was at Sheri's shower. "We've been friends with Cassandra for I don't even know how long," says Zombie. In addition to the aforementioned trio, the film will include Richard Brake, Jorge Garcia, Catherine Schell, Sylvester McCoby and Cassandra Peterson (better known as Elvria). I wanted to totally retain the vibe that it had in the '60s." Speaking about keeping the film more family-friendly, Zombie explained, "Yeah, it's 100 percent in the spirit of the show. While many of his movies have often leaned more violent and R-rated, it was reported earlier this year that this film would be PG. Zombie has long shared his love for the original series, so the film serves as a passion project. It really seemed at all times like a live action cartoon, which was really exciting."
KRISTEN STEWART JOAN JETT MOVIE
I was like, I have to light the movie in the same fashion. I noticed when the actors were in their makeup and they were just walking around, getting lunch or whatever, they looked like cartoon characters come to life.
But what I did do is I made the colors sort of hyper-real. The director told EW, "I knew that if I went in and demanded 'This movie's going to be in black and white or forget it!' we would not be talking about the Munsters right now, because it would have never happened. All three are shot in black and white, before a colorful title card comes up, then showing the trio impatiently sitting on a couch now in color before Grandpa exclaims, "Well, now what?"
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