The film is based on the memoir "" bythe lead singer and keyboardist of The Runaways . In this book, she described in detail her childhood life, the formation and disbandment of the band, and her journey of abstinence from drugs and alcohol. The film is the feature film debut of Italian female director Floria Sigismondi.
The director of the film heard the band's song when he was young, it was a typical hardcore rock. Later, he became fascinated by their typhoons and stage performances. However, this band has only existed for a short period of time, disbanding after only 5 years. However, guitarist Joan Jett is still active on the stage, and the director can get a glimpse of her style from her performance and her eyebrows. This is a band that fascinates him. Their songs and their stories are the targets of the director's focus. Later, he saw Cherie's memoirs. In the book, she described her unbearable childhood, how she formed the band with four other girls, how they parted ways, and her efforts to stop drugs and alcohol. After reading this book, the director was deeply infected and felt that their stories were very representative. Almost all rock stars of that generation came over like this. So he filmed their stories, because only in this way can everyone know the life and pain of rock stars. Sometimes, they are not as energetic as on stage, and they are not as cynical as outsiders think. Not all of them lead a corrupt life
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