Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Edgeplay : A Film About The Runaways (2004)

Released October 7th in the US.
Filmed in California , Florida and Germany.
The story : In 1975 , a music producer by the name of Kim Foley was into finding new talent.
He found a young guitar player by the name of Joan Jett who admired the famous Suzy Quatro and wanted to be just like her.
Kim met a 13-year-old girl by the name of Kari Krome , who happened to be a songwriter.
Kim liked her songs so much , he had her sign a contract with him. Now he Joan and Kari needed more musicians to carry out the game plan.
Very soon after , Kim met 15-year-old Sandy West , who had been playing drums since she was 13. Sandy met Joan and there was two.
Next , guitarist 15-year-old Jackie Fox auditioned for the band , but no one seemed to like what she was doing and she didnt get in. Then 16-year-old bassist Lita Ford was thrown into the mix.
Kim soon met Cherie Currie , who was more than happy to audition for the lead singer part. She was in right after Kim and Joan wrote "Cherry Bomb" for her to audition with. Lastly , Kim called Jackie Fox back up and asked if she could play bass.
Auctioning , she learned a handful of songs and now the band is in tact.
Kim Foley promised the girls fame and fortune. That this would be the experience of their lives.
As hard as times got for the girls , they always carried on , waiting for the day to come that Kim had promised them.
The group did see some fame but not much fortune and before they could see anything more than they had , members started falling out of place for various reasons. Jackie Fox left the band and was replaced with bass player Vicki Blue. Then Cherie left as well.
Now we get to hear the stories of what the group went through straight from the mouths of Kari Krome , Lita Ford , Cherie Currie , Sandy West , Jackie Fox and Vicki Blue.
Stars Cherie Currie , Victory Tischler-Blue , Lita Ford , Jackie Fox , Kim Fowely , Sandy West , Suzi Quatro , Joan Jett , Marie Harmon , Toby Mamis
Directed by Victory Tischler-Blue
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY


"We wanted to do what we loved and what we loved to do is rock n' roll."

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