Do the Runaways really merit a biopic? More than, say, the Electric Eels or Fine Young Cannibals?
Couldn't agree more. I am personally waiting for a Collective Soul biopic.
Maybe if Kim Fowley had fronted the Electric Eels. There's your big screen moneymaker.
OK, Internet-Is-Serious-Business answer: yes, The Runaways do merit a biopic. Of course they're more likely to get a movie deal than Electric Eels or Fine Young Cannibals... for unsurprisingly objectifying reasons. I like all three groups, but between the three, one clearly stands out as one ripe for the big screen. A good movie? I hope. Yes, I'll be upset if this movie stinks because between Kim Fowley, Joan Jett, the general state of rock in 1975 & 1976, just before punk was about to explode, it was interesting times and crossroads for rock music... even without such a music-centric angle, a Runaways story can make for a great movie.
Unfortunately this one smells like
The Doors movie, maybe worse. However Jim Morrison deserved the sacrilege. The ex-Runaways that are still alive don't deserve this, IMHO (if the same is the case) although they have ended up doing well, more or less.
