A documentary feature film about the 1970's seminal all girl band, The Runaways.A documentary feature film about the 1970's seminal all girl band, The Runaways.A documentary feature film about the 1970's seminal all girl band, The Runaways.
Toby Mamis
- Self
- (voice)
Jackie Fuchs
- Self
- (as Jackie Fox)
The Runaways
- Themselves
- (archive footage)
Marie Harmon
- Self, Cherie Currie's mother
- (as Marie K.)
Victory Tischler-Blue
- Self
- (as Vicki Blue)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaThis documentary about the all girl rock band The Runaways, has no original Runaways music. The only music you hear is by other artists or you hear the band doing cover songs. That's because Joan Jett refused to take part in the production and refused to grant permission for the music to be used.
- Quotes
Kim Fowley: I love boot camp. I went into two branches of the service because I loved it so much... I was the drill sergeant and they were the recruits.
Featured review
Edgeplay (2004) ***
A satisfying documentary about the all-girl rock group, The Runaways, made by former Runaway Vicki Blue. Where the recent movie THE RUNAWAYS (2010) felt like something of a white-wash of the story, this is the more informative work in comparison and is certainly recommended viewing for fans. Much of the dirty details are presented here, and we have former band members Cherie Currie, Sandy West, Lita Ford, and Jackie Fox all separately interviewed. So is former manager Kim Fowley. It's unfortunate that Joan Jett declined to participate, but strangely the film still works as a treasure trove of information even without her input. Due to rights issues we only get to see The Runaways performing two cover songs, and most of the soundtrack is courtesy of Lita Ford's solo music and Suzi Quatro tunes. But it's no matter, as the real meat of the production is in the juicy stories the girls relate to us. There are short snippets of some late Runaways footage which is not usually seen that leaves you aching to see more. Filmed in 2004, the parting thoughts are quite unsettling in retrospect when we witness drummer Sandy West pouring out her guts about her fondness for her old band and the regret she feels that they never reunited; tragically, West contracted lung cancer in 2005 and died in 2006. *** out of ****
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- JoeKarlosi
- Apr 20, 2010
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- Also known as
- Edgeplay: A Film About The Runaways
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- Budget
- $80,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.20 : 1
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