Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway

Remarkably, a movie about the Runaways was made in 2010 called The Runaways, starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning; it is based on Cherie Currie’s book, Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway.  Michael Shannon appears in the film as Kim Fowley; about Shannon’s performance, Fowley told Chris Estey:  “He’s a genius.  He’s the new Christopher Walken.  And I’m privileged that he was able to get enough of me to make it watchable.  It transcended the printed page.  He’s working with Martin Scorcese on his Broadway project, that’s what he’s doing now.  This guy’s like John Garfield or Humphrey Bogart playing you.  I mean, wouldn’t you like that?”  

(January 2015/1)