Documentary about rock star Joan Jett.
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BAD REPUTATION is a very appropriate title for the comprehensive documentary of Joan Jett of her former band the Runaways. For one it is the title of a famous Joan Jett song and it is also the reputation that precedes girl rocker Joan Jett.
Director Kerslake makes the film more relevant by centring on the persecution the band faced being an all girl band. When they fist performed, they were praised, but when they posed a challenge going on tour and cutting records, they were then called sluts. Jett tackles the problem head on, talking about it. She says Britain and Japan were more acceptable than the United States. During interviews, she was always asked about the sex thing and she had to…
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