Dakota Fanning & Kristen Stewart - Cherry Bomb

What this video is

Released March 10, 2010 as a promotional tie-in for the Floria Sigismondi-directed biopic *The Runaways*, this video capitalizes on the massive cultural footprint of Kristen Stewart (then at the peak of the *Twilight* franchise) to reintroduce The Runaways' 1976 punk anthem to a new generation. Both actresses recorded their own vocal performances for the soundtrack, with Dakota Fanning portraying Cherie Currie and…

Why it matters

A rare convergence of film promotional material and standalone music video artifact. As a cover of a canonical 1976 punk song performed by major film stars-in-character, the video occupies a unique archival category: simultaneously a document of Hollywood biopic production, a period-rock…

The director

Italian-Canadian director, photographer, and screenwriter born 1965 in Pescara, Italy; raised in Hamilton, Ontario. Studied at Ontario College of Art and Design. Began as a fashion photographer before transitioning to music video direction via The Revolver…