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Joan Jett is so much more than “I Love Rock ’n’ Roll.” It’s true, she became mega-famous from the number-one hit, and that fame intensified with the music video’s endless play on MTV. But that staple of popularity can’t properly define a musician. Jett put her hard work in long before the fame, ripping it up onstage as the backbone of the hard-rock legends The Runaways, influencing many musicians—both her cohort of punk rockers and generations of younger bands—with her no-bullshit style.
Bad Reputation gives you a wild ride as Jett and her close friends tell you how it really was in the burgeoning ’70s punk scene, and their interviews are laced with amazing archival footage. The theme is clear: even though people tried to define Jett and keep her stuck to one hit, she never compromised. She will kick your ass, and you’ll love her all the more for it.
Mon. 1/22, 2:30 p.m., MARC, PC
Tue. 1/23, 8:30 p.m., Egyptian, PC
Fri. 1/26, 3:00 p.m., Redstone 7, PC
Sat. 1/27, 9:30 p.m., Wagner, SLC
YEAR 2017
SECTION Doc Premieres
COUNTRY U.S.A.
RUN TIME 92 min
COMPANY PMK*BNC
WEBSITE
EMAIL Alison.Deknatel@pmkbnc.com
PHONE 310-967-7247
Director
Kevin Kerslake
Screenwriter
Joel Marcus
Producers
Peter Afterman
Carianne Brinkman
Executive Producers
Dan Braun
Justus Haerder
Kathy Rivkin-Daum
Co Producers
Alessandra Pasquino
Margaret Yen
Additional Cinematography/Interviews
Greg Olliver
Post Production Supervisor
Alessandra Pasquino
Assistant Editor
Avo John Kambourian
Music Supervisor
Margaret Yen
Editor
Joel Marcus
Cinematography
Kevin Kerslake
Composer
Jacques Brautbar