“The Runaways,” the film chronicling a group of pioneering rocker chicks, opens in theaters today. Stars Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart joined original Runaways Cherie Currie and Joan Jett at the NYC premiere of the film earlier this week. The indie flick tells how punk rock guitar slinger Jett convinced Hollywood Svengali Kim Fowley to help her put together a band, and the pair discovered blonde Valley Girl Currie.

Early reviews have complained that the film focuses too much on Currie, who pretty much sank from sight after the band broke up, rather than the more talented Jett, who would go on to solo stardom. But, hey—fans of rock movies will love it anyway!