Sandy West

The Ruins (2012)

Actors: Mark Augden (actor), Mike Taddeo (actor), Jenny Curtis (actress), Pamela Stark (actress), Martha Williams (writer), Jonathan Flaugher (composer), David Immerglück (composer), Martha Williams (director), Martha Williams (editor),

Plot: The Ruins is a simple crime story between a triad of weathered character, two male, one female. When Sandy West, the shocking older woman of the three, is confronted with by her own prowess, things take a turn.

Genres: Crime, Mystery, Romance, Short,

The Runaways (2010)

Actors: Conrad Bluth (actor), Rhett J. Brandt (actor), Ronn Burner (actor), Eric Callero (actor), Michael Patrick Carmody (actor), Peter Choi (actor), Robert Scott Crane (actor), Brett Cullen (actor), Shammy Dee (actor), Aj English (actor), Nick Eversman (actor), Nebula Gu (actor), Eric Ian (actor), John S. Konesky (actor), Rio Ahn (actor),

Plot: In 1975, San Fernando Valley teen Joan Larkin reinvents herself as Joan Jett, a guitarist who wants to form an all-girl punk band. She pitches the idea to a sleazy manager, Kim Fowley, who pairs her with a drummer and then searches for a face: he finds Cherie Currie, at age 15, the perfect jailbait image for his purpose; by luck, she can sing. Two others round out the band, The Runaways. Fowley books a tour, signs them to Mercury Records, and packs them off to crowds in Japan. Seeds of conflict sprout early: Fowley puts Cherie front and center in the publicity, she's soon strung out on drugs and vodka, and jealousies arise. Without adult supervision, where can Joan and Cherie end up?

Keywords: 1970s, alcohol, alcoholic-drink, all-girl-band, anger, band, band-member, band-practice, bathroom, birthday
Genres: Biography, Drama, Music,
Taglines: It's 1975 and they're about to explode.

Quotes:

Marie Currie: You took Mom's black heels?::Cherie Currie: Like she's ever worn anything twice? Anyway, you should be more worried about her finding out about how old your skanky boyfriend is.::Marie Currie: I'm sorry. Does your boyfriend have a car? I'm sorry, do you even have a boyfriend?

Cherie Currie: Hey, Derek, did Marie tell you she's not wearing any underwear?

Tammy: My brother says guys don't like girls who are tough. He says guys like girls to be soft and flirty.::Joan Jett: He would say that, he's a pussy.::Tammy: He does spend a lot of time doing his bangs.

Marie Currie: Mom's gonna kill you. It really looks terrible.::Cherie Currie: Good.

Joan Jett: Hey, what kinda amps do you guys got?::Guitar Teacher: Um, I think for now we'll remain... unplugged.::Joan Jett: No, man, I wanna play, like, Chuck Berry. "Johnny B. Goode," you know?::Guitar Teacher: We'll get there. We'll get to Johnny. But for now... 'On top of Old Smokey. All covered with snow. I lost my true sweetheart. From a-courtin' too slow... '::Joan Jett: 'Old Smokey'? That's goofy, man. How 'bout 'Smoke on the Water'? Come on, I know you know that one.::Guitar Teacher: Finger the E chord, like so. 'On top of Old Smokey... '::Joan Jett: 'All covered in blow... I dumped my poor sweetheart... for screwin' too slow.'

Joan Jett: Uh, are you Kim Fowley?::Kim Fowley: Lemme guess. You sing in a band. And it's the greatest fucking band in the world. And I'm the luckiest dogfucker because I get to hear it first.::Joan Jett: I'm, uh... I'm Joan Jett. I play guitar.::Kim Fowley: Joan Jett, that's a cool name. You guys got a demo?::Joan Jett: No... No, guys, man. I want to start an all-girl rock band.::Kim Fowley: Really. Well, maybe I am the luckiest dogfucker after all... Sandy! Sandy the drummer, this is Joan Jett. She claims to be some sort of guitar goddess.::Joan Jett: Well, I didn't say that... that 'goddess' thing.::Sandy West: It's cool.

Kim Fowley: What in the fuck have you girls been doing over there?::Joan Jett: We've been practicing! Like you said.::Kim Fowley: Well, get back to it. You bitches are gonna be bigger than the fucking Beatles!

Kim Fowley: Joan! This is Joan Jett. And you are?::Cherie Currie: Cherie.::Kim Fowley: Cherie? Cherie what?::Cherie Currie: Currie.::Kim Fowley: Cherie Currie. That's your real name? Tell me, Cherie Currie, can you sing or play a musical instrument?::Cherie Currie: Yeah. Yeah, I can sing. I won a talent show lip-syncing David Bowie. Why?::Kim Fowley: 'Why?' ask the maybe-great Cherie Currie. Read my lips. We love your look. We're choosing you to become a part of rock 'n' roll history. Do you want to be in the band?::Cherie Currie: Are you kidding?::Kim Fowley: How old are you?::Cherie Currie: Fifteen.::Kim Fowley: Jail fucking bait. Jack fucking pot!

Kim Fowley: Repeat after me: 'I'll give ya something to live for. Have ya, grab ya, until you're sore.'::Cherie Currie: I can't say that.::Kim Fowley: What? Oh, Okay. Goodbye. Go sell girl scout cookies. Who's next?

Kim Fowley: [to Cherie] I like your style. A little Bowie, a little Bardot, and a look on your face that says I could kick the shit out of a truck driver.

Blood & Thunder (2009)

Actors: Max Ramming (actor), Max Ramming (director), Max Ramming (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: 'No man is an island, but I know a woman who is.' A documentary about Sandy West's Ossabaw Island Project and its cultural impact upon thinkers and dreamers working together in a coastal paradise. 'Sherman's March' participant, Wini Wood (aka the linguist) hosts a tour of her former Ossabaw setting. There are current-day black hats trying to control the island and this project documents Sandy's attempt to keep them honest.

Keywords: educational, nature, period-drama, wildlife
Genres: Documentary, History,