Kristen Stewart visited "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Wednesday, March 10 to talk about the Oscars, her recent visit to London and to promote her new film "The Runaways." Stewart also played a "Minute to Win It" game with Leno and guest Guy Fieri. She spoke to Jay about her portrayal of rocker Joan Jett, one of the original Runaways - the band she's a member of in the movie.

“I was really lucky to have her be so in to the project and so open about it cause, not a lot of people my age know about The Runaways and it was the most important part of her life and kick started her career. And also, they were the first girl band. They were the first girls to ever play aggressive, sexual assertive rock and roll.”

Dakota Fanning stops by "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Friday, March 12 to talk more about "The Runaways."

The Runaways is based on lead-singer Cherie Currie's book 'Neon Angel' - a reflection of her experiences as a rock star, but also delivering a strong anti-drug warning to teens and others. David Bowie's "Space Oddity" serves as a metaphor for the narrative-- a slow countdown, a surreal but spectacular rise to fame, then alienation and burnout - a long long way from home.

The movie chronicles THE RUNAWAYS from 1975 - 1977; formed by teenage girls living near Hollywood, CA., and heavily manipulated by their manager Kim Fowley as 'jailbait rock' (all the girls were 16 or younger when the band recorded their first album). The band ultimately succeeds on their own merits as musicians, becoming the first all-girl rock-band to ever break into the world of arena-filling hard rock acts.

The movie focuses on the band's formation, and their meteoric rise to fame. Their first single, 'Cherry Bomb', gets some attention in the United States, where THE RUNAWAYS' U.S. tour hits major venues (Cobo Hall, with RUSH) and sleazy rock-clubs, often pairing them up with The Ramones, Cheap Trick, Tom Petty, and other popular 1970's rock acts. But 'Cherry Bomb' and several other songs from THE RUNAWAYS' first 2 albums become huge hits in Japan -- and their arrival for a set of shows there in 1977 is like Beatle-Mania. The band is overwhelmed by the Japanese reception. Almost prophetic, THE RUNAWAYS' last big hit song in Japan is 'Neon Angels On The Road To Ruin'.