Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains (1981) DVD cover
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains (1981) DVD cover

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains

1981 R 299 mins

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Recently orphaned Corrine "Third Degree" Burns (a 14-year-old Diane Lane) enlists her cousin (Laura Dern) and sister (Marin Kanter) to launch a punk rock band, The Stains. Three rehearsals later, The Stains score the opening slot on a cross-country tour with aging metal act The Metal Corpses (led by Fee Waybill of The Tubes) and British punk rockers The Looters (real-life punk pioneers Paul Simonon from The Clash and Steve Jones & Paul Cook of The Sex Pistols). The Stains meteoric rise (and equally lightening-quick fall) owes more to TV exposure than to talent. Cynical commentary on teen angst and rampant consumerism, or prescient allegory for today's pop scene?
Cast Peter Donat, Steve Jones (Punk), Diane Lane, Laura Dern, Cynthia Sikes, Janet Wright, Ray Winstone, David Clennon, Paul Simonon, John Lehne
Director Lou Adler
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Rating R
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