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GoldLyrics.com - Ladies And Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains
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List Price: $19.95
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Manufacturer: Rhino Entertainment
Starring: Diane Lane, Ray Winstone, Laura Dern, Peter Donat, Barry Ford
Directed By: Lou Adler
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Ryko Distribution
EAN: 0603497981779
Format: Color
Label: Rhino Entertainment
Manufacturer: Rhino Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Rhino Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-09-16
Running Time: 88
Studio: Rhino Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1982
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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FABULOUS STAINS never received a formal theatrical release and was only seen on late-night cable, poor-quality bootlegs, or on rare occasions at film festivals. Yet somehow this 1981 film about a trio of misfit teenage girls who start a punk band went on to inspire a generation of female rockers.
SHE CAN T FOOL ALL THE FANS ALL OF THE TIME . . .
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 and Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols). The Stains meteoric rise (and equally lightening-quick fall) owes more to TV exposure than to talent.
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Summary: White punks on dope
Comment: Finally, we have a proper DVD release of this coveted, oft-bootlegged 1981 curio, which was initially shelved from theatrical distribution but managed to build a rabidly devoted cult base, thanks to several showings on USA Network's "Night Flight" back in the day. As a narrative, this effort from legendary record mogul turned (sort of) movie director Lou Adler would have benefited immensely from less script doctoring (screenwriter Nancy Dowd had her name removed from the project) but for punk/new wave nostalgia junkies, it's still a marvelous time capsule. Diane Lane plays a nihilistic mall rat who decides to break out of the `burbs by forming an all-female punk band called The Stains. Armed with a mission statement ("We don't put out!") and a stage look that appears to have been co-opted from Divine in Pink Flamingos, this proto riot-grrl outfit sets out to conquer the world (and learn to play their instruments along the way). Music biz/star maker machinery clichés abound, but it's still a guilty pleasure, particularly due to the real-life rock luminaries in the cast. Fee Waybill (surprisingly effective) and Vince Welnick of The Tubes are a hoot as a couple of washed up glam rockers. The fictional punk band, The Looters (fronted by none other than an angry young Ray Winstone) features the talents of Paul Simonon from The Clash and Steve Jones and Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols. There's also a memorable cameo by Black Randy ("Who?") Well, he's exciting to "deep catalogue" geeks like me (what can I say?).
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Summary: Wow.
Comment: When I saw this in the early 80's I thought it was great. Seeing it again, I find that it's not as good as I remember it; it's better. Diane Lane's performance is convincing and nuanced. The music is solid. The film has a raw, gritty feel to it that perfectly fits the story. Buy it.
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Summary: Young, hard, and real
Comment: Diane Lane is amazing. She is raw, and real and full of fire. This movie, as old as it is, is NEVER just phoned in. It shows the reality of touring on the bus, the reality of how rabid fans can be, and how things change quickly, and not for the better sometimes.
And there is Fee Wayback as a washed up rock star, still touring. If you want to see the reality of rock, and see Diane Lane, stunningly beautiful (as always), this is the movie! 5 stars!
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Summary: 25 years later....
Comment: Wow. The fact that I have not even SEEN this film for 25 years, and I still remember it, I think speaks volumes about the power that this film had at that time. I was 13, and I saw it on Night Flight. Taped it on the BETAMAX and watched it repeatedly until it accidentally got erased the next summer. Every 10 years or so I would be reminded of it and try to find it, and lo and behold, it's HERE! I am beside myself with nostalgia *sniff* and can't wait to see it again!!!!
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Summary: FUN!!!!!
Comment: Great movie, about time it's on DVD? Picture quality is a little weak, but it's an old movie, I doubt they remasted it. LOL!
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