Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains
For the punk rock and B movie lovers in the house, a 1982 film has recently surfaced with your name on it. Ladies and Gentlemen the Fabulous Stains stars a 15-year-old Diane Lane as Corinne “Third Degree” Burns. The recently orphaned and angst-ridden teen rallies her sister (Marin Kanter) and her cousin (Laura Dern) to start a punk rock band called The Stains. The trio then takes to the road with fictional bands, “The Metal Corpses” (featuring Fee Waybill of The Tubes), and “The Looters” (starring members of real-life legendary punk bands, the Sex Pistols and the Clash), and on their short tour experience every rock band's greatest dreams and worst nightmares. Reviews claim that the cult-status film “went on to inspire a generation of female rockers,” and though I can’t validate that claim, I can tell you this; a Friday night viewing of the movie inspired even someone as far beyond their riot grrrl years as myself, to head straight-away to the nearest live music venue for a much needed dose of rock ‘n’ roll.
These Stains are fabulous, see for yourself:
--Shelby Earl
alan wiley on September 21, 2008 at 08:54 PM
OMG! I just watched this movie last night. I pre-ordered it months ago and it showed up at my house right when it came out. Totally fun to see aggressive grrrl rock in such an early phase. I remember reading about this in a riot grrrl zine about 10 years ago. I'm glad it's finally out and you're repping for it Shelby. Right on!