Review of Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982) by Sarah H — 08 Feb 2009

Tries to be kind of like the punk rock Network, at least in some part, but it's undercut by the satire being not the strongest part of the picture (yeah, we get it, band becomes fad thanks to hapless media, with the audience as being really hair-poofed lemmings the whole time). What makes it cool is as a punk rock picture it's fantastic; I loved Ray Winstone in this, since he basically played the best parts of his pissed-off self very well. Add that the Sex Pistols and the guy Paul from the Clash, and it's something of a real treat... that, and Diane Lane, not even 18, but still looking cute.

I'd watch this again but not necessarily for its "message". As a punker, it's got some classic bits.