Review of Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982) by Zane U — 15 Jul 2012
After watching this punk rock movie to top all punk rock movies, I wondered why the hell I never heard of it before stumbling upon it on some Craigslist DVD fire sale. It's a really fantastic movie that satires and comments on the fundamental hypocrisy of a successful punk rock band (you can't fight the establishment if you have to enlist with the establishment in order to make any money whatsoever).
Despite the brisk 87 minute runtime, it does a lot of cool things, least of which is introducing us to Diane Lane, Laura Dern, and Ray Winstone. The film has a lot of attitude, and you don't always like the characters, but like The Stains themselves, confidence in execution make up for other potentially glaring shortcomings.
A must-see if a raw low-budget Almost Famous sounds appealing to you or if females rebelling against gendered expectations sounds cool instead of boring.
This review of Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982) was written by Zane U on 15 Jul 2012.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains has generally received positive reviews.
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