Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains

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Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains is a 1982 American teen musical comedy-drama film directed by Lou Adler and starring Diane Lane, Laura Dern, and Marin Kanter as three teenage girls who start a punk rock band called the Stains. The film also features acting roles by real-life punk musicians including Steve Jones and Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols, Paul Simonon from the Clash, and Vince Welnick and Fee Waybill from the Tubes. The Stains are depicted suffering the derision of male audiences and peers, but their dedication—and the fiery public persona of lead singer Corinne Burns—gains them a strong female fanbase that ultimately eclipses their antagonists. Adler and screenwriter Nancy Dowd (aided by Caroline Coon) disagreed starkly on the film's ending, and it was put on hold for two years until it was capped by Adler with the music video. Although it failed to make any commercial headway with its initial release in late 1982, the film became a cult favorite on 1980s cable television...

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