
Corrine Burns retreats far into plans for her band, The Fabulous Stains, after her mother's death. So far that she gets them (she and two cousins) on a tour with a washed-out glam-rock group and a rising British punk band, radically changes her appearance, attracts a cult following and national media attention. With luck like this, what could go wrong?... (Full plot summary below)
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Corrine Burns retreats far into plans for her band, The Fabulous Stains, after her mother's death. So far that she gets them (she and two cousins) on a tour with a washed-out glam-rock group and a rising British punk band, radically changes her appearance, attracts a cult following and national media attention. With luck like this, what could go wrong?
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| User ReviewZane UAfter 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. |
| User ReviewAndyThis movie was fianlly released on DVD on September 30. I bought it yesterday, and it is still as great as I remember it being when I saw it on cable as a little kid. |
| User ReviewDavid Syou go grrrrl! best movie ever and nearly worth 20 years of waiting for it to be rentable. |
| User ReviewJason MTimeless Punk-Rock classic! A forgotten moment of music history that helped influence many Riot Grrl bands. Steve Jones and Paul Cook from the Sex Pistols contribute some catchy Professiionals tunes. It's kind of creepy to see Diane Lane and Laura Dern so young. |
| User ReviewKelly JSo awesome! Laura Dern at 12! Diane Lane at 15. Ray Winstone from sexy beast playing with members of the Clash and Sex Pistols! You wish you saw this! |
| User ReviewJuleighthis is my favorite movie EVER! I wanted to be a skunk, I still kinda wanna be a skunk! |
| User ReviewJohn Mmodest in its goals, humorous in its pursuit of them, and chock full of people going on to bigger things. A nice dissection of trendy notoriety and professional unprofessionalism. A cult movie through and through with a fabulous soundtrack to complement it. |
| User ReviewKathleen SA lost punk classic which I saw on Night Flight eons ago, it is now on DVD |
| User ReviewSam BFor 80s music enthusiasts and girl punk lovers alike, this film is for you. It's also worth it to see a 16-year-old Diane Lane, a 14-year-old Laura Dern and a 24-year-old Ray Winstone. Loved it. 10.13.08 102nd Film of 2008 |
| User ReviewWayne ZIntended as a feminist staement or something, apparently. I don't think The Stains really do female bands any justice - they all play in that uncomfortable, ridged way that some girls do (I'm not refering to Joan Jett here). The Looters, on the other hand, featuring ex-Sex Pistols and Clash members (with Ray Winstone on vocals!) are much better and make this film an interesting curio. Ray plays the same character as he does in Scum basically. Also look out for Randy Black & The Metrosquad (if you know who they are). In the end The Stains sanitise their sound, rip off a Looters song and get played on MTV - the sell-outs! |