{"id":22,"date":"2006-03-04T14:56:22","date_gmt":"2006-03-04T21:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=22"},"modified":"2022-09-16T00:36:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T07:36:57","slug":"ladies-and-gentlemen-the-fabulous-stains-1981","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=22","title":{"rendered":"Ladies and Gentlemen: The Fabulous Stains (1981)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m perfect! But nobody in this shithole gets me, because I don&#8217;t put out!&#8221;<\/strong> <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Poster-194x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-65860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Poster-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Poster-174x270.png 174w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Poster.png 575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThree teens (Diane Lane, Laura Dern, and Marin Kanter) form a punk band called the Stains, and experience a rapid rise and fall in fame.   <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Canadian Films<\/li>\n<li>Diane Lane Films<\/li>\n<li>Laura Dern Films<\/li>\n<li>Mockumentaries<\/li>\n<li>Musicians<\/li>\n<li>Naive Public<\/li>\n<li>Punk Rock<\/li>\n<li>Rise-and-Fall<\/li>\n<li>Teenagers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary notes, this Canadian &#8220;musical satire about the meteoric rise and fall of a punk-rock singer&#8221; (Lane) who &#8220;temporarily becomes the idol of girls her age because of her defiant attitude, nihilistic music&#8230; and see-through blouses&#8221; features &#8220;dreary direction by former rock and roll mogul Lou Adler&#8221;, who attempts to lampoon sycophantic fans and the fragility of fame &#8212; but there&#8217;s surprisingly little to laugh at. On the other hand, the film is noteworthy for anticipating countless mockumentaries to come &#8212; plus, as one IMDb contributor notes, &#8220;The film predicts the Madonna Wanna-Be craze by years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An early, pre-<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=71333\"><em>Spinal Tap<\/em><\/a> musical mockumentary<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Concert.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Concert.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Concert.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Concert-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Concert-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Concert-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A young, vibrant Ray Winstone as the lead singer of the Looters<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Winstone.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Winstone.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Winstone.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Winstone-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Winstone-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Winstone-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Diane Lane&#8217;s petulant portrayal as &#8220;Third Degree Burns&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Lane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Lane.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Lane.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Lane-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Lane-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Lane-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Laura Dern and Christine Lahti in early roles<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Lahti.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Lahti.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Lahti.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Lahti-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Lahti-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Lahti-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See?  <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0082639\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1985\/03\/06\/movies\/film-rock-satire-fabulous-stains.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m perfect! But nobody in this shithole gets me, because I don&#8217;t put out!&#8221; Synopsis: Three teens (Diane Lane, Laura Dern, and Marin Kanter) form a punk band called the Stains, and experience a rapid rise and fall in fame. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Canadian Films Diane Lane Films Laura Dern Films Mockumentaries Musicians Naive Public Punk Rock Rise-and-Fall Teenagers Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: As Peary notes, this Canadian &#8220;musical satire about the meteoric rise and fall of a&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=22\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87561,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22\/revisions\/87561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}