1982 punk movieRating: 12/20
Plot: A triad of punk grrls grab them some instruments and form The Fabulous Stains which, after opening up for a couple of boy punk bands, begin to develop a following despite their complete lack of talent. It's the style that sells records anyway, right?
This is choppy and uneven, it nearly put me to sleep, and it lacks thematic clarity. Still, there are some endearing components, most notably the performance of Diane Lane as the lead Stain. She's going to be Clark Kent's mom in the superfluous upcoming Superman movie, but here she's young and angry. She plays naive and pissed really well here, well enough that it should have launched a great career. She would get to play Patty in Rumblefish and one of Charlie Chaplin's wives in that biopic. Laura Dern and Ray Winstone are both good here, too. The Stains' music is fun, kind of reminiscent of The Shaggs only with a little more attitude. This movie's got a large cult following apparently and was difficult to find for a long time though it is available on Netflix now. It just didn't connect with me, and I doubt I remember much about it five years from now. Well, other than a really disappointing ending maybe.
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