Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1981)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Lou Adler

Writer:

Nancy Dowd (writer)

Release Date:

October 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Music

Tagline:

These Girls Created Themselves

Plot:

Corrine Burns retreats far into plans for her band, The Fabulous Stains, after her mother's death. So...

Plot Keywords:

Cult | Female Nudity | Teenager | Underground | Fictional Band

Cast

Diane Lane	...	Corinne Burns
Ray Winstone	...	Billy - Vocals for The Looters
Peter Donat	...	Harley Dennis
David Clennon	...	Dave Robell - The Agent
John Lehne	...	Stu McGrath
Cynthia Sikes	...	Alicia Meeker
Janet Wright	...	Aunt Linda's Friend Brenda
Mia Bendixsen	...	Pregnant Girl in Ladies' Room
Laura Dern	...	Jessica McNeil
Stuart Ferguson	...	Gold Key D.J.
Marin Kanter	...	Tracy Burns
Paul Cook	...	Danny - Drummer for The Looters
Steve Jones	...	Steve - Guitarist for The Looters
Barry Ford	...	Lawnboy
Paul Simonon	...	Johnny - Bassist for The Looters
Fee Waybill	...	Lou Corpse - Vocals for The Metal Corpses (as John 'Fee' Waybill)
Christine Lahti	...	Aunt Linda
Vince Welnick	...	Jerry Jervey - Guitarist for The Metal Corpses
Vern Willis	...	Corpses' Bass
Douglas Mackinnon	...	Corpses' Drummer
Susan Bracher	...	Springfield Jill
Diana Wygod	...	Billy's Groupie
James Nichols	...	The Roadie
Angie Crowe	...	Skunk #1
Venus Allin	...	Skunk #2 (as Venus Allen)
Leeann Decou	...	Skunk #3
Daniella Cicconi	...	Skunk #4
Mary Arnold	...	Skunk #5
Elizabeth Daily	...	Motel Maid
John Morris	...	Black Randy
The Metro Squad	...	Themselves
Heather Elton	...	Attacking Skunk
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Britt S. Baker	...	Skunk (uncredited)
Shelley Barr	...	Girl in Washroom / Concert (uncredited)
Zareen Engineer	...	Skunk (uncredited)
Debbie Rochon	...	Skunkette (uncredited)
Brent Spiner	...	Corinne Burns's boss (uncredited)

Directed by
Lou Adler

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Nancy Dowd		writer (as Rob Morton)

Produced by
Lou Lombardo	....	executive producer
Joe Roth	....	producer

Cinematography by
Bruce Surtees

Film Editing by
Tom Benko

Casting by
Margery Simkin

Production Design by
Leon Ericksen

Set Decoration by
Peter Young

Makeup Department
Susan Boyd	....	hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tommy Thompson	....	assistant director

Art Department
Christopher Green	....	assistant art director
Michael Nemirsky	....	on-set dresser

Sound Department
Clancy T. Troutman	....	supervising sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Kirk Bales	....	dolly grip
Ralph Gerling	....	camera operator
Charles Saldana	....	key grip

Casting Department
Lynne Carrow	....	casting: Canada

Other crew
Caroline Coon	....	consultant
Wayne McLaughlin	....	production assistant
John Wardlow	....	location manager: Canada

Production Companies

• Barclays Mercantile Industrial Finance
• Paramount Pictures
• Red Stripe

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1982) (USA)
• Rhino Entertainment Company (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

All Washed Up (USA) (original script title)
The Professionals (USA) (pre-release title)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Barclays Mercantile Industrial Finance

Trivia:

The final sequence of the film was shot and added on after initial reaction to the film was unsatisfactory. Laura Dern is noticeably taller in these shots.

Quotes:

Corinne Burns: Corinne's not my name.
Harley Dennis: What is it?
Corinne Burns: It's Third Degree Burns.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Something to Scream About (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

All Washed Up

An Undiscovered Cult Classic

This film deserved a better shot at finding an audience than it got from its studio, which basically declared it unreleasable and threw it away. To be sure, it's not for ALL tastes but it's WAY better than a lot of the teen-oriented dreck that made millions in the 80s..Basically the story of the rise and fall of a street-wise girl (Diane Lane) and her punk rock band, the film has moments of satire and drama that ring remarkably true, even in this day and age. This is the only other film I know of directed by famed Los Angeles music producer Lou Adler (his other was the first Cheech & Chong monster hit "Up In Smoke")....this film has the same loose, anything-goes style but Adler shows that he works well with actors, getting fresh and inspired performaces all around. The only print seen for years of this film has been on USA Network's "Up All Night" and it was ruthlessly edited. I'd like to see this one show up on a premium channel like Cinemax or Showtime so I could see it completely uncut (since the chances of seeing it released on video are no doubt slim to none)