Corinne Burns (Diane Lane) calls herself Third Degree Burn as the leader of the band The Stains with her sister Tracy Burns and her cousin Jessica McNeil (Laura Dern). Her mother recently died from cancer. Jessica's mother Linda (Christine Lahti) is her aunt. The girls attend a concert and Corinne talks her way onto the tour. The tour manager Lawnboy is trying to appease the conflict between aging singer Lou of The Metal Corpses and their young opening act The Looters led by Billy (Ray Winstone). The girls are not that good. When The Metal Corpses' guitarist turns up dead, Lawnboy makes the girls the new opening act. The girls become an overnight sensation for Croinne's attitude, her feminist tirades, and her edgy look championed by TV reporter Alicia Meeker despite the band's lack of musical skills. Her young female fans call themselves Skunks.This is a cult movie from the 80's. I do remember the trailer back in the day although I don't think it had much of a run in the theaters. This is about fame in the new age of MTV. It's a little dated now but it has a certain punky indie edge. The best part is Diane Lane. She has IT. She is this young girl with attitude. There are also some notable big screen newcomers. This movie thrives on Lane's attitude but it can get monotone.

I am one of many fans of this movie with money ready to spend on an official DVD release.I'm sure the only reason it has not been release is bureaucratic one. Some bright spark at some office needs to use their initiative and turn this little gem into a modest fortune.It is music history.Its got some big names in it.Mobilise the potential in this please.If the master reel has been lost, use one of the 35mm movie theatre prints that are knocking about.

Wow, a punk rock movie that plays like an after-school -special while staying true to the real feeling of punk. I really liked this film a lot, seeing it on late night TV. It captures an era or rebellion- I mean the era of being 13 and wanting to ROCK out and trying to find out what is real. The ex-Pistols are in this movie because the band just imploded on it's American tour and they had nothing better to do before going back to England. What could be better than being in a great cult classic? I heard that they were very supportive of the movie, but this is just a rumour. I knew a lot of punk-gals who started on this movie.PLAY THIS MOVIE FOR THE KIDDIES

Ladies & Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains may not be the best film to come out of it's time.. but it certainly is not the worst. Many fans of this film probably know it best from when it aired on VH1 a few years back. Most "film buffs" probably have not even heard of it! It is a "fun" film, nothing too deep.. If you've ever considered yourself to be "punk rock" then you would probably enjoy this film. A few former Sex Pistols have roles in Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains. If you get a chance to see this movie I recommend it, but don't expect a masterpiece. It's just a film every post-punk should see. And always remember, The Stains do NOT put out!