Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1981, Canada)

I don’t know if this is a review so much as a collection of somewhat isolated reactions.

1) So now I know where The White Stripes got their name (and theme!).
2) Wow. Ray Winstone was pretty cute in his youth. Who knew?
3) Speaking of youth, was Laura Dern seriously THIRTEEN when she made this movie?
4) Who can I get to be the Stains with me next Halloween?

Anyway, it’s kind of a mess of a movie from any technical standpoint – the sound, in particular, is crap, which is unfortunate in a movie about music – but it’s cheeky and entertaining as hell. And who doesn’t like seeing a fifteen-year-old Diane Lane run around in a leotard for the better part of an hour and a half?