Absolutely brilliant

Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Ever since I went to see the English alt-rock/Grunge band The Subways perform in 2007 (which was also the first live music concert that I ever went to)I have become very keen on finding rock/metal bands that are either an all girl group (such as the very underrated Grunge band L7),or have a woman that is a co-vocalist (Such as the great band Lacuna Coils Cristina Scabbia,who I had the amazing pleasure of meeting and chatting to,after the band had played a stunning 90 minute concert!)So when a friend asked me if I could order the DVD to this film,which he has been wanting to see for over twenty years!,I also became very keen on seeing the film,after I found out that the film was about an all-girl Punk/Glam group.The plot: With the death of her mother,Corinner Burns decides to pull her sister Tracy and their cousin Jessica McNeil into a close-knit unit,and that they should form a band called The Fabulous Stains.One night when Corinner is at a local Rock club,she watches the performances of the shock-rock headliners,and a new British Punk band,that really catches her attention.After she has been able to grab the attention of the tour manager,who hires her band (The Fabulous Stains) to be the opening band on the rest of the tour,Corinner does everything she can,to make sure that she, Tracy and Jessica stand out from all the other bands on the tour.This leads to Corinner cutting her hair into a very weird style,and deciding that the Stains will adop a very comfrontaional stage persona,where they show the female members of the audiences that they all should stand up for themselves,and not "give in" that easily.With their new aggressive edge and energy,the band instantly start gathering a huge amount of girls,who are all huge fans of there's,and are dedicated to following the bands message.But With the Fabulous Stains becoming the biggest,and the most popular band in the touring area,jealousy from some of the other bands (who they are meant to be supporting) starts to grow...View on the film: The first thing that I feel I need to praise about this fantastic film,are the stunning performances from the very youthful before-they-were-famous cast,with a very in-shape Ray Winstone giving a great gritty performance as the lead singer of the British Punk band (Billy).Winstone shows Billy as someone who is unable to ever get the bitter taste out of his mouth that the girls are being given the same opportunity as his self-centered punk band is,especially since he feels that girls "Cant rock".Looking at the band themselves,the clear stand-out is easily Diane Lane as the rebellious lead vocalist of the Fabulous Stains, Corinne Burns.Lane shows that Corinne wants to have the Stains destroy everyones expectations of what a "bunch of girls" can do,by giving the group a strong mission statement,that can be felt in all of the performances in the film,to Diane looking very provocative with a terrific hairstyle,and some very eye-catching stage outfits.For the brilliant screenplay by Nancy Dowd (who would later win an Oscar for her Coming Home screenplay) Dowd smartly plays against some of the biggest clichés in the Punk scene,by showing the whilst the ageing rock band are not THAT friendly,the Stains are still able to talk to the band a little bit,whilst the Punk band who preach on stage that you should be your self and do what ever you want,are actually filled with vile and disgust that the Fabulous Stains are becoming extremely successful.Final view on the film: Although the film was not given a chance to survive when it basically got buried alive on realise,that error should be completely ignored,due to the film having a fabulous screenplay,interesting and original directing.And last,but not least,some truly shining performances from an amazing young cast.

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.

Unreleased theatrical feature financed by Paramount was once an '80s staple on the USA network (in their weekend "Night Flight" movie slot). It's a satirical comedy-drama with music which finds angry, rebellious teen Diane Lane caught by reality-TV cameras getting fired from a fast food restaurant; soon, she, her sister, and a cousin hit the road with their barely-rehearsed punk band and find failure, success, unintended exploitation, and life's little ironies outside of their blue-collar town. Reminiscent of the later "This is Spinal Tap", the film has a sense of humor far more sly, less forced and obvious. Lane is so tough at first, one doesn't know how to respond to her (she pushes everyone away); somewhere down the line she begins to soften and becomes more flexible, and you see the desperation underneath her scowl--you see her pathos just once, when she gives the bus-driver money for his brother (a subtle scene that speaks volumes). Harsh in both its writing and directing, unblinking in its teenage hostility, the film still manages to be funny (intentionally so) and with a cutting edge; it's like a breath of fresh air to the disenfranchised. *** from ****

yes, what I would give for that. I suppose it doesn't exist.Great tune "Professional" during the end credits. And who was actually performing this version? What is interesting is that I keep thinking of this movie having recently seen Prey for Rock and Roll where Gershon is simply the "It Girl" Rock-n-Roll Star. Starting with the Crissy Hinde sound but way throatier/garagier and adding in some Joan Jett attitude/leather and the result is fantastic! ...and also reminds me of Juliette Lewis performing in Strange Days. No surprise she now has a band....Picture Claire puts them both together, Lewis and Gershon, I forget who sings the credits...