Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous StainsN/C 15+

This film is a rarely seen and deeply subversive tale of a trio of misfit teenage girls who start a band and go on the road with an ageing metal band and British punks The Looters (Sex Pistols Steve Jones and Paul Cook and Paul Simonon of The Clash). The Stains swiftly front their way to stardom with a winning combination of mouthy attitude and incredible hair, leaving a trail of empowered copy-cat punk girls in their wake. Featuring a barely post-adolescent Diane Lane and Laura Dern, Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains offers a merciless take on the music industry and the nature of exploitation, and proved inspirational to the social and musical movement of Riot Grrl.

Selected and introduced by Tara Quinn, a friend and supporter of the Monorail Film Club.

Join the film club after the screening in Café Cosmo.