Ladies and Gentlemen...

 

The Fabulous Stains

This gem came up on set yesterday, well technically at lunch in the park by Highline Stages. I was able to tell a few people who'd never heard of it before! It's always exciting to get to give someone a treat like this one. I can't tell you how much this movie rocks! It's Diane Lane's  near debut (there was some awful comedy "Six Pack" with Kenny Rogers. Well, maybe it's not awful if you're a kid watching it instead of in your mid20s). She is quite captivating and engages you in her badassery pretty fully. And I mean, the makeup and skunk hair DO help. It's such a perfect teen angst movie that I found myself wanting to steal someone else's songs and become a huge touring band. I DO already have the pink eyeshadow.

Laura Dern is also in it, but Lane really does make the whole film. Or maybe I'm just biased. There is something about her onscreen presence that makes it unsurprising she is still a working actress. Not long after The Stains, due in large part to her role in that movie actually, came:

The Outsiders

and 

Rumble Fish

These 2 Coppola movies are visceral and make you feel alive. In fact, whoever's reading this...hell all 6 of you, should make a teen badassery & angst/Diane Lane marathon of Ladies and Gentlemen The Fabulous Stains, The Outsiders, and Rumble Fish. It'll make your whole world.