Ladies and Gentleman, the Fabulous Stains takes place in an economically depressed section of Pennsylvania but was actually shot in Vancouver because it was cheaper to shoot there.

Diane Lane refused to dye her hair for the several changes of hair color throughout the movie. Instead, the make-up department used different wigs with different lengths to simulate hair growth/roots instead.

The final sequence of Ladies and Gentleman, the Fabulous Stains was shot and added on after initial reaction to the film was unsatisfactory. Laura Dern is noticeably taller in these shots.

Laura Dern's mother, Diane Ladd, refused to give her permission to travel to shoot on location, as she felt Dern was too young. Dern sued for legal emancipation, won it, and did the movie anyway.

Pat Smear of The Germs/Nirvana wanted to re-record the soundtrack to Ladies and Gentleman, the Fabulous Stains a few years ago.

Adler said in an interview that the ending was "sort of tailored after The Go-Go's."

Steve Jones (who plays Steve from The Looters) was allegedly going through drug withdrawal while filming.

Fee Waybill (Lou Corpse) in an interview remembers smoking pot in between takes with the other real-life musicians during shooting.

Lots of rumors were circulated about why Paramount shelved Ladies and Gentleman, the Fabulous Stains for so long. Reportedly, Paramount did a test screening of the film in Denver shortly after its release and it completely flopped.

Independent filmmaker Sarah Jacobson collaborated with filmmaker Sam Green on a short documentary about the film for the IFC television channel's show Split Screen called The Making of Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains.

Fans of the film include musician Courtney Love, writer/comedian Jake Fogelnest, and musician Jon Bon Jovi (who dated Diane Lane in the 1980's).

Ladies and Gentleman, the Fabulous Stains also reportedly inspired Toby Vail of the riot grrrl band Bikini Kill, as well as a host of other riot grrrl bands of the 1990's, such as L7.

Lou Adler claims he sent a copy of the DVD to Steve Jones and wrote a note that simply said, "Finally.

by Millie De Chirico

SOURCES:
All Movie Guide - www.allmovie.com
Blog Critics Magazine – www.blogcritics.org
Bright Lights Film Journal – www.brightlightsfilm.com
Film Threat - www.filmthreat.com
IFC Film News - www.IFC.com
IMDB – www.imdb.com
LAist – www.laist.com
The New York Times - www.nytimes.com
The Onion's AV Club - www.avclub.com
Pop Matters - www.popmatters.com
Spin Magazine – www.spin.com
Wikipedia – www.wikipedia.com
The Making of Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains by Sarah Jacobson, 2004 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406051)