Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains is a 1982 teen musical drama film about three teenage girls, played by Diane Lane, Laura Dern and Marin Kanter, who start a punk band. The film also features
Original film poster
Lou Adler
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Lester Louis Adler is an American record and film producer and the co-owner of the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California. He has produced and developed a number of high-profile musical artists in
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains
…their antagonists. The last scene is a triumphant MTV-style professional music video, which indicates the band finally achieved rock stardom. Director Lou Adler and screenwriter Nancy Dowd (aided by Caroline Coon) disagreed starkly on the film's finale, and it was put on hold for two years until it was capped…
Adler at the ceremony for Carole King receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, December 2012
Adler at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in July 2007
Adler's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame