Ladies and Gentlemen, Wonderful Spots "is a 1981 film shot in Canada that tells the story of three teenage girls, including Diane Lane and Laura Dean, who formed a punk band. This movie also includes ex sex pistols Steve Jones and Paul Cook, as well as Paul Simonon in 'The Clash' and Fei Weber in 'The Tube'. Los Angeles punk idol Black Randy also appeared in 'Black Randy and the City Team'. This film was directed by music tycoon Lu Adler for Paramount Pictures in 1981 and written by Nancy Dodd. She won the Academy Award for Best Screenplay for "Slap Shot". After being informed of the film's production process and final editing, Dodd assumed the pseudonym Rob Morton. This movie was produced by Joe Ross, who later became the chairman of Walt Disney Studios. Punk rock journalist Caroline Kuhn is the technical advisor for this movie. It has never been widely distributed, but there may have been a small-scale cinema release in 1982. A poor screening test was conducted in Denver, Colorado. This movie was put on hold, but eventually entered the tour of Art House. According to reports, theater operations include the Living Art Theatre in Philadelphia (Friday, August 23 and Saturday, August 24, 1985) and the Film Forum in New York City (Wednesday, March 6, 1985). The true audience of this movie was found on cable TV late at night. The television programs of the 1980s appeared on the popular American internet program 'Night Flight', local cable TV channel Z in Los Angeles, and Showtime. Since then, this movie has become a highly sought after pirated classic. This movie has never been released on home videos or DVDs. Poor quality pirated versions are everywhere, although fans hope to release DVDs. This movie has a loyal fan base and occasionally appears on the big screen. A projectionist at Nuart Cinema in Los Angeles requested the production of a photo. In 1998, this film was screened at the Chicago Underground Film Festival. This film was screened at the Sydney Film Festival in 2005. The most recent appearance of this movie on television was on a night in the late 1990s, on VH1 channel. In many ways, The Stains severely influenced the violent group movements of the 1990s and bands such as Bikini Kill. Other different fans of the film include musician and actor Courtney Love, writer and comedian Jack Fugness, musician and actor Jon Bond Jovi and the late underground film producer Sarah Jacobson. In 2000, Jacobson and Adam Green directed a short film about the film for the International Finance Corporation's television program 'Split Screen'.
