The Fabulous Stains: Behind the Movie

The Fabulous Stains: Behind the Movie

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 1, 1999

Runtime

0h 12m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

The Fabulous Stains: Behind the Movie

Director

Sam Green

Description

Sarah Jacobson (1971–2004) was a legendary San Francisco underground filmmaker, as well as a great pal and inspiration. Sarah was extremely passionate about things––when she was interesting in something, she made the world stand up and take notice. In the early 2000s, Sarah become obsessed with the 1981 cult film Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains. I had never even heard of the movie, but when Sarah showed me a bootlegged VHS copy, it blew my mind. The Fabulous Stains is definitely one of the weirdest movies ever made, but weird in a fascinating way! The congruence of people and social forces that came together in the film, not to mention the ambition and failure and all that…