Corinne Burns is the teen girl who fronts a band who is scraping to make something of themselves. Ellen Aim is a pop star about to soar into the stratosphere until she’s kidnapped by a biker gang. What do they have in common? They were both characters in 1980s films who were played by Diane Lane. Join me as I look at 1982’s Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains and 1984’s Streets of Fire, and then talk about how someone needs to complete this film “trilogy.”
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Below the jump, some extras:
The trailer for Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains:
The video for “The Professionals”, which appears at the end of the film:
The trailer for Streets of Fire:
“Nowhere Fast” from the Streets of Fire soundtrack:
“Tonight is What It Means to Be Young” from the Streets of Fire soundtrack:
The entire Streets of Fire original motion picture soundtrack:
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