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Streets of Fire (1984) -- A mercenary goes after his ex-girlfriend, a singer who has been kidnapped by a gang.

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Overview

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6.4/10   5,173 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Larry Gross (written by)
Walter Hill (written by)
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Release Date:
1 June 1984 (USA) more
Tagline:
Tonight is what it means to be young. more
Plot:
A mercenary goes after his ex-girlfriend, a singer who has been kidnapped by a gang. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
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(3 articles)
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Great forgotten 1980s movie more (120 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Michael Paré ... Tom Cody

Diane Lane ... Ellen Aim
Rick Moranis ... Billy Fish

Amy Madigan ... McCoy

Willem Dafoe ... Raven Shaddock
Deborah Van Valkenburgh ... Reva Cody

Richard Lawson ... Officer Ed Price
Rick Rossovich ... Officer Cooley

Bill Paxton ... Clyde the Bartender
Lee Ving ... Greer - Bomber
Stoney Jackson ... Bird - The Sorels
Grand L. Bush ... Reggie - The Sorels

Robert Townsend ... Lester - The Sorels

Mykelti Williamson ... B.J. - The Sorels (as Mykel T. Williamson)

Elizabeth Daily ... Baby Doll
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Additional Details

Runtime:
93 min | Argentina:95 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Dolby | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
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The tag line for the film was "Tonight is what it means to be young." When producer Joel Silver saw the poor box office numbers from the opening weekend, he quipped "Tonight is what it means to be dead." more
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Continuity: Police car, after getting on two wheels, is clearly not going to turn over but after angle change does flip on to side. more
Quotes:
Tom Cody: Look, I know you're gonna be going places with your music and stuff and... and I'm not the kind of guy to be carrying your guitars along for you. But if you ever need me for something... I'll be there. more
Movie Connections:
References The Man Who Would Be King (1975) more
Soundtrack:
TONIGHT IS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE YOUNG more

FAQ

The ending seems a little off. Was there supposed to be a sequel?
Is McCoy a lesbian?
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32 out of 41 people found the following comment useful.
Great forgotten 1980s movie, 3 January 2000
10/10
Author: Wayne Malin (wwaayynnee51@hotmail.com) from United States

Director Walter Hill describes the movie this way: The Leader of the Pack (Willem Dafoe) kidnaps the Queen of the Hop (Diane Lane) and Soldier Boy (Michael Pare) comes home rescue her. Sounds REAL strange but it works. It starts off with the words "A different time, a different place" then goes whizzing into action. Ellen Aim (Lane) is playing a concert in her home town. A guy from the bad side of town (Dafoe) and his gang kidnap her. Her former lover (Pare comes back to save her.

OK let's get the bad things out of the way--lousy poster (I've NEVER seen such bad artwork), laughable dialogue and what-the-hell-is going-on performances. But everything else is great! Incredible sets (all neon and moody lighting), fantastic rock score, colorful costumes, wonderful direction by Hill, great action sequences and a total refusal to take itself seriously. It moves VERY quickly and there's never a dull moment! It does lose a lot on video--this should be seen on a wide screen with stereo--that's how I originally saw it in 1984, and for the entire length of the movie I was mesmerized! This was a huge bomb in its day but now has a cult following

A great movie all the way. I give it a 10.

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