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User Rating:
5.6/10   307 votes
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Director:
Katt Shea
Writers:
Andy Ruben (written by)
Katt Shea (written by)
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Release Date:
19 January 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | Thriller more
Plot:
Serious, well-made story of runaways living in Venice, California, under the threat of a psychotic cop who is a serial killer of prostitutes. full summary | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
A Conversation with Katt Shea
 (From Fangoria. 20 October 2009, 2:07 AM, PDT)
Aravind Adiga: Reading Between the Streets
 (From PasteMagazine. 31 July 2009, 7:00 AM, PDT)
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Christina Applegate ... Dawn

David Mendenhall ... Sy
Eb Lottimer ... Lumley
Jane Chung ... Old Bag Woman
Starr Andreeff ... Policewoman on Horse

Alexander Folk ... Bagley
J. Bartell ... Officer #1

Paul Ben-Victor ... Officer #2
Tom Ruben ... Officer #3
David Lawrence ... Plumber
Patrick Richwood ... Bob
Aron Eisenberg ... Roach
Sheryl Bence ... Punk Girl
Kady Tran ... Dawn's Blonde Roommate
Julie Jay ... Dawn's Tattooed Roommate
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Runtime:
USA:85 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
USA:R
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Dawn: I don't do that much heroin - only enough to get straight. more
Movie Connections:
Features Galaxy of Terror (1981) more
Soundtrack:
Dawn's Theme more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
somewhere..., 14 March 2002
Author: mattkratz (themattk@hotmail.com) from Richardson, TX

I'm not exactly sure how to rank or rate this film. On one hand, it gives a gritty account of life on the streets, with good performances, as it focuses primarily on the exploits of a teen prostitute (well played by Applegate), as she escapes from a killer and forges a relationship with straight kid Sy (Mendenhall).

On the other hand, it also focuses too much on the psycho cop and features too many of his killings as he tries to make his way to Applegate and keep her from revealing his secret. He tries to get the other street kids to tell him where she is, and either kills them or maims them in some way if they don't. This aspect of the movie all but ruins it. A minimal amount on this aspect would have sufficed.

If I had to rate this movie, I'd probably give it ** out of ****.

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