Streets of Fire

Movie

1984

1h 33m

English

Action

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6.9

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Raven Shaddock and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim. Ellen's former lover, soldier-for-hire Tom Cody, happens to be passing through town on a visit. In an attempt to save his star act, Ellen's manager hires Tom to rescue her. Along with a form...

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Streets of Fire

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1984

1h 33m

English

Action

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Cast

Tom Cody

Ellen Aim

Billy Fish

McCoy

Raven Shaddock

Clyde the Bartender

Deborah Van Valkenburgh

Reva Cody

Officer Ed Price

The Sorels - Reggie

Officer Cooley

Greer

The Sorels - Bird

The Sorels - Lester

The Sorels - B.J.

Baby Doll

Subway Motorwoman

'Torchie's' Dancer

Ben Gunn

Pete the Mechanic

Squirt

Addie

Waldo

Ardmore Cop Harry

Ardmore Cop #2

Richmond Citizen

Directed By: Walter Hill

Written By: Walter Hill, Larry Gross

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Galileo5 says...

8 years ago

An absolute gem of a movie. A true rock n roll fairy tale and easily in my top 10 of favorite films of all time. It's so simple in structure and dialogue yet it is the only movie of its kind (that I know of). 80s music set in a 50s world, goons that terrorize a small town, clear cut villain and hero who fight for a rock n roll 'princess' and two constantly bickering sidekicks. It sounds so formulaic, but it is different from anything you have seen before. A true classic that proves once again that you don't need a 100 million dollar production to do something special. Oh and the music... it's so good. 'Nowhere fast' and 'Tonight is what it means to be young' will make you wanna steal a car and wring it out.

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getsmartt says...

7 years ago

Maybe I'm a sucker, but I love this movie! Great music, a good story, graphic novel style violence, 50's Greasers mixed with 80's punk. Just a lot of fun to watch.

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ResidentEvilFan says...

10 months ago

This movie is so unusual and so odd. The acting is wooden and the script is terrible, but this film is like a train wreck that you can't take your eyes away from the screen because it is that intriguing. I will also give props to the soundtrack as the music is quite good and rather catchy.

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AlfieSGD says...

7 months ago

Thanks to an interesting mix of 50s and 80s aesthetics, a few resounding slaps, and a multitude of exploding motorcycles, “Streets of Fire” never gets boring. It certainly helps that the movie opens with a concert sequence that is a real banger. Once the story gets going, it does wear a little thin, but never to the point of being really distracting. The latter also applies to lead actor Michael Paré's wooden acting, which somehow fits the movie's mood quite well. Meanwhile, Willem Dafoe proved to be able to convincingly portray psychopathic characters early on in his career. And with Diane Lane, Amy Madigan, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh, there are even a few interesting female characters. If you haven't seen “Streets of Fire” yet, you should definitely catch up, especially if you have a soft spot for 80s films.

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John Chard

6 years ago

Bombers, Blasters, Attackers and Streets of Fire.

Streets of Fire is directed by Walter Hill who also co-writes the screenplay with Larry Gross. It stars Michael Paré, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan and Willem Dafoe. Music is scored by Ry Cooder and cinematography is by Andrew Laszlo.

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JPRetana

2 years ago

Streets of Fire is like a feature-length Jim Steinman music video (admittedly not that big of a stretch), which makes all the sense in the world considering the singer/songwriter's cinematic bent. Steinman penned the opening and closing songs (one of which is the anthem “Tonight Is What It Means t More

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