Featured Audience Ratings

• Pierluigi P

  
  A semi rehash of Hill's own "The Warriors" with a flashy neon retro futuristic atmosphere but no interesting plot to grab on to.

• Tsubaki S

  
  Sometimes cliche is the real way to reach a level of honesty and truth that cinism could never reach.

• Phil H

  
  Very strange mix of 50's noir, musical and light hearted soft action which didn't really work for me, I was rather surprised as its a Hill production I expected a kick ass adult action flick but instead you get this curious blend which comes off like a high budget TV film.… More
  Very strange mix of 50's noir, musical and light hearted soft action which didn't really work for me, I was rather surprised as its a Hill production I expected a kick ass adult action flick but instead you get this curious blend which comes off like a high budget TV film. Great casting with allot of big names that weren't back then of course...Paxton with a dubious haircut, Moranis trying to be a tough guy and failing miserably, Pare being a plank of wood with his deliveries and Dafoe looking worryingly gay in his shiny black PVC outfits. The whole thing is pretty lame really and the dialog is laughable not to mention the acting from everyone, plot is stupid and pointless but it does look ok with all the old cars and dingy looking sets.

• David L

  
  Sexy rock & roll singer Ellen Aim (Diane Lane) is kidnapped by a blood thirsty gang of bikers, the Bombers (led by Willem Dafoe). Her ex-boyfriend, tough guy Tom Cody (Michael Pare of "Eddie & The Cruisers") is summoned to rescue her and, by extension, the nameless… More
  Sexy rock & roll singer Ellen Aim (Diane Lane) is kidnapped by a blood thirsty gang of bikers, the Bombers (led by Willem Dafoe). Her ex-boyfriend, tough guy Tom Cody (Michael Pare of "Eddie & The Cruisers") is summoned to rescue her and, by extension, the nameless retro 50s-meets-80s city being torn apart by the Bombers. Tom's only help - Billy Fish (Rick Moranis), Ellen's mean spirited jerk of a manager/current boyfriend, and a mouthy ex-soldier named McCoy (Amy Madigan). With its title inspired by a Bruce Springsteen song, "Streets of Fire" was meant to be the first in a trilogy of films based around the character of Tom Cody, whom director Walter Hill had apparently hoped to mold into the Man With No Name for the 1980s. Unfortunately, released in the same year that saw such blockbuster hits as Beverly Hills Cop, Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom, and Ghostbusters, "Streets of Fire" received very little attention from audiences, and was apparently not well liked by critics either, and did poorly at the box office. In the long run, Diane Lane eventually rebounded and has been especially popular in more recent years, while pretty much all the supporting cast members (including Bill Paxton) continued to work steadily over the years. Sadly, the film's leading man, Michael Pare, never rebounded and spent most of his career making low grade B-pictures. A tragic waste of a fine actor who could have been a star. As for the film itself, it's very entertaining in a style over substance sort of way. The plot is paper thin and so are pretty much all the characters (Tom Cody definitely doesn't have the same compelling aura around him that mystery man Eddie Wilson, Pare's character of "Eddie & The Cruisers" had; presumably he would evolved as a character had there been sequels, but that of course did not happen), but the stylish atmosphere, engaging action scenes and pulsating soundtrack are the real stars of the film,

• Ken S

  
  How is this movie not talked about more? This is totally the corpse EVERYONE picks from. Imagine Star Wars, but starring Han Solo, set in the world of The Warriors with a supporting cast of Rick Moranis, Willem Dafoe, Bill Paxton and a SMOKING HOT Diane Lane.

• AJ V

  
  I really liked this movie, it has a great combination of different genres, great actors, an interesting story, and a lot of action. I highly recommend it.

• Danny R

  
  Walter Hill's imaginative and highly stylized cult-classic from the mid 80s; is a hard-boiled, fast-moving comic strip of a film that leaves a lasting impression. A rock & roll fable, that takes place in another time, another place; a rich combination of the past with… More
  Walter Hill's imaginative and highly stylized cult-classic from the mid 80s; is a hard-boiled, fast-moving comic strip of a film that leaves a lasting impression. A rock & roll fable, that takes place in another time, another place; a rich combination of the past with fantasy. A dark, gritty urban atmosphere full of neon-lit wet streets, vintage cars, corrupt cops and murderous outlaw biker gangs. The tale concerns the rock singing sensation Ellen Aim, superbly by played by a very young Diane Lane who is doing a benefit gig in her old neighborhood The Richmond. Raven the sadistic and psychotic leader of the motorcycle gang called The Bombers, played to perfection by Willem Dafoe in a terrific scene-stealing performance that is truly chilling, kidnaps Ellen right off the stage during the concert. Reva, played with some ballsy grit by Deborah Van Vakenburgh writes to her brother Tom Cody, played by Michael Pare who is compelling as the tough, cynical and laconic ex-soldier turned mercenary, and Ellen's ex-lover to come back to The Richmond and rescue her from Raven. Ellen's current boyfriend and manager the nerdy Billy Fish, amusingly played by Rich Moranis offers Cody $10,000 to bring her back, put wants to come along to make sure he does the job right, also coming is an ex-female soldier who Cody met in a bar named McCoy, played nicely by Amy Madigan who at her sassy best here. Now Cody and McCoy must venture to The Battery; the seediest part of the city which is completely controlled by outlaw biker gangs, to find Ellen and bring her back to The Richmond. A visual delight thanks to the extraordinary cinematography by Andrew Laszlo. The film was shot entirely on the striking, elaborately constructed soundstages on the Universal backlot, with production designer John Vallone's gloriously impressive sets that create a retro world of the 50s. but the film's biggest asset is the brilliant and rousing Ry Cooder's score, that features the chart-topping hit "I Can Dream About You." A unique slam-bang fantasy, that offers a hell of a good time. Highly Recommended.

• Marcus W

  
  The dialogue is shit, and the plot is wafer-thin. On the other hand, the music is great and the editing is fantastic. It's a 90 minute music video.

• Anthony V

  
  Influential in its look and stylish direction, but slim on actual story.

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