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Streets of Fire is a american film of genre Drama directed by Walter Hill released in USA on 1 june 1984 with Michael Paré
Streets of Fire (1984)
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Add to a movie listStreets of Fire is a 1984 film directed by Walter Hill and co-written by Hill and Larry Gross. It was described in the opening credits and posters as "A Rock & Roll Fable". It is an unusual mix of musical, action, drama, and comedy with elements both of retro-1950s and 1980s. The film stars Michael Paré as a soldier of fortune who returns home to rescue his ex-girlfriend (Diane Lane) who has been kidnapped by Raven (Willem Dafoe), the leader of a biker gang. Some of the film was shot on the backlot of Universal Studios in California on two large sets covered in a tarp 1,240 feet long by 220 feet wide so that night scenes could be filmed during the day.
The film was promoted as a summer blockbuster but failed critically and commercially, grossing only US$8 million in North America, compared to a production budget of $14.5 million. However, its musical score by Jim Steinman, Ry Cooder, and others, as well as the hit Dan Hartman song "I Can Dream About You", has helped it attain a cult following.
Synopsis
In an unnamed city in a time period that resembles the 1950s, Ellen Aim (Lane), lead singer of Ellen Aim and The Attackers, has returned home to give a concert. The Bombers, a biker gang, led by Raven Shaddock (Dafoe), enter the auditorium and kidnap her.Actors
Michael Paré
(Tom Cody)
Diane Lane
(Ellen Aim)
Rick Moranis
(Billy Fish)
Amy Madigan
(McCoy)
Willem Dafoe
(Raven Shaddock)
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