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22 December 2023
\"Another time, another place....\"
That’s how Walter Hill’s Freak Film, Streets Of Fire, from 1984 (when Jesus was still alive) begins. In an Eighties/Fifties rockabilly society, singer Diane Lane (Unfaithful, Judge Dredd) is kidnapped by The Bombers, a motorcycle gang headed by a young Willem Dafoe. The only one who can get her back is Michael Pare (Eddie And The Cruisers). But to do so, he has to go into Battery, home of The Bombers, and shoot his way out. It’s almost always nighttime, the streets are always wet-- when they’re not on fire, that is-- and there’s neon everywhere. A few people versus a motorcycle gang... how could this end well?
Who says it does?
As far as the ending goes, I have only two words for you: sledgehammer fight.
Produced by Joel Silver (Die Hard, The Matrix) when he was just a young pup, Streets Of Fire is a sign of things to come. Billed as a \"Rock \'n\' Roll Fable\", Streets Of Fire is a fun, stylish romp, with some rocking tunes thrown in to keep your attention, and a great soundtrack from Ry Cooder. Keep your eyes peeled for cameos from Bill Paxton, Ed Begley Jr., Stoney Jackson, Elizabeth Daily (Dottie from Pee-wee’s Big Adventure), and Rick Moranis (Strange Brew, Honey, I Shrunk The Kids) as Lane’s sleazy manager.
That’s how Walter Hill’s Freak Film, Streets Of Fire, from 1984 (when Jesus was still alive) begins. In an Eighties/Fifties rockabilly society, singer Diane Lane (Unfaithful, Judge Dredd) is kidnapped by The Bombers, a motorcycle gang headed by a young Willem Dafoe. The only one who can get her back is Michael Pare (Eddie And The Cruisers). But to do so, he has to go into Battery, home of The Bombers, and shoot his way out. It’s almost always nighttime, the streets are always wet-- when they’re not on fire, that is-- and there’s neon everywhere. A few people versus a motorcycle gang... how could this end well?
Who says it does?
As far as the ending goes, I have only two words for you: sledgehammer fight.
Produced by Joel Silver (Die Hard, The Matrix) when he was just a young pup, Streets Of Fire is a sign of things to come. Billed as a \"Rock \'n\' Roll Fable\", Streets Of Fire is a fun, stylish romp, with some rocking tunes thrown in to keep your attention, and a great soundtrack from Ry Cooder. Keep your eyes peeled for cameos from Bill Paxton, Ed Begley Jr., Stoney Jackson, Elizabeth Daily (Dottie from Pee-wee’s Big Adventure), and Rick Moranis (Strange Brew, Honey, I Shrunk The Kids) as Lane’s sleazy manager.
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issue
vol 6 - issue 09 (may 2004)
section
entertainmental