Streets of Fire
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| Directed by | Walter Hill |
| Produced by |
Lawrence Gordon Joel Silver |
| Written by | Walter Hill Larry Gross |
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| Music by | Ry Cooder |
| Cinematography | Andrew Laszlo |
| Edited by |
James Coblentz Freeman A. Davies Michael Ripps |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time
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93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $14.5 million |
| Box office | $8.1 million |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | May 29, 1984 |
| Recorded | 1983 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 41:25 |
| Label | MCA |
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Streets of Fire is a 1984 film directed by Walter Hill and co-written by Hill and Larry Gross. It is described in its opening credits and posters as "A Rock & Roll Fable". The film is a mix of musical, action, neo-noir, drama, and comedy, with elements of retro-1950s and 1980s. It stars Michael Paré as a soldier of fortune who returns home to rescue his ex-girlfriend (Diane Lane) who has been kidnapped by the leader of a biker gang (Willem Dafoe). 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 grossed US$8 million in North America, against a production budget of $14.5 million.
In an unnamed city in a time period that resembles the 1950s (referred to within the film as 'another time, another place'), Ellen Aim (Diane 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 (Willem Dafoe), kidnap Ellen.
Witnessing this is Reva Cody (Deborah Van Valkenburgh), who hires her brother Tom (Michael Paré), an ex-soldier and Ellen's ex-boyfriend, to rescue her. Tom returns and checks out the local tavern, the Blackhawk. He is annoyed by a tomboyish ex-soldier named McCoy (Amy Madigan), a mechanic who "could drive anything" and who is good with her fists. They leave the bar and later Tom hires McCoy to be his driver. That night, Tom and Reva plan to rescue Ellen; Reva contacts Billy Fish (Rick Moranis), Ellen's manager and current boyfriend.
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