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01/06/1984 Action 1h 33m
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Tonight is what it means to be young.

Overview

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 former soldier, they battle through dangerous cityscapes, determined to get Ellen back.

  1. Walter Hill

    Writer, Director

  2. Larry Gross

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Michael Paré

    Tom Cody

  2. Diane Lane

    Ellen Aim

  3. Rick Moranis

    Billy Fish

  4. Amy Madigan

    McCoy

  5. Willem Dafoe

    Raven Shaddock

  6. Bill Paxton

    Clyde the Bartender

  7. Deborah Van Valkenburgh

    Reva Cody

  8. Richard Lawson

    Officer Ed Price

  9. Grand L. Bush

    The Sorels - Reggie

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by tmdb28039023
Written by tmdb28039023 on 2022-09-15
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 to Be Young”), while the score is a Ry Cooder leftover from another movie (and you could certainly do a lot worse than that). To no one’s surprise, the music is by far the best thing about the film (making me wish it was a musical proper).

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$14,500,000.00

Revenue
$8,089,290.00

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