{"id":43231,"date":"2026-11-12T07:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T12:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=43231"},"modified":"2026-11-11T15:30:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T20:30:03","slug":"streets-of-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=43231","title":{"rendered":"“Streets of Fire” (1984) directed by Walter Hill, starring Michael Par\u00e9, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis and Amy Madigan \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Streets of Fire <\/i>(1984)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Director:\u00a0 Walter Hill<\/strong><\/p>\n

Screenplay: \u00a0Walter Hill, Larry Gross<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stars: Michael Par\u00e9, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Rick Rossovich, Bill Paxton, Lee Ving, Stoney Jackson, Grand L. Bush, Robert Townsend, Mykelti Williamson, Marine Jahan, Ed Begley Jr., Olivia Brown, Peter Jason<\/strong> and Willem Dafoe.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tagline: Tonight is what it means to be young.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Plot…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Another time.\u00a0 Another place.<\/p>\n

Ellen Aim and The Attackers return to Ellen’s hometown for a special concert.\u00a0 They’ve made the big time and want to show appreciation to their first fans. Things go sideways when Ellen is kidnapped by The Bombers motorcycle gang.<\/p>\n

Tom Cody, a former soldier and Ellen’s ex-boyfriend is hired to rescue her.\u00a0 Ellen’s being held in the Battery, a dangerous section of town under Bomber control. Cops don’t go into the battery, but Tom Cody will.<\/p>\n

Tonight is what it means to be young.<\/p>\n

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amy Madigan was up for the role of Reva, but lobbied for the part of Cody’s sidekick even though it was written for a Hispanic man named Mendez. Madigan convinced Walter Hill that she was right for the part so the character was renamed McCoy and changed to a woman.<\/p>\n

Walter Hill wanted to make a film that contained all the things he loved as a teenager – “custom cars, kissing in the rain, neon, trains in the night, high-speed pursuit, rumbles, rock stars, motorcycles, jokes in tough situations, leather jackets and questions of honor”.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>I’m right there with Walter.<\/p>\n

Walter Hill hoped to do a trilogy of films starring Michael Par\u00e9 as Tom Cody.\u00a0 Sadly Streets of Fire<\/em>‘s box office didn’t warrant sequels.<\/p>\n

Despite not doing well in the US, Streets of Fire<\/em> was a big success in Japan where it won the prestigious Kinema Junpo Award<\/em> for Best Foreign Language Feature<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Marine Jahan, who doubled for Jennifer Beals in Flashdance<\/em>, plays the dancer at Torchy’s bar.<\/p>\n

Streets of Fire<\/em> underwent a lot of editing to change it’s tone and to avoid a “R” rating.\u00a0 Entire scenes were cut. Some of these scenes explained characters’ backstory, some helped with world-building while others were concert sequences.\u00a0 I would love to see an “expanded cut”.<\/p>\n

Streets of Fire<\/em> features a cool soundtrack.<\/p>\n

I’m an unapologetic fan of Streets of Fire<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Streets of Fire <\/i>(1984)<\/strong> rates 4 of 5 stars.<\/span><\/p>\n

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