Streets of Fire (1984)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1412 movies items)

" In another time, another place, ex mercenary Tom Cody has returned to his hometown, in order to save his ex girlfriend Ellen Aim, who is the lead singer of a pop group from a group of no good, street punk bikers, lead by their sadistic leader, Raven. With a lot of fire power, grit, a fellow former soldier, Ellen’s manager, and a R&B soul group, maybe Cody has a chance. Maybe. Streets of Fire is a 1984 American neo-noir rock musical film directed by Walter Hill and co-written by Hill and L"

Pros and Cons of Films: Vol. 2 (130 movies items)

"Pros: The rock ‘n roll atmosphere. The music. It’s action packed. Michael Pare, Diane Lane, Amy Madigan, William DaFoe, and Rick Moranis It’s a very 80’s movie. Con: It’s film, that only a handful will like enjoy. For some, it’s style over substance."

My Favorite Films of 1984 (20 movies items)

" "Lemme tell you somethin': Some people never talk about their feelings - They got 'em. Deeper than anybody. Other people never talk about their feelings 'cause they ain't got any." Directed by Walter Hill Written by Walter Hill and Larry Gross Music by Ry Cooder Cinematography by Andrew Laszlo Editing by James Coblentz, Freeman A. Davies, Michael Ripps and Michael Tronick"

Best Original Songs (153 movies items)

" Nowhere FastTonight Is What It Means To Be Young"

1984 Awardie Awards (41 movies items)

"Best Musical or Comedic Score "

Watched in 2022 (73 movies items)

"1.12 BLU-RAY"

Fictional Places You Don’t Want To Visit (205 movies items)

"Unnamed City In a another place, a another time..... Why you wouldn’t want to visit: Biker gangs and crime, is pretty much everywhere."

Watched in 2021 (631 movies items)

"21.11. BD"

Movies I Saw In August 2021. (18 movies items)

"8/4/2021."

Favorite Action Films: 1984-1985 (37 movies items)

" Directed by: Walter Hill Produced by: Lawrence Gordon, Gene Levy, Joel Silver, and Mae Woods Written by: Walter Hill and Larry Gross Cinematography: Andrew Laszlo Edited by: James Coblentz Music by: Ry Cooder Distributed by: Universal Pictures"

Film Journal 2020 (125 movies items)

"Welp, this is probably the best Walter Hill -film. I often take umbrage with the way he shoots everything very matter-of-factly, just panning his camera with the targets center-frame, but having this film be non-stop scored with music on the basis of it being a rock fable makes it a very dynamic whole, something he's forced to cut and frame around in a way that isn't his usual style. And he's... fucking awesome at it? Like, I wish he had pivoted more to making music videos with the way this thin"

Movies Viewed in 2020 (354 movies items)

" First Viewing Viewing Date: July 1st Via: Blu-ray Plot: A mercenary is hired to rescue his ex-girlfriend, a singer who has been kidnapped by a motorcycle gang. Rating: 7.3/10 "