Streets of Fire

release year: 1984
genre: Rock-and-roll fable.
viewing setting: home DVD, 9/1/02

synopsis: A gang of tough guys is running rampant in a city, but when they kidnap a singer, her ex-boyfriend comes back to town to rescue her and clean house.

impressions: This is a unique movie as far as its direction, pacing, and style. It's never to be taken seriously, but instead, it's almost cartoonish...but always fun. I really don't know how else to explain it.

acting: This is Michael Pare's best simple pure tough-guy role. Willem Dafoe has a similar, though bad-guy, character. Amy Madigan proves that chicks can kick ass too, while Rick Moranis is around for comic effect. Diane Lane is the rocking damsel in distress.

final word: Unusual but very entertaining.

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