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.
"Tonight is what it means to be young."
Top Billed Cast
Michael Paré
Tom Cody
Diane Lane
Ellen Aim
Rick Moranis
Billy Fish
Amy Madigan
McCoy
Willem Dafoe
Raven Shaddock
Bill Paxton
Clyde the Bartender
Deborah Van Valkenburgh
Reva Cody
Richard Lawson
Officer Ed Price
Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews
J John ChardVerified TMDB Critic
2015-04-18
Bombers, Blasters, Attackers and Streets of Fire.
Streets of Fire is directed by Walter Hill who also co-writes the screenplay with Larry Gross. It stars Michael Paré, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan and Willem Dafoe. Music is scored by Ry Cooder and cinematography is by Andrew Laszlo.
When the lead singer of Ellen Aim and the Attackers is kidnapped by biker gang The Bombers, her ex-soldier of fortune boyfriend is contacted and hired to go get her back...
There were a couple of movies released in 1984 by maverick directors that were frowned upon at the time, but are now signifi...
T tmdb28039023Verified TMDB Critic
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).
The film opens with Ellen Aim and the Attackers in con...
