Streets (film)
| Streets | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Katt Shea |
| Written by | Andy Ruben Katt Shea |
| Produced by | Andy Ruben executive Roger Corman |
| Starring | Christina Applegate David Mendenhall Eb Lottimer |
| Cinematography | Phedon Papamichael |
| Edited by | Gina Mittelman |
| Music by | Aaron Davis |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Concorde Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,510,053 (US)[1] |
Streets is a 1990 American drama film directed by Katt Shea and starring Christina Applegate and David Mendenhall.[2]
Plot
[edit]Dawn, a drug-addicted teen prostitute living on the streets of Los Angeles, and Sy, a teenage boy with dreams of becoming a rock star, become friends after Sy rescues Dawn from a violent john. Dawn takes Sy under her wing and gives him a guided tour of the seedy underworld of Hollywood.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Christina Applegate as Dawn
- David Mendenhall as Sy
- Eb Lottimer as Lumley
- Jane Chung as Old Bag Woman
- Starr Andreeff as Policewoman on Horse
- Alexander Folk as Bagley
- Kay Lenz as Sargent
- J Bartell as Officer #1 (as J. Bartell)
- Paul Ben-Victor as Officer #2
- Tom Ruben as Officer #3
- David Lawrence as Plumber
- Patrick Richwood as Bob
- Aron Eisenberg as Roach
Production
[edit]Katt Shea later recalled:
That was me just exploring the underside…I tend to really like to explore people I don’t know and so I started doing research on the streets and talking to people who lived on the streets. I did a lot of research and they thought I was a homeless person and I hung out with the kids and stuff and then wrote from that research. I knew a girl who was a heroin addict that we based "Dawn" on her. She lived on the street or sometimes she lived with a very rich boyfriend, which was very very strange.[4]
Streets led to Shea being offered to direct the film Poison Ivy.[5]
Reception
[edit]Variety wrote, "Despite its B-film framework involving a maniacal killer stalking street kids, Streets transcends its genre with a gritty and affecting portrait of a teenage throwaway."[6]
Home media
[edit]Streets was released on VHS in mid 1990 through MGM/UA Home Entertainment.[7] A double feature DVD edition was released in 2011 as part of the Roger Corman's Cult Classics collection, through Shout! Factory.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Streets at Box Office Mojo
- ^ New York Times
- ^ New York Times
- ^ "Director Katt Shea talks about her 1980's Roger Corman produced films" TV Store Online 3 Feb 2015 accessed 21 April 2015
- ^ LAURIE HALPERN BENENSON (May 3, 1992). "How 'Poison Ivy' Got Its Sting: The studio wanted a teen-age 'Fatal Attraction.' Katt Shea's movie may be more than that. 'Poison Ivy': Art or Exploitation?". New York Times. p. 70.
- ^ "Streets". Variety's film reviews 1989-1990. R.R. Bowker. 1991. p. 7 February 1990. ISBN 978-0-8352-3089-6.
- ^ Streets (VHS). ASIN 630197672X.
- ^ "Roger Corman's Cult Classics". Shout! Factory. Archived from the original on 2010-04-11. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
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