When the ineffectual police are no use, Ellen's only hope for rescue comes from ex-boyfriend Tom Cody (Michael Paré), a tough guy mercenary coming straight off a stint in military service. Coming from a major studio and the hands of an A-List filmmaker, a movie as ambitious yet idiosyncratic as Streets of Fire could not have been made at any time other than the early 1980s, but was perhaps always fated to go unappreciated in its day.ĭescribed on-screen as "A Rock & Roll Fable" that takes place in a city identified only as "Another Time, Another Place," the movie opens with superstar rocker chick Ellen Aim (Diane Lane, only 19-years-old) abducted right off the stage by greaser gang leader Raven Shaddock (Willem Dafoe) while performing a benefit concert in her old slummy neighborhood of the Richmond District. The man responsible for violent, gritty movies about street gangs ( The Warriors) and Old West outlaws ( The Long Riders) wanted to make a musical – albeit one filtered through his own sensibilities. What he ultimately settled on was unexpected, even perplexing.
After the wild success of his buddy-cop blockbuster 48 Hrs., macho action movie director Walter Hill was a hot ticket in Hollywood and had his choice of any project he wanted to do next, the sooner the better.
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