![]() The film feels like Grease by way of Escape from New York an explosive, kitschy action drama filled with over-the-top brawls, a memorable neon-lit setting filmed on location between Lower Wacker Drive in Chicago and downtown Los Angeles, and a soundtrack filled with tracks written by the likes of Jim Steinman, Jimmy Iovine, and Stevie Nicks. The neo-noir musical follows the story of Ellen Aim (Lane), a rock ‘n roll singer who, after being kidnapped onstage by a nefarious biker (Willem Dafoe) and his gang of goons is rescued by her ex-boyfriend, the dashing wandering mercenary Tom Cody (Paré). With the film recently added to Netflix, Streets of Fire may finally be recognized by American audiences as a source of inspiration for more popular iterations of its visuals. The self-styled “rock & roll fable” starring Michael Paré and Diane Lane was a big-swing from Walter Hill ( Alien) and screenwriter Larry Gross’ following the massive success of their previous collaboration: 1982’s buddy cop action comedy 48 Hrs., starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy. The neo-noir rock musical Streets of Fire might be the most important cyberpunk movie that goes overlooked by fans of the genre.
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