Streets (film)
| Streets | |
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| Directed by | Katt Shea |
| Produced by |
Roger Corman Andy Ruben |
| Written by |
Andy Ruben Katt Shea |
| Starring |
Christina Applegate David Mendenhall Eb Lottimer |
| Music by | Aaron Davis |
| Cinematography | Phedon Papamichael |
| Edited by | Gina Mittelman |
| Distributed by | Concorde Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,510,053 (USA) |
Streets is an American dramatic film starring Christina Applegate and David Mendenhall and directed by Katt Shea.[1]
Plot
Dawn, a drug-addicted teen prostitute living on the streets of Los Angeles, and Sy, a teenager 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.[2]
Production
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.[3]
The movie led to Shea being offered to direct Poison Ivy.[4]
Home media
Streets was released on VHS in mid 1990 through MGM/UA Home Entertainment.[5] A double feature DVD edition was released in 2011 as part of the Roger Corman's Cult Classics collection, through Shout! Factory.[6]
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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? By LAURIE HALPERN BENENSON. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 03 May 1992: 70.
- ↑ "Streets (VHS)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
- ↑ "Roger Corman's Cult Classics". Shout! Factory. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
External links
- Streets at the Internet Movie Database
- Streets at AllMovie
- Streets at Rotten Tomatoes
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