| 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 thriller/drama film directed byKatt Shea and starringChristina Applegate andDavid Mendenhall.[2]
Dawn, a drug-addicted teenprostitute living on the streets ofLos Angeles, and Sy, a teenage boy with dreams of becoming a rock star, become friends after Sy rescues Dawn from a violentjohn. Dawn takes Sy under her wing and gives him a guided tour of the seedy underworld of Hollywood.[3]
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 ahomeless person and I hung out with the kids and stuff and then wrote from that research. I knew a girl who was aheroin 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 filmPoison Ivy.[5]
Variety wrote, "Despite itsB-film framework involving a maniacal killer stalking street kids,Streets transcends its genre with a gritty and affecting portrait of a teenage throwaway."[6]
Streets was released onVHS in mid 1990 throughMGM/UA Home Entertainment.[7] Adouble featureDVD edition was released in 2011 as part of theRoger Corman's Cult Classics collection, throughShout! Factory.[8]
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