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Streets of Fire is a 1984 film directed by Walter Hill and co-written by Hill and Larry Gross. It was described in previews, trailers, and posters as A Rock & Roll Fable. It is an unusual mix of musical, action, drama, and comedy with elements both of retro-1950s and 1980s. The film stars Michael Paré as a soldier of fortune who returns home to rescue his ex-girlfriend (Diane Lane) who has been kidnapped by Raven (Willem Dafoe) and his motorcycle gang, the Bombers. Some of the film was shot on the backlot of Universal Studios in California on two large, elaborate sets covered in a tarp 1,240 feet long by 220 feet wide so that night scenes could be filmed during the day.
Two Wagnerian rock songs written by Jim Steinman were part of the soundtrack: Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young and Nowhere Fast, both performed by Fire Inc. with Holly Sherwood as lead vocal. The title of the former was used as the tagline on some promotional materials for the film.[2] Dan Hartman's I Can Dream About You is the most successful song from this movie and became a Billboard top 10 hit in 1984. In the movie, the song is performed by the Sorels, a fictional doo-wop style group consisting of actors Stoney Jackson, Grand L. Bush, Mykelti Williamson, and Robert Townsend.[2] However, the song was actually sung by Winston Ford, whose vocals were convincingly lip-synced by Stoney Jackson in the movie. There are thus two versions of the song, but the most popular was sung by Dan Hartman for commercial release.
Streets of Fire was intended to be the first in a projected trilogy of action films called The Adventures of Tom Cody with Hill tentatively titling the two sequels, The Far City and Cody's Return.[1] However, the film's eventual failure at the box office put an end to the project.[5] In an interview, shortly after the film's release, Pare said, Everyone liked it, and then all of a sudden they didn't like it. I was already worried about whether I should do the sequel or not. [10]
Filmmaker Albert Pyun is currently working on an unofficial sequel to Streets of Fire, entitled, Road to Hell, with Michael Pare and Deborah Van Valkenburgh reprising their roles from the original film.[11] In addition, Clare Kramer has also been cast. Pyun has said that it is about Pare playing An ex-soldier and now hunted killer ... stranded when his jeep breaks down in the desert, on the road to Edge City. Edge City is where people who have crossed the line of darkness go to have their souls reborn. Cody is hunting for his lost love, the rock star Ellen Aim, believing she is the key to his redemption. [11] The filmmaker has also described this new film as more of a horror film in nature. In addition, two Jim Steinman songs were licensed for the film. A limited special-edition DVD will soon become available on the film's official website.[11]
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