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[email protected]) S7755 STREETS OF FIRE (USA, 1984) (Other titles: Rues de feu; Strade di fuoco) Credits: director, Walter Hill ; writers, Walter Hill, Larry Gross. Cast: Michael Pare, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan. Summary: Fantasy/musical/melodrama set in a strange future cityscape. Tim Cody (Paré) is a soldier of fortune who returns to his old neighborhood to rescue his ex-girlfriend Ellen Aim (Lane) from the clutches of an evil motorcycle gang led by Raven (Dafoe). Described as an allegorical retelling of the Iliad and the story of the returned Vietnam veteran by Robert C. Cumbow in Vietnam war films. Anderson, Kay. “Streets of fire” Cinefantastique 14/4-5 (1984), p. 26-7. Ansen, David. “Movies: A rocky horror show” Newsweek 103 (Jun 11, 1984), p. 81. [Reprinted in Film review annual 1985] Arnold, Gary. “Dead-end ‘Streets of fire’” Washington post (Jun 1, 1984), p. B4. [Reprinted in Film review annual 1985] Benson, Sheila. [Streets of fire] Los Angeles times (May 3, 1984), Calendar, p. 1. [Reprinted in Film review annual 1985] Berkowitz, Stan [et al.] “Inside movies: Why Paramount let ‘Streets’ walk” Esquire 101 (Jun 1984), p. 276-7. Bortolussi, Stefano. “Strade di fuoco” Cineforum 24/239 (Nov 1984), p. 72-5. Butcher, Maryvonne. “Cinema” Tablet 238 (Sep 29, 1984), p. 957. Calum, Per and Skytte, Asbjorn. “Samtale med Walter Hill” Kosmorama 30/169-70 (Dec 1984), p.