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Streets of Fire (1984) VHS Movie Review

by AnalogJonesTOFAugust 31, 2019

Sarah and Steve go for a ride in this rock n roll fable. Get ready to listen to our Streets of Fire (1984) VHS Movie Review!

Quick Facts

Directed by Walter Hill

Produced by Lawrence Gordon and Joel Silver

Written by Walter Hill and Larry Gross

Production Company: RKO Pictures and Hill-Gordon-Silver Productions

Distributed by Universal Pictures

Release date: June 1, 1984

Running time: 93 minutes

Budget: $14.5 million

Box office: $8.1 million

Starring in Streets of Fire (1984)

Michael Paré as Tom Cody

Diane Lane as Ellen Aim

E.G. Daily as Baby Doll

Rick Moranis as Billy Fish

Amy Madigan as McCoy

Willem Dafoe as Raven Shaddock

Deborah Van Valkenburgh as Reva Cody

Streets of Fire (1984) VHS Movie Review | VHS Box Art

VHS Box Description

Streets of Fire is a movie, unlike any ever seen before—a rock and roll fable in which songs are as essential to the film as the action sequences. Michael Paré stars as Tom Cody, a handsome, heroic soldier of fortune who returns to his old neighborhood to rescue his gorgeous ex-girlfriend, rock star Ellen Aim (Diane Lane) from the clutches of the evil motorcycle gang that kidnaps her.

Together with Ellen’s manager, Billy Fish (Rick Moranis) and Tom’s tow-fisted, beer-guzzling sidekick McCoy (Amy Madigan) they set off into a timeless world of smoke, neon, rain-splattered streets, hot cars, and deadly enemies to bring Ellen back.

In the words of Director Walter Hill of 48 Hours fame, “…Leader of the Pack steals the Queen of the Hop and Soldier boy comes home to do something about it.” All to the sounds of today’s top rock stars.

Trailers

None

June 1984 Box Office competition

Ghostbusters: $229.2 million

Gremlins: $148.1 million

The Karate Kid: $90.9 million

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock: $76.4 million

Bachelor Party: $38.4 million

Conan the Destroyer: $31 million

Cannonball Run II: $28 million

Rhinestone: $21.4 million

Top Secret!: $20.45 million

Beat Street: $16.59 million

Streets of Fire: $8 million

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Shall We Begin? Netflix’s ‘Death Note’ Teaser Is Here!

by The_aczMarch 22, 2017

Netflix has finally released a teaser for their adaption of Death Note, and the response has been a bit mixed so far.

The teaser is pretty basic, as it just shows the Death Note showing up, and Light reading the rules of the book. The trailer ends with a tease of Willem Dafoe’s Ryuk. Personally, it’s a bit silly with people already going into a frenzy and throwing the whitewashing card into the mix. Give it a full length trailer to make a more accurate judgement. Check out the teaser below and tell us if you’re excited for the film in the comments below.

Willem Dafoe Cast In The Role Of Ryuk In ‘Death Note’ Live Action Adaptation

by Shane O'HareAugust 2, 2016

One of the best lunatics in film today, Willem Dafoe has just been cast as the voice to the crazy and hollowed out Shinigami Ryuk in the English live action adaption of Death Note.

Based on the groundbreakingly popular Manga/Anime series of the same name, the English live action adaptation will be directed by Adam Wingard and stars Nat Wolff, Margaret Qualley, Keith Stanfield, Paul Nakauchi and Shea Whigham. The film will debut on Netflix.

Death Note follows the story of a high school student (Nat Wolff) who finds a magical notebook that has the power to kill whomever is written in it. The book comes into his possession by the Shinigami Ryuk. What follows is a very tense story of murder and intrigue.

There is no official release date yet, but production has started!

I personally think that Dafoe’s casting is perfect for Ryuk. It’s a bummer he’s just providing voice, because frankly he’s the only actor in Hollywood that could pull off the look with no makeup.

I just pray they bring Maximum The Hormone in to provide the theme music!

Official Logo And Synopsis For ‘Justice League’ Revealed!

by BigyanksJune 21, 2016

Warner Bros. has just released the official synopsis and logo for the upcoming DC superhero team-up movie. Filming is well underway over in Europe so its a matter of time before information starts to leak from the set.

Here’s the synopsis:

Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes—Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash—it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.

With no word on who the “greater enemy” is we can only assume that it might just be Steppenwolf or Darkseid.

Along with the official synopsis they also gave us our first look at the new Batmobile. Looks like cross between the Tim Burton and the Christopher Nolan versions.

‘Justice League’ will star Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Jason Mamoa as Aquaman, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, and Ezra Miller as The Flash with Willem Dafoe in a mystery role and J.K. Simmons playing Commissioner Gordon

The film, directed by Zack Snyder, will be released in theaters on November 17, 2017.

‘Beyond: Two Souls’, ‘Heavy Rain’ Get PS4 Release Dates!

by Derek KraneveldtNovember 19, 2015

Briefly: I cannot wait to play through these again.

As divisive as gamers seem to be over the titles crafted by Quantic Dream (Indigo Prophecy, Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls), the deep (and occasionally convoluted) plots, cinematic-as-hell gameplay (well, if you can call it that), and incredible production values always keep me coming back for more.

Beyond: Two Souls was a late PS3 highlight for me, and I’m beyond excited to finally know just when I’ll be able to give it another go. The PS4 re-releases of both Beyond: Two Souls and Heavy Rain were announced back in June, and Sony today revealed the release dates for both games.

Beyond: Two Souls will launch next week on November 24th for a cool $29.99, with a variety of enhancements to the original game, including:

-Enhanced 1080p graphics including motion blur, bloom and depth of field effects, as well as improved lighting and shadows. The game also makes use of the DualShock 4 speaker to improve immersion when playing as the Entity
-Decisions are highlighted at the end of each scene and compared with those made by other players
You can now play the game in chronological order right from the start – a much requested feature in the PS3 version!
-Increased difficulty in a number of fight scenes, combined with improved controls for action sequence
-Includes the “Enhanced Experiments” DLC in the base game

We’ll be waiting a little longer for Heavy Rain however (giving you a good amount of time to catch up on that backlog), as Heavy Rain will launch on PSN on March 1st. Sony hasn’t detailed just what enhancements that release will see (or just how much it’ll cost), but you can bet I’ll be Pressing X to Jason all over again when it hits!

Will you be playing these games again? Or was once enough? Be sure to let us know in the comments below!

‘Beyond: Two Souls’ Behind The Scenes Video Features New Gameplay Footage!

by Derek KraneveldtJuly 25, 2013

Briefly: If you thought that Naughty Dog’s incredible The Last of Us was the PS3’s last great exclusive, you’re probably mistaken.

Quantic Dream, developer of Indigo Prophecy (Fahrenheit for those not in North America) and Heavy Rain, have another game up their sleeve for this generation. That game stars both Ellen Page and Willem DaFoe, and is called Beyond: Two Souls.

There have been some fantastic gameplay videos and trailers for the game thus far, but a newly released behind-the-scenes featurette really showcases some of the unbelievably varied gameplay that Beyond will offer. You follow Ellen Page’s character through 14 years of her life, and it looks like she has a lot going on. The game looks to mix a thriller with some spiritual and psychological elements, and should be an absolute treat for PS3 owners.

Don’t own a PS3? It’s never been a better time to buy. Check out the latest featurette for Beyond: Two Souls below, and let us know if you’ll be picking it up on October 8th!