Roger Corman’s Cult Classics Part 1: Streets – DVD Review

“Well, watch your ass. L.A. is full of people who wanna stick something up it.” -Dawn

The Flick:

Streets is a dramatic film that came out in 1990. Starring Christina Applegate and David Mendenhall. Also starring Eb Lottimer and Patrick Richwood as supporting roles. With appearances by Alexander Folk and Paul Ben-Victor. Written and directed by Katt Shea.

Dawn is a drug-addicted teen prostitute living on the streets of Los Angeles. She becomes fast friends with Sy, a teenager with dreams of becoming a rock star, after Sy rescues Dawn from a violent john. Dawn takes Sy under her wing after they escape and she gives him a guided tour of the seedy underworld of the streets. She introduces him to some of her friends, Bob, Roach, and her pro roommates. Bob is a very interesting character. He helps out Dawn whenever he can, he even gets her drugs. After Bob gives Dawn some heroin and some new clothes, he asks her for a favor. Bob wants her to take the extra clothes to this homeless family that lives under a bridge. After passing out the clothes, Dawn and Sy sit on the bridge and he writes a song about her. She confesses that she doesn’t know how to read. After an awkward kissing scene, Dawn decides to take a job with one of her regulars. Meanwhile, the violent john turns out to be a cop named Lumley, that has been killing prostitutes in his spare time. Since Dawn knows what Lumley looks like, he’s on a mission to find her and he’s killing anyone that stands in his way. Dawn takes Sy to a buliding so they can hide out from Lumley. While they’re hiding out, Dawn shoots up some more. After she comes down they make love and he offers Dawn a place to stay, with him and his parents, so she can have a normal life. Meanwhile, Lumley is still hot on their trail but will he ever catch up to them and finish what he started? If Dawn and Sy survive will Dawn decide to move in with Sy and finally have a normal life? You’ll just have to watch and see!

Conclusion:

First off, Sy likes to sing random songs while playing his keyboard, which was hilarious! “I’ve got physic anorexia, she’s got spiritual dyslexia and our parents won’t let us use the car!” is just one example of some epic lyrics! I’ve never laughed so hard in my life! Also, I really enjoyed Eb Lottimer as Lumley. He was creepy and he made me anxious to see how he was going to kill his next victim. The scenes where Lumley was by himself in his apartment were really awkward and dark. I thought it added to the creepiness factor of his character. There was also a ridiculous chase scene between Sy on a bicycle, and Lumley on a motorcycle. They try to ride their bikes down a narrow alley. Lumley could have parked his bike, walked down the narrow path to catch Sy but he didn’t. Instead he drove his motorcycle and got stuck at one point. Hilarious! It was interesting to watch Christina Applegate play the role of a pro. I thought she was rather convincing. Also found it funny when she hustles $90 from a dumb john. However, her sex scene with Sy was really awkward and lame. Kind of made me uncomfortable to watch it. The ending kind of fell sort, but I wasn’t really expecting much from this flick. There was one scene, while Sy and Dawn are handing out the clothes, the family is trying to milk a male goat. Yeah, that was a bit disturbing. And what is with that dog in the wheelchair, at the beginning and at the end? JustSayin. Streets is a pretty average flick for the 90′s. So, if you want to watch Eb Lottimer stalk and kill teenage prostitutes or if you enjoy getting drunk, eating pizza, and making fun of movies with your friends, I recommend you rent this! It defiantly has it’s moments.

The DVD:

Audio/Visual

The audio and visual of the flick was crystal clear. Also, the opening track, “Dawn’s Theme” was preformed by E.G. Daily.

Special Features

Although this is a Roger Corman’s Cult Classic Double Feature, the only special feature on this DVD is a trailer of Streets.

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