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The Bloody Pit # 14 - STREETS OF FIRE (1984)

STREETS OF FIRE is both the perfect distillation of the action films director Walter Hill had made up to 1984 and a stylish box office disaster. In my opinion it is also a masterpiece of pure cinema combining elements of film noir, musicals, crime stories, romance and tough guy humor into a something not seen on film before. This may not be Hill's best film but it is the best representation of his talent completely unfettered within the Hollywood movie making machine.

I recently rewatched this movie on cable (where I always seem to have seen it) and posted about it on Facebook wondering if I was alone in my love for SOF. I was not! Dozens of people came out of the closet as fans and when Ted Haycraft mentioned that we needed to talk about it I suggested we record our conversation for a show. A few minutes later I asked filmmaker and comic book writer Robert Tinnell if he would join us and he enthusiastically agreed. We had a great time talking about this under seen and under discussed piece of 80's action cinema and we hope you will enjoy hearing us babble.

If you have any comments or if you are a secret fan of STREETS OF FIRE drop us a note at thebloodypit@gmail.com and let us know. Maybe Walter Hill fans should develop a secret handshake or just address each other as Tom Cody! Thanks for downloading and listening.

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None of these images really impress me and I think that is symptomatic of how the studio had no idea how to market this film. It is a strange one- A Rock & Roll Fable - but I think its one of Walter Hill's crowning achievements. And Hill made 48 HRS, THE WARRIORS, THE LONG RIDERS and THE DRIVER so that is high praise. I understand he had to trim the movie down for a PG rating so I hope one day he might be able to restore his full-blooded vision for video.