Streetwise
- 1984
- 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
3.5K
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Gritty documentary that looks at the lives of teenagers living on the streets of Seattle.Gritty documentary that looks at the lives of teenagers living on the streets of Seattle.Gritty documentary that looks at the lives of teenagers living on the streets of Seattle.
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- 2 wins & 3 nominations total
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Unforgettable, even after 15 years
Do the subjects of this film know that most everyone who viewed it still thinks about them and wonders what happened to them? Does Martin Bell know this? How the world would eat up a sequel...a follow-up on the people who can be located...
10tonlo-1
most recent article I can find on Tiny and Mary Ellen Mark
I have followed (or tried to follow) Tiny through the years, she is up to 9 children now and is moving to North Carolina with her husband. He is the father of her last 4 kids. Her oldest son Daylon lives alone and is 19, her 2 oldest daughters live with a relative. Here is the link to http://seattletimes.nwsource.com
type in Mary Ellen Mark, the article is called: Focused on a life: Photographer uses camera as force for change
I heard that Rat is living on a farm or ranch, , some people say he died, does anyone have any current info?
Does anyone have a picture of Roberta, the victim of the Green River killer? I cannot remember her face.
type in Mary Ellen Mark, the article is called: Focused on a life: Photographer uses camera as force for change
I heard that Rat is living on a farm or ranch, , some people say he died, does anyone have any current info?
Does anyone have a picture of Roberta, the victim of the Green River killer? I cannot remember her face.
10janelb1
My opinion of streetwise- from Rat's wife
Hey, Jen! How funny to see you on here! Love Ya!
I personally love Streetwise. I've seen it a million times. My husband gets embarrassed whenever I show the movie, and hides in the other room.
I am Rat's wife. We live in California, where he originally came from. It's funny that no one knows where he is. Martin and Maryellen still keep in contact and send Christmas cards. Anyway, Rat is alive and doing well. It just goes to show that eating garbage won't kill a person. It might just make them stronger.
Janel
I personally love Streetwise. I've seen it a million times. My husband gets embarrassed whenever I show the movie, and hides in the other room.
I am Rat's wife. We live in California, where he originally came from. It's funny that no one knows where he is. Martin and Maryellen still keep in contact and send Christmas cards. Anyway, Rat is alive and doing well. It just goes to show that eating garbage won't kill a person. It might just make them stronger.
Janel
this movie will stay with you forever
I could never forget the kids in the movie, I have done some searching and found out info on some of the kids, pics too and anyone interested can email and I will fill you in. Some think it was scripted, either way it is a touching movie and a harsh look at what life on the street for anyone let alone kids is like.
i was there
Its been twenty twenty six years since the streetwise film was made i was in a boys home at the time of filming i was asked to be in the film but i was unable to be there i knew rat and lulu Kim Dwayne tiny munchkin and Pattie hell i even dated Lillie for a while the days of the doughnut shop and the aftermath when Gunther got busted and yes even to this day the murder of lulu still makes me cry to some people out there these kids were ghosts to me they wers my friends and family who at times were the only family we had its sad to think so many of them are gone but never will be forgotten my name is T I am now 42 years old and live in Nashville tn im married with two kids and work in law enforcement i see kids today just where we all were downtown on first and pike just as scared and just as tough trying to survive in a world that is not that easy to survive in
yet i try to help them the best way i can hell somebody has to. to all those who was in the film i still think of you everyday and send love im even writing a book about the seattle street kids in those days if any of you are still around and remember me T please send word email me i would love to hear from you
yet i try to help them the best way i can hell somebody has to. to all those who was in the film i still think of you everyday and send love im even writing a book about the seattle street kids in those days if any of you are still around and remember me T please send word email me i would love to hear from you
Did you know
- TriviaRoberta Joseph Hayes was last seen alive February 7, 1987, when she was released from the custody of the Portland, Oregon, Police Department after an arrest for prostitution. On September 11, 1991, more than four years after she was last seen, a Washington State Parks employee discovered Roberta's skeletal remains. She was killed by the Green River Killer Gary Ridgway.
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: Cat's Eye/Stick/Streetwise (1985)
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $9,904
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,006
- Jul 21, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $9,904
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