Savage Streets (1984)
August 30, 1984Release Date
Savage Streets (1984)
August 30, 1984Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Linda Blair
Brenda
John Vernon
Principal Underwood
Robert Dryer
Jake
Linnea Quigley
Heather
Sal Landi
Fargo
Johnny Venocur
Vince
Scott Mayer
Red
Debra Blee
Rachel
Lisa Freeman
Francine
Marcia Karr
Stevie
Ina Romeo
Stella
Luisa Leschin
Maria
Jill Jaxx
Waitress
Bob DeSimone
Mr. Meeker
Rebecca Perle
Cindy
Paula Shaw
Charlene
Kristi Somers
Valerie
Perla Walter
Rita
Carole Ita White
Ms. Jenkins
Suzee Slater
Girl Wearing Tube Top (uncredited)
Brinke Stevens
Shower Girl (uncredited)
Danny Steinmann
Screenplay / Director
Norman Yonemoto
Screenplay
Stephen L. Posey
Director of Photography
John Strong
Additional Writing
John L. Chambliss
Executive Producer
John Strong
Producer
John D'Andrea
Music
Michael Franzese
Executive Producer
Michael Lloyd
Music
Bruce Stubblefield
Editor
John A. O'Connor
Editor
Nancy Arnold
Set Decoration
Ninkey Dalton
Art Direction
William Snyder
Makeup Artist
Valli O'Reilly
Makeup Artist
Nancy King
First Assistant Director
Thomas A. Irvine
First Assistant Director
John T. Reitz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David E. Campbell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gregg Rudloff
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art Names
Sound Mixer
BJ Davis
Stunt Coordinator
Al Jones
Stunt Coordinator
Jean Malahni
Stunts
Sue Fish
Stunts
Ray Lykins
Stunts
Mike Norris
Stunts
Media.
Details.
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Savage Streets is a 1984 American teen vigilante exploitation film directed by Danny Steinmann and starring Linda Blair, with Linnea Quigley and John Vernon appearing in supporting roles. It follows a Los Angeles high school student who enacts revenge against a male gang after they brutalize her deaf-mute younger sister and murder her friend.
The project was originally developed by Billy Fine, who had previously directed Blair in Chained Heat (1983), with Tom DeSimone hired as the original director. Shortly into principal photography in early 1984, DeSimone was replaced by Steinmann. Filming took place in Los Angeles, and was completed in February 1984. The production was marked by financial difficulties, resulting in filming temporarily ceasing before producer John Strong became involved.
Following a successful appeal with the Motion Picture Association of America to revert its X rating, Savage Streets was first released regionally in the midwestern United States in the summer of 1984, and went on to become a major box-office hit in several South American countries, particularly Mexico and Argentina. The film was banned in Australia due to its graphic violence, and heavily edited for its original release in the United Kingdom by the British Board of Film Classification.
Savage Streets received largely unfavorable reviews from critics, who felt its depictions of rape and teenage violence were exploitative and crude, while Blair's lead performance was also harshly criticized. For her performance, Blair won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress. In the years since its initial release, it has become a cult film.