Michael Pare was solid gold in this movie. He portrayed Tom Cody as the ultimate badass. Diane Lane is a pleasure always to see in any film. This is an electric Rock 'n' Roll fable.
@@vincecommando7575 Also Streets of Rage (as mentioned in the vid). Similar names and also look at some of the art of Axel and Blaze (particularly one of the posters for Streets of Rage 2) it's totally Michael Paré and Diane Lane. :P
@@vincecommando7575 The original plan was to do a trilogy of adventures of Tom Cody and I really wish that had come to fruition. There was eventually another movie made that was supposed to be a sequel though ending, but it was also only kind of hinted at being a sequel, with only calling Pares character Cody.
It's just such a strange movie. A world where the 50's never ended, where street gangs look like a cross between Dexy's Midnight Runners and a leather bar, where people talk like a 40's detective gumshoe novel, and the music is awesome.
It is funny that she was singing Total Eclipse of the Heart and Holding Out for a Hero. Both were written by Jim Steinman who wrote "Tonight is what it means to be young" and "Nowhere Fast" in this movie. He also wrote several songs for Bonnie Tyler (as mentioned) and Meatloaf (Bat out of Hell albums). The performers of Nowhere Fast and Tonight is what it means to be young were a group of session singers and musicians that were put together just for this movie and given the name "Fire Incorporated"
And Holly Sherwood is one of the two vocalists of Fire Inc and she did sing on Bonnie Tylers album "Faster than the Speed of Light" including the track.........Total Eclipse of the Heart
How are you going to watch “Streets of Fire” with a “Clue” shirt on and not recognize Mr. Body? This is a family favorite and I’m glad you guys at least enjoyed some of it. I’ve always thought you only really need to watch the two big musical numbers and the sledgehammer fight to enjoy this film (the sledgehammer fight just because it’s ridiculous).
Even though his role was small, I was surprised there was no mention of seeing Bubba from "Forrest Gump". Also, with Emily being a Willem Dafoe fan, y'all might wanna check out "To Live and Die in LA" from 1985.
The soundtrack is so 🔥. I could listen to it all day. And I love this movie. I saw it in the 80’s as a child and think it’s just so bad ass. I love the scene at the battery and the rescue. It’s just so damn good.
This was my dad’s favorite Michael Pare film and he and I used to love watching this before he passed. It’s a fun story for me but the soundtrack is where the fire’s at
I also love that it’s supposed to have this 50’s greaser feel but, it legit takes place in another time and place. A rock and roll fable. Damn I miss movies like this.
For some strange reason I got Casablanca vibes at the end. Not only with the drive off into the distance but the two guys arguing about who Ellen needs vs loves.
The song "I Can Dream About You" was about the few successful things that came out of this film at the time. The film itself became a bonafide cult hit later on though much like many other 80's classics like Buckaroo Banzai, Big Trouble in Little China and Dune. Michael Pare's acting is so stiff in this film. He's much better in Eddie and The Cruisers. Seeing Rick Moranis acting like a complete jagoff was definitely NOT something anyone was ready for at the time and can still be off putting today IMO.
- “Let’s play a game… it’s called LIGHTS OUT!” is one line that has stuck in my head all these years later 😄 This is an 80s good’n! Plus BABY DIANE LANE ❣️☺️ (EDIT) - DOUBLE PLUS the guy who played MR. BODY from the movie CLUE is in this!!! And Baby Ed Begley Jr. as scary alley exposition man! - TRIPLE PLUS this is the movie with the "I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU" song! I have the music video on my favorites list, and now here are the (actors playing the) band doing it!! And sweet LORD the actors playing the SORELS include Baby Robert Townsend (which I knew from the video) and Baby BUBBA GUMP?!?! ... which I did NOT realize!! - MATT: "Those were some streets of RAGE for a second." ... EM: "No... those are Streets of Fire." ... MATT (in my head): "I SAID WHAT I SAID!" ☺️☺️ - ELLEN: "I can't believe Tommy took the money!" ... BILLY: "He didn't take the money. He just took $248 space bucks for lunch, gas, and tolls." ... ELLEN: (runs into rain)
Walter Hill may be the most underrated director of the “New Hollywood” era. Didn’t matter the genre (drama, comedy, action, western), he just knew how movies are made. 2 other Walter Hill movies worth doing a reaction to are “The Warriors” and “48 Hours.”
The bar in _Streets of Fire_ is "Torchy's." "Torchy's" is the name of the bar in every Walter Hill movie ( _Streets of Fire, 48 Hours, Beverly Hills Cop,_ etc.) It's like the phrase "See you next Wednesday" in every John Landis movie.
Sleeveless & suspenders - Marisha Ray's fashion aesthetic right here. This was one of a distinguished club of films whose soundtrack was better. Also, the song Sorcerer (used in the flashy bar) was an unreleased Stevie Nicks track from The Wild Heart that she sang backup (with Marilyn Martin singing lead) for in the version released on THIS soundtrack (Martin sang backup on Nicks' Rock A Little album- seems fair.)
The soundtrack is indeed much better than the movie itself. Honestly I only like parts of this film thanks to the mix of great actors that end up showing up throughout. The script is just all over the place and doesn't really work all that well and frankly Amy Madigan has never been that great of an actress and gets really annoying after awhile with her tough chick schtick. Michael Pare is way too stiff as well.
Okay, Now I want to see a web series of the adventures of Tom Cody with Marisha Ray as Tom Cody. I think Sam could actually get that off the ground for her. Just don't give her a real butterfly knife (plastic only) She's a danger to anyone around her.
I worked in a theater in LA when Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Top Secret! played. Every time they ran the trailer for Streets of Fire, all the girls that worked with me would have the doors to that particular screen open and would dance to the "Nowhere Fast" song.
Not surprising Emily thought of "Holding Out for a Hero" when "Nowhere Fast" and "Tonight is What it Means to be Young" played. Jim Steinman wrote and produced all three. As for the weird transitions, I think it must be a Walter Hill thing, cos the current version of his film "The Warriors" (also costarring Deborah Van Valkenburgh) has similar transitions. And, if you want to see a film even worse than "The Room", you must check out the sequel to "Streets" called "Road to Hell", starring Paré as Cody. It is beyond atrocious.
@@chrisleebowers Indeed he is. It´s also noticeable in Last Man Standing and Extreme Prejudice, and the other day I saw Madso´s War. a film of his I´d never even heard of, which shares some of those traits. But I thought it was awful. I think my favourite film of his is Southern Comfort.
"He's so creepy, but I'm still attracted to him!" 🤣🤣🤣 Then may I suggest for Emily - The Loveless, with more leather clad Dafoe, directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
Kept wondering who the one actor was, the voice was so familiar, then it hit me "Eddie and the Cruisers" Michael Paré. Looked at his Filmography, wow he has a lot of films under his belt, and NOT a ton of them are bad with names like "Komodo vs. Cobra" and "Ninja Cheerleaders". What a crazy career he had.
That closing song Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young is so awesome that it literally saved the whole movie. The studio was very disappointed in the early dailies and was about to scrap the whole project when Jim Steinman delivered that song (written in just two days after it turned out they didn't have the rights to use Bruce Springsteen's Streets of Fire as planned) and the execs all loved it so much they decided the film needed to be finished so they could use it.
Ryan Lohner: Half that soundtrack is Platinum worthy and the other songs are just "Very Good" Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young Nowhere Fast Never Be You I Can Dream About You Deeper and Deeper Hold That Snake by Ry Cooter One Bad Stud Are the best for my taste haha
Bruce allowed them to use his song but when he discovered that the filmmakers planned to have another singer record a cover of it, Bruce pulled the song.
Wow. I was not expecting to see a reaction to this film anywhere. Such an obscure title yet has a wonderful charm to it. Brings back memories. Great reaction:)
Not so obscure. Watching the three different reactions I've seen to this, as well as the scene clips on youtube, there are thousands of people saying this is their favorite movie of all time!
Yeah ... I love this movie ... It is from my youth, and nostalgia still props up the few questionable parts I could possibly find ... except of course for that passionless kiss in the rain. The best part of this movie, apart from the songs which are great, is how every single person is tough ... even the whimpy nerds 😋 ... Love it!
Oh Hell! This is one of my favorite movies of all time! Kudos to ya'll! A lot of the music was written by Jim Steinman. He wrote Holding out for a Hero and all of Meatloaf's music.
It's fitting that you wore your Clue shirt since Mr. Boddy (Lee Ving) was in this! Also, Willem Dafoe... his last name= a lot of his roles... the FOE. 😉
That moment at 19:23, when you know or realize that you need or have to walk away from a time, place, situation or person, and you take that last long look. You know you need to cut loose and walk away. At the same time, you don't fully want to; but you know if you don't go right then, you'll be stuck forever. So you take that long last look until that moment when you make that break, turn, and walk away without looking back.
One of my childhood favorites; I always have and always will love this movie ♥️ The soundtrack alone makes it worth while 🎶👌🏻👍🏻😉 Thank you, guys for giving it a chance 💫 Also, @14:51 IN THE RAIN!? 😅😅😅 That was adorable! ☺️😁 Ji ji...
This movie came out right when Music Videos and MTV, which only played music videos at that time, had become popular and mainstream. A lot of the weird visuals and the way scenes were framed and shot were done to try to instill a music video feel in order to lean into this new popular art form. Even at the time I felt that it mostly failed in this aspect.
I saw this in Portland, OR when it first came out, and I loved the soundtrack, the art design and the cinematography, but I was WTFing at the plot. However, on subsequent viewings, I got into the "rock and roll fable" thing, so now I love this movie, and I'm glad that it has gained a following since then.
I’m happy Emily finally watched a young Willem Dafoe in leather/rubber/pvc. Her giggles said it all. I like to think he brought those outfits from home. I loved her reaction to his scream when the final fight switched to fisticuffs.
If it hasn't been said, with the exception of a small handful of scenes, the entire "City" was created on the Universal Studio Backlot in Hollywood. They also created the world's largest tarp that covered all 6 blocks of the Backlot so they could film all the night scenes during the day. For nearly 20 years after this film was shot, if you took the Backlot tour a lot of the tarp infrastructure could still be seen above the building facades...until a fire destroyed the Backlot in the late 90's requiring the entire area to be rebuilt
One of my favorite RocknRoll (fairytail)/rock operaesc So so happy - I go back many times just for the music but love the overall movie too. :) Keep it rockin' kiddies and remember Tonight is what it means to be Young :)
PG-13 was introduced to the world on July 1, 1984. Streets of Fire premiered on June 1, 1984. The first film assigned with the new rating was Red Dawn on August 10, 1984. As for the film, I was a soon to be HS freshman when it came out. I was a part of the target audience. Loved it then. Still love it now.
So, there's where the song is from! The instrumental track from "Tonight is what it means to be young" is used as the closing number for the musical "Tanz der Vampire" (Dance of the Vampires).
I saw this in the movie theater. All my little teenybopper friends and I were so excited, because we loved Eddie & the Cruisers so much and thought Michael Pare was soooo hawt. And we all left the theater after this thing shaking our heads, saying what the hell was that and why did we just spend 2 hours watching it.
Michael Pare was too pretty, despite any grunginess they tried to add to him, and when you saw him against Willem, no one in the theater could've believed Willem wouldn't kick pure ass. (Ry Cooder did the soundtrack, though, so that's why I own it.)
This is just what I needed to make me smile in a tough time. It was also worth the wait as this is one of my favorite movies of all time. I especially enjoyed anytime a logic question was raised, Matthew’s response was “Another time, another place…”
I didn't expect a variation of "He Kirked 'em!" to show up quite so soon again, but I'm certainly not disappointed and bless Emily for adding the clip.🤣🤣 Edit: "Something's off here. Bikes aren't exploding." LMAO🤣🤣
I spent a week working on the Universal lot, up the hill where the Psycho and Leave it to Beaver houses were, while Hill was shooting this, with an enormous covered section for the street. After Warriors, Long Riders and After Hours, I was super curious, and super-psyched for this when it came out. Boy, was it weird, and really misconceived. The best modern parallel I can think of is Speed Racer, where you just sat there saying WTF over and over.
The Song "I can Dream about you" was made for the movie, that is why a song from here is in there. Michael Parre (sp?) looked like he was trying for a Matt Dylan vibe.
One of my favorites - met Mr Dafoe a month or so ago and told him I've enjoyed his work all the way back to Streets of Fire, PS, he is as sweet and nice as one might think and yes that is the same dancer who doubled in Flashdance
I was 9 when this came out and probably 10-11 when I first saw it on cable or home video. Decades later I rewatched it and something clicked. I have had a thing for Mandy Moore since seeing her in a movie called Because I Said So. I can't shake that it is because she reminded me of my childhood love for Diane Lane in this movie. They look so alike at those respective ages.
The street scenes with the elevated train were all shot on a street set on the Universal Studios yard in California. It went about two blocks or so and then had a bend in the road. US allowed their tours to go through it while touting the upcoming movie. Was cool to see the different ways they used it when the movie came out.
Most of this was shot on the Universal back lot, with fake elevated train track supports and a big black tarp over everything (to be able to shoot night scenes during the day.) Actually, the diner from the opening is the "Back to the Future" diner.
I only saw this for the first time a few years ago - the story is a little odd but I appreciate its originality - and its sense of style and audaciousness is off the charts... There's something about this movie... I love it. ✌️
A Film By Water Hill (Director Of The Warriors), Music Written By The Late Great Jim Steinman and it has a cast consisting of Diane Lane,Rick Moranis, Bill Paxton , Michael Pare and The Green Goblin himself Willem Defoe. It is and underrated Rock musical
A sequel was made for this 25 years later but is excruciatingly bad and twisted. Michael Pare lived in my area when he was filming the TV show Starhunter and he was the nicest guy, very down to Earth.
Great video. I love this movie! Diane Lane is sooo cool. A classy and charismatic actress. She is underrated in my opinion. Hollywood... please give her more juicy roles!!! She still looks great today!
I love this movie! It’s very 80’s and is kind of the companion to “The Warriors.” The cast is fantastic! It’s like “Buckaroo Banzai” in that so many 80’s character actors just show up! You need a hero because Jim Steinman wrote that song and the one being sung in the movie. Okay, your mirth at the entrance of Bill Paxton almost had me wetting my drawers! Lol. This movie is silly, but it’s supposed to be. Don’t analyze, just enjoy. The 80’s was another time and another place! Check out “Alien From LA!” Cody’s sister was played by the same actress that was the girl in “The Warriors.”
I cannot believe you did this movie!!! I loved this movie as a child. It was one of my favorites. I made the mistake of watching it as an adult. It ruined the memories for me. Was so glad/sad that you were reacting to this. Glad you found some enjoyment in it though.
Finally somebody reacts to the 80s rock film Diane Lane was only 18 when she filmed this and Streets of Fire (Springsteen) was supposed to be the end song , Jim Steinman is a great songwriter.
I love watching both of you and Emily makes me laugh every time and love the t-shirt. Streets of fire was a film I grew up with in the uk. My parents had it on VHS and about 11 years ago me and my sister went shopping and went our separate ways. When we got back home we showed each other what we bought, we both bought the soundtrack on cd. Love the soundtrack and the song sorcerer was written by one of my favourite singers Stevie Nicks.
I remember watching this way back in the days . The theatre back then was only about $5.00. This actor was also in " Eddie And The Cruisers 1&2 ". The blond woman here was also in a movie with John Candy .
This is legitimately my favorite film of all time, and you're the first channel I've seen to cover it. Thank you.
Same. Without this movie we would not have Final Fight and we would not have Street Fighter so I will always enjoy this film.
@@andrewevers2420 True. This movie heavily influenced the creation of both.
Michael Pare was solid gold in this movie. He portrayed Tom Cody as the ultimate badass. Diane Lane is a pleasure always to see in any film. This is an electric Rock 'n' Roll fable.
@@vincecommando7575 Also Streets of Rage (as mentioned in the vid). Similar names and also look at some of the art of Axel and Blaze (particularly one of the posters for Streets of Rage 2) it's totally Michael Paré and Diane Lane. :P
@@vincecommando7575 The original plan was to do a trilogy of adventures of Tom Cody and I really wish that had come to fruition. There was eventually another movie made that was supposed to be a sequel though ending, but it was also only kind of hinted at being a sequel, with only calling Pares character Cody.
It's just such a strange movie. A world where the 50's never ended, where street gangs look like a cross between Dexy's Midnight Runners and a leather bar, where people talk like a 40's detective gumshoe novel, and the music is awesome.
It is funny that she was singing Total Eclipse of the Heart and Holding Out for a Hero. Both were written by Jim Steinman who wrote "Tonight is what it means to be young" and "Nowhere Fast" in this movie. He also wrote several songs for Bonnie Tyler (as mentioned) and Meatloaf (Bat out of Hell albums).
The performers of Nowhere Fast and Tonight is what it means to be young were a group of session singers and musicians that were put together just for this movie and given the name "Fire Incorporated"
And Holly Sherwood is one of the two vocalists of Fire Inc and she did sing on Bonnie Tylers album "Faster than the Speed of Light" including the track.........Total Eclipse of the Heart
Yep. I Still listen to this soundtrack. It's just so great
RIP Jim Steinman
Not really "funny". Unfortunately, it shows the lack of appreciation for the musical genius that was Jim Steinman.
How are you going to watch “Streets of Fire” with a “Clue” shirt on and not recognize Mr. Body? This is a family favorite and I’m glad you guys at least enjoyed some of it. I’ve always thought you only really need to watch the two big musical numbers and the sledgehammer fight to enjoy this film (the sledgehammer fight just because it’s ridiculous).
THAT'S where I know him!
Or Robert Townsend, he (for some reason) was super popular comedian at the time. if I recall he played Meteor Man!
Lee Ving (Mr Boddy) is at 16:55 and a later shot I don't have the time code for.
YES!!! The movie that made me fall in love with Diane Lane as a kid!!!
Yep, me too! Well, first it was The Outsiders and then this. I fall in love with her again in every movie she's in.
@@buckbuchanan4902 rumble fish
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One of the best films of the 80's. I dig it.
Even though his role was small, I was surprised there was no mention of seeing Bubba from "Forrest Gump". Also, with Emily being a Willem Dafoe fan, y'all might wanna check out "To Live and Die in LA" from 1985.
tracy moore: I don't know if they've seen this movie, but DeFoe's also in Platoon
The soundtrack is so 🔥. I could listen to it all day. And I love this movie. I saw it in the 80’s as a child and think it’s just so bad ass. I love the scene at the battery and the rescue. It’s just so damn good.
FINALLY!!!!! Someone gets to my FAVORITE 80s movie.
THANK YOU SO MUCH 😍😍😍😍😍
This was my dad’s favorite Michael Pare film and he and I used to love watching this before he passed. It’s a fun story for me but the soundtrack is where the fire’s at
Amazingly underrated movie. Great cast , great soundtrack by Jim Steinman and action sequences.
I also love that it’s supposed to have this 50’s greaser feel but, it legit takes place in another time and place. A rock and roll fable. Damn I miss movies like this.
It finally happened...you reacted to a movie I've never seen, nor ever even heard of, and I was 10 years old when this came out. Well done!
For some strange reason I got Casablanca vibes at the end. Not only with the drive off into the distance but the two guys arguing about who Ellen needs vs loves.
The song "I Can Dream About You" was about the few successful things that came out of this film at the time. The film itself became a bonafide cult hit later on though much like many other 80's classics like Buckaroo Banzai, Big Trouble in Little China and Dune.
Michael Pare's acting is so stiff in this film. He's much better in Eddie and The Cruisers. Seeing Rick Moranis acting like a complete jagoff was definitely NOT something anyone was ready for at the time and can still be off putting today IMO.
- “Let’s play a game… it’s called LIGHTS OUT!” is one line that has stuck in my head all these years later 😄 This is an 80s good’n! Plus BABY DIANE LANE ❣️☺️
(EDIT)
- DOUBLE PLUS the guy who played MR. BODY from the movie CLUE is in this!!! And Baby Ed Begley Jr. as scary alley exposition man!
- TRIPLE PLUS this is the movie with the "I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU" song! I have the music video on my favorites list, and now here are the (actors playing the) band doing it!! And sweet LORD the actors playing the SORELS include Baby Robert Townsend (which I knew from the video) and Baby BUBBA GUMP?!?! ... which I did NOT realize!!
- MATT: "Those were some streets of RAGE for a second." ... EM: "No... those are Streets of Fire." ... MATT (in my head): "I SAID WHAT I SAID!" ☺️☺️
- ELLEN: "I can't believe Tommy took the money!" ... BILLY: "He didn't take the money. He just took $248 space bucks for lunch, gas, and tolls." ... ELLEN: (runs into rain)
Walter Hill may be the most underrated director of the “New Hollywood” era. Didn’t matter the genre (drama, comedy, action, western), he just knew how movies are made. 2 other Walter Hill movies worth doing a reaction to are “The Warriors” and “48 Hours.”
@Mark H And co-produced it.
The bar in _Streets of Fire_ is "Torchy's." "Torchy's" is the name of the bar in every Walter Hill movie ( _Streets of Fire, 48 Hours, Beverly Hills Cop,_ etc.) It's like the phrase "See you next Wednesday" in every John Landis movie.
Sleeveless & suspenders - Marisha Ray's fashion aesthetic right here.
This was one of a distinguished club of films whose soundtrack was better.
Also, the song Sorcerer (used in the flashy bar) was an unreleased Stevie Nicks track from
The Wild Heart that she sang backup (with Marilyn Martin singing lead) for in the version released on THIS soundtrack (Martin sang backup on Nicks' Rock A Little album- seems fair.)
The soundtrack is indeed much better than the movie itself. Honestly I only like parts of this film thanks to the mix of great actors that end up showing up throughout. The script is just all over the place and doesn't really work all that well and frankly Amy Madigan has never been that great of an actress and gets really annoying after awhile with her tough chick schtick. Michael Pare is way too stiff as well.
Okay, Now I want to see a web series of the adventures of Tom Cody with Marisha Ray as Tom Cody. I think Sam could actually get that off the ground for her. Just don't give her a real butterfly knife (plastic only) She's a danger to anyone around her.
The sledgehammers used in the final fight look like spike mauls; railroad workers use them to drive the spikes into the ties.
I worked in a theater in LA when Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Top Secret! played. Every time they ran the trailer for Streets of Fire, all the girls that worked with me would have the doors to that particular screen open and would dance to the "Nowhere Fast" song.
Not surprising Emily thought of "Holding Out for a Hero" when "Nowhere Fast" and "Tonight is What it Means to be Young" played. Jim Steinman wrote and produced all three. As for the weird transitions, I think it must be a Walter Hill thing, cos the current version of his film "The Warriors" (also costarring Deborah Van Valkenburgh) has similar transitions. And, if you want to see a film even worse than "The Room", you must check out the sequel to "Streets" called "Road to Hell", starring Paré as Cody. It is beyond atrocious.
Hill was a fan of pre-code crime and horror comics and wanted to reflect that in the visual style of both movies.
@@chrisleebowers Indeed he is. It´s also noticeable in Last Man Standing and Extreme Prejudice, and the other day I saw Madso´s War. a film of his I´d never even heard of, which shares some of those traits. But I thought it was awful. I think my favourite film of his is Southern Comfort.
"He's so creepy, but I'm still attracted to him!" 🤣🤣🤣
Then may I suggest for Emily - The Loveless, with more leather clad Dafoe, directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
Kept wondering who the one actor was, the voice was so familiar, then it hit me "Eddie and the Cruisers" Michael Paré. Looked at his Filmography, wow he has a lot of films under his belt, and NOT a ton of them are bad with names like "Komodo vs. Cobra" and "Ninja Cheerleaders". What a crazy career he had.
That closing song Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young is so awesome that it literally saved the whole movie. The studio was very disappointed in the early dailies and was about to scrap the whole project when Jim Steinman delivered that song (written in just two days after it turned out they didn't have the rights to use Bruce Springsteen's Streets of Fire as planned) and the execs all loved it so much they decided the film needed to be finished so they could use it.
Ryan Lohner: Half that soundtrack is Platinum worthy and the other songs are just "Very Good"
Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young
Nowhere Fast
Never Be You
I Can Dream About You
Deeper and Deeper
Hold That Snake by Ry Cooter
One Bad Stud
Are the best for my taste
haha
Bruce allowed them to use his song but when he discovered that the filmmakers planned to have another singer record a cover of it, Bruce pulled the song.
I like how Pippin looks like he's really listening to you (because I'm sure he is).
You can’t describe this film to other people. It’s impossible. They have to experience it themselves.
Wow. I was not expecting to see a reaction to this film anywhere. Such an obscure title yet has a wonderful charm to it. Brings back memories. Great reaction:)
Not so obscure. Watching the three different reactions I've seen to this, as well as the scene clips on youtube, there are thousands of people saying this is their favorite movie of all time!
@@buckbuchanan4902 Glad it’s getting noticed on here. I had no idea:)
"Willam Defoe being creepy? Who could haven't thought!" 😂
Yeah ... I love this movie ... It is from my youth, and nostalgia still props up the few questionable parts I could possibly find ... except of course for that passionless kiss in the rain. The best part of this movie, apart from the songs which are great, is how every single person is tough ... even the whimpy nerds 😋 ... Love it!
Awesome! So glad your doing this movie! I love this movie!
Just love the movie. Yes - the lead can't act, but I still love it. The soundtrack is just awesome - Jim 'Meatloaf' Steinman at his best.
Your movie choices are so unique, I love it! It's y'alls' niche.
Oh Hell! This is one of my favorite movies of all time! Kudos to ya'll! A lot of the music was written by Jim Steinman. He wrote Holding out for a Hero and all of Meatloaf's music.
It's fitting that you wore your Clue shirt since Mr. Boddy (Lee Ving) was in this! Also, Willem Dafoe... his last name= a lot of his roles... the FOE. 😉
This is where my unrequited love for Diane Lane began.
This movie (released June 1984) missed PG-13 by one month
(July 1, 1984- Red Dawn was the first PG-13 movie, released in August 1984).
That moment at 19:23, when you know or realize that you need or have to walk away from a time, place, situation or person, and you take that last long look. You know you need to cut loose and walk away. At the same time, you don't fully want to; but you know if you don't go right then, you'll be stuck forever. So you take that long last look until that moment when you make that break, turn, and walk away without looking back.
Whew! Who else had a major crush on Amy Madigan that started from this movie? That lady made my heart go pitty-pat!
One of my childhood favorites; I always have and always will love this movie ♥️ The soundtrack alone makes it worth while 🎶👌🏻👍🏻😉
Thank you, guys for giving it a chance 💫
Also, @14:51 IN THE RAIN!? 😅😅😅 That was adorable! ☺️😁 Ji ji...
This movie is an action comedy Musical adventure film!
From another time and another place...
This movie came out right when Music Videos and MTV, which only played music videos at that time, had become popular and mainstream. A lot of the weird visuals and the way scenes were framed and shot were done to try to instill a music video feel in order to lean into this new popular art form. Even at the time I felt that it mostly failed in this aspect.
My two reasons for liking this movie in my youth....
Diane Lane
...and The Blasters being the band at Torchy's :-)
I saw this in Portland, OR when it first came out, and I loved the soundtrack, the art design and the cinematography, but I was WTFing at the plot. However, on subsequent viewings, I got into the "rock and roll fable" thing, so now I love this movie, and I'm glad that it has gained a following since then.
The soundtrack is still the best thing about this film IMO.
This is one of my favorite "Bad" movies (Right up there with Xanadu XD ) Excited to see your reaction to it!!!
I’m happy Emily finally watched a young Willem Dafoe in leather/rubber/pvc.
Her giggles said it all.
I like to think he brought those outfits from home.
I loved her reaction to his scream when the final fight switched to fisticuffs.
a couple of good Michael Paré movies worth checking out, Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) and The Philadelphia Experiment (1984).
If it hasn't been said, with the exception of a small handful of scenes, the entire "City" was created on the Universal Studio Backlot in Hollywood. They also created the world's largest tarp that covered all 6 blocks of the Backlot so they could film all the night scenes during the day. For nearly 20 years after this film was shot, if you took the Backlot tour a lot of the tarp infrastructure could still be seen above the building facades...until a fire destroyed the Backlot in the late 90's requiring the entire area to be rebuilt
One of my favorite RocknRoll (fairytail)/rock operaesc
So so happy - I go back many times just for the music but love the overall movie too. :)
Keep it rockin' kiddies and remember Tonight is what it means to be Young :)
"How many bullets you got, bro?"
Tom Cody: Yes
PG-13 was introduced to the world on
July 1, 1984. Streets of Fire premiered on June 1, 1984. The first film assigned with the new rating was Red Dawn on August 10, 1984.
As for the film, I was a soon to be HS freshman when it came out. I was a part of the target audience. Loved it then. Still love it now.
So, there's where the song is from! The instrumental track from "Tonight is what it means to be young" is used as the closing number for the musical "Tanz der Vampire" (Dance of the Vampires).
If you're getting "I Need a Hero" vibes, Jim Steinman wrote both "Nowhere Fast" and "Tonight is What is Means to be Young" for Streets of Fire. RIP
I saw this in the movie theater. All my little teenybopper friends and I were so excited, because we loved Eddie & the Cruisers so much and thought Michael Pare was soooo hawt. And we all left the theater after this thing shaking our heads, saying what the hell was that and why did we just spend 2 hours watching it.
I missed the live show. This movie is super good.
Michael Pare was too pretty, despite any grunginess they tried to add to him, and when you saw him against Willem, no one in the theater could've believed Willem wouldn't kick pure ass. (Ry Cooder did the soundtrack, though, so that's why I own it.)
16:55 Hey, it's Lee Ving! Mr Boddy from the movie Clue.
Emily: I have questions...
Matthew: another time another place.
Emily: but...
Mathew: ...ANOTHER TIME ANOTHER PLACE!
Emily: tee hee
This is just what I needed to make me smile in a tough time. It was also worth the wait as this is one of my favorite movies of all time.
I especially enjoyed anytime a logic question was raised, Matthew’s response was “Another time, another place…”
... which always reminded me of Star Wars.
If you love Willem Dafoe you really need to watch The Boondock Saints if you haven’t.
It’s Awesome!!!
We've both seen and LOVE Boondock Saints!
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This is a very popular film in Europe and Asia. American audiences apparently didn’t appreciate the retro stylisation of the film.
13:41 Em's got her Flames shirt on, and oh, look! It's Lee VIng, 'Mr. Boddy' himself!
This film gave us a multiverse without us knowing anything about it.
Each tunne/trainline/road is a wormhole to another time.
50s, 60s...80s.
Also...it took me 35 years to deduce that Babydoll and the Sorells were manifestations of Ellen's youth
I didn't expect a variation of "He Kirked 'em!" to show up quite so soon again, but I'm certainly not disappointed and bless Emily for adding the clip.🤣🤣
Edit: "Something's off here. Bikes aren't exploding." LMAO🤣🤣
I spent a week working on the Universal lot, up the hill where the Psycho and Leave it to Beaver houses were, while Hill was shooting this, with an enormous covered section for the street. After Warriors, Long Riders and After Hours, I was super curious, and super-psyched for this when it came out. Boy, was it weird, and really misconceived. The best modern parallel I can think of is Speed Racer, where you just sat there saying WTF over and over.
The Song "I can Dream about you" was made for the movie, that is why a song from here is in there. Michael Parre (sp?) looked like he was trying for a Matt Dylan vibe.
One of the HBO movies that was on all the time as a kid, this movie has a special place for me.
I LOVE this movie and the soundtrack. You can find me listening to the end song quite often 😁
One of my favorites - met Mr Dafoe a month or so ago and told him I've enjoyed his work all the way back to Streets of Fire, PS, he is as sweet and nice as one might think and yes that is the same dancer who doubled in Flashdance
A rock n roll fable another time and another place
Became an instant Diane Lane fan back in the 80s HBO days. I'll watch her European travelogue food and wine romance movies if she keeps making them.
This movie is about as 80's as you can get.
I was 9 when this came out and probably 10-11 when I first saw it on cable or home video. Decades later I rewatched it and something clicked. I have had a thing for Mandy Moore since seeing her in a movie called Because I Said So. I can't shake that it is because she reminded me of my childhood love for Diane Lane in this movie. They look so alike at those respective ages.
The street scenes with the elevated train were all shot on a street set on the Universal Studios yard in California. It went about two blocks or so and then had a bend in the road. US allowed their tours to go through it while touting the upcoming movie. Was cool to see the different ways they used it when the movie came out.
ANOTHER TIME,ANOTHER PLACE. I will remember this phrase when watching Dr. Strange.
One of my all time favs!!!
Good choice of movie not one you see reacted to very often.
Most of this was shot on the Universal back lot, with fake elevated train track supports and a big black tarp over everything (to be able to shoot night scenes during the day.) Actually, the diner from the opening is the "Back to the Future" diner.
Great reaction. Hoping to possibly see "The Warriors" at some point down the road.
I only saw this for the first time a few years ago - the story is a little odd but I appreciate its originality - and its sense of style and audaciousness is off the charts... There's something about this movie... I love it. ✌️
A Film By Water Hill (Director Of The Warriors), Music Written By The Late Great Jim Steinman and it has a cast consisting of Diane Lane,Rick Moranis, Bill Paxton , Michael Pare and The Green Goblin himself Willem Defoe. It is and underrated Rock musical
Last man standing! His tribute to John woo style action
Blew off the best music and score -- the heart of this movie is the brilliant songs by Jim Steinman, Stevie Nicks, and Dan Hartman.
A very great movie
Oh, HELL YES!
A sequel was made for this 25 years later but is excruciatingly bad and twisted. Michael Pare lived in my area when he was filming the TV show Starhunter and he was the nicest guy, very down to Earth.
Great video. I love this movie! Diane Lane is sooo cool. A classy and charismatic actress. She is underrated in my opinion. Hollywood... please give her more juicy roles!!! She still looks great today!
If you guys want to watch a drama film with Willem Dafoe I recommend Mississippi Burning if you haven't seen it!
I love this movie! It’s very 80’s and is kind of the companion to “The Warriors.” The cast is fantastic! It’s like “Buckaroo Banzai” in that so many 80’s character actors just show up! You need a hero because Jim Steinman wrote that song and the one being sung in the movie. Okay, your mirth at the entrance of Bill Paxton almost had me wetting my drawers! Lol. This movie is silly, but it’s supposed to be. Don’t analyze, just enjoy. The 80’s was another time and another place! Check out “Alien From LA!” Cody’s sister was played by the same actress that was the girl in “The Warriors.”
Deborah Van Valkenburgh.
I cannot believe you did this movie!!! I loved this movie as a child. It was one of my favorites. I made the mistake of watching it as an adult. It ruined the memories for me. Was so glad/sad that you were reacting to this. Glad you found some enjoyment in it though.
You two now remind me of me playing this on VHS for my girlfriends in the '90's. Great film!
That was painful watching your reaction. You just didn't get it A Rock & Roll FABLE . One of the best movies ever made
Awe, bless your heart.
Finally somebody reacts to the 80s rock film Diane Lane was only 18 when she filmed this and Streets of Fire (Springsteen) was supposed to be the end song , Jim Steinman is a great songwriter.
If you want to see Willem Dafoe at his creepiest then check out Shadow of the Vampire, he's absolutely amazing in that film.
Yes, amazing film, but maybe they should watch Nosferatu first, just to get some of the context.
This was filmed as a R rated movie but Universal wanted a PG rated big summer movie, got nervous, and had it cut to a PG at the 11th hour.
Wow, no one has ever done this one. Great movie. Great reaction. Thank you.
I love watching both of you and Emily makes me laugh every time and love the t-shirt. Streets of fire was a film I grew up with in the uk. My parents had it on VHS and about 11 years ago me and my sister went shopping and went our separate ways. When we got back home we showed each other what we bought, we both bought the soundtrack on cd. Love the soundtrack and the song sorcerer was written by one of my favourite singers Stevie Nicks.
I love the dudes head shake at the streets of rage reference flying literallt over her head
I remember watching this way back in the days . The theatre back then was only about $5.00. This actor was also in " Eddie And The Cruisers 1&2 ". The blond woman here was also in a movie with John Candy .
and she was in Fields of Dreams with Kevin Costner. She married actor Ed Harris and they have been together since the 80s.
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I. Love. This. Movie. I also love that y’all are reacting to it.❤️
I was checking if Michael pare was still working. and yes he is maybe they are B movies but he's working.