Walter Hill was once asked, “Why wasn’t Streets of Fire a blockbuster?” He simply replied, “Because nobody went to see it.” Well, now’s the time to fix that failure and watch the recently rediscovered 70mm print of Hill’s rock & roll fable and cult masterpiece. The story is Fifties Americana refined, as the Leader of the Pack (Willem Dafoe) kidnaps the Queen of the Hop (Diane Lane) and Soldier Boy (Michael Paré) comes to her rescue. But the look and the sound is the epitome of the neon-drenched Eighties, pure style with a soundtrack by Jim Steinman and Ry Cooder. Remember, tonight is what it means to be young. – Richard Whittaker
