Savage Streets (1984)
Directed by Danny Steinmann
Genres - Horror, Culture & Society, Crime |
Sub-Genres - Action Thriller |
Release Date - Oct 5, 1984 (USA - Unknown), Oct 5, 1984 (USA) |
Run Time - 93 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Eleanor Mannikka
Heather (Linnea Quigley), the deaf-mute sister of Brenda (Linda Blair) is gang-raped in a drawn-out, violent scene at the beginning of this routine vengeance movie, a scene that provides the motivation for Brenda's rampage through the rest of the film. Dressed in a special outfit that bares enough skin to suit the standards of this genre and armed with a crossbow, Brenda goes after the young punks in the "Scars" gang who raped her sister -- with predictably gory results. Surrounding this miniature Charles Bronson is a society burdened with parodies of "good" people: the school principal who is only superficially tough, and the upper-class teens whose thought processes were arrested shortly after kindergarten. Stereotypical and transparent, this teen movie is interesting because it does promote a woman in a "hero" role, but the subject matter and violence will not appeal to everyone.
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deaf-mute, gang-rape, gangster, POW/MIA, rape, revenge, sadist, sister