Savage Streets (1984)

So this movie is basically perfect. From the late Danny Steinman pre F13-5 infamy, this here is high school rape/revenge gang movie set in Los Angeles 1984. You can't get a more perfect setting.

As it begins, our female protagonists are led by Linda Blair, whose nips are the first thing you see. Don't worry, you eventually get to see her topless, but we'll get to that later. Her deaf little sister is played by Linnea Quigley, and it's funny to see her playing such a naive and innocent girl. Well, she almost gets hit by a car driven by our punk antagonists, and here's the funny thing... the gang apologizes and offer the girls a chance to party. The girls respond by telling them off, stealing their car, and trashing it. Who is in the wrong here?


We're eased into a high school setting, which offers a lot of great 80s cheese to fluff out the movie before the main action starts. Apparently, gym class encourages the students to wear the most skimpy of outfits, but I'm not complaining. Then there's the shower scene, which is chock full of titties. There are a lot of titties in this movie. It's wonderful.

As things escalate between our heroes and villains, the bad guys decide to take it out on sweet little Linnea, because after all, she gets raped in a lot of her movies. It's her calling card. Things don't stop there as the gang becomes increasingly unhinged as one of the newest members (who kinda looks like a twerpy version of Al Pacino) experiences remorse and regret, and from then on, you can figure out the rest.


The 80s flair is through the roof. You'll even hear some cheesy anthems to accompany quasi-montage scenes until the violent climax hits. At first it seems all too easy, but then it becomes a cat and mouse chase. I tell ya, this movie has villains that you love to hate. What I really like are the little scenes that are there simply to add character and authenticity. Things like John Vernon playing himself, students fucking with the teachers, and crossbows. This movie has all kinds of shit to offer, so you're bound to like some of it.

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