Savage Streets
Seen it?1984 | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With rough reviews, a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and action fans. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- It picked up 1 Razzie, the "worst of the year" awards.
Brenda, vivacious leader of the "Satins", a fun-loving group of pretty high school girls, searches for deadly vengeance against the gang members who assaulted her deaf-mute sister.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
Mostly negative reviews
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No real honors on record. "Won" 1 Razzie, the "worst of the year" awards. Razzies don't count toward the rating.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$5 million worldwide on a $2 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 35K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Danny Steinmann
- Linda BlairBrenda
- John VernonPrincipal Underwood
- Robert DryerJake
- Linnea QuigleyHeather
- Sal LandiFargo
- Johnny VenokurVince
- Scott MayerRed
- Debra BleeRachel
- Lisa FreemanFrancine
- Marcia KarrStevie