A Scream in the Streets
Seen it?1973 | 96 min | Action, Crime, Horror
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, 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
- Tailor-made for anyone who likes to solve it before the characters do and anyone drawn to the darker side of the street. It plays fair with the clues, so you can play along. Shelve it next to Frenzy.
- The mood
- Scary, gritty.
- The pace
- Keeps the tension tight, at 1 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1973: an older pace and style.
- Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.
Two Los Angeles detectives are assigned to track down and arrest a brutal rapist-murderer terrorizing the city. Their job is complicated by the fact that the killer is able to avoid capture because he can pose as a woman.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Dwayne Avery, Bethel Buckalew, Harry H. Novak, Carl Monson
- Joshua BryantOfficer Ed Haskell (as John Kirkpatric)
- Frank BannonOfficer Bob Streeker
- Rosie StoneOfficer Patty Rydell
- Linda YorkGirl on Park Bench
- Brandy LymanFirst Victim
- Con CovertThe Rapist
- Colleen BrennanJenny the Dispatcher (uncredited)
- Mady MaguireSusan Haskell (uncredited)
- Norman FieldsMr. Heath (uncredited)
- Christopher GeoffriesBrian the Cop (uncredited)