Savage Streets

"They raped her sister and killed her best friend. An eye for an eye."

1984 1h 33m EN

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★6.3TMDB · 153

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Synopsis

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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.

“They raped her sister and killed her best friend. An eye for an eye.”

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Cast

Linda Blair
Brenda
John Vernon
Principal Underwood
Robert Dryer
Jake
Linnea Quigley
Heather
Sal Landi
Fargo
Johnny Venokur
Vince
Scott Mayer
Red
Debra Blee
Rachel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Danny Steinmann
Writers: Norman Yonemoto, Danny Steinmann
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.3× over at the box office.

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ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Danny Steinmann, shot by Stephen L. Posey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Bruce Stubblefield shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Linda Blair and John Vernon and Robert Dryer carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They raped her sister and killed her best friend. An eye for an eye.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Danny Steinmann directs. Stephen L. Posey behind the camera. Bruce Stubblefield cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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1Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 3.3× over at the box office.
342 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
5Directed by Danny Steinmann, shot by Stephen L. Posey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Bruce Stubblefield shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Linda Blair and John Vernon and Robert Dryer carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "They raped her sister and killed her best friend. An eye for an eye.".
9IMDB entry: tt0088044 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Stephen L. Posey
Editing: Bruce Stubblefield
Makeup / hair: Valli O'Reilly
Sound: John T. Reitz
Stunt coordinator: BJ Davis
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $1,500,000
Box office: $5,000,000
Return: 333% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Savage Streets (1984)

Awards

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress

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Wuchak2026-03-27
★ 6/10
A group of high school girls is harassed by a small gang in Los Angeles This mixes the high school sequences of “Carrie” with the gang elements of “Switchblade Sisters,” except that the girls here are just friends and not a gang. While it’s comic booky and exaggerated, it’s not surreal like “The Warriors.” Soon-to-come 80s’ comparisons include “Certain Fury,” “Tuff Turf,” “The New Kids” and “Dangerously Close.” The intimidating Robert Dryer plays the gang leader, Jake, and was 34 during shooting, although his character is implied to be around 19. He’s good at playing over-the-top angry but hams it up a little too much to be believable. Meanwhile Linda Blair is a bit too biyatchy to buy. When a female teacher shows compassion and concern, she can’t let her ‘tough girl’ act down for a moment. John Vernon plays the formidable principal, who gives the impression that he was involved in gang activity back in the day. Linnea Quigley interestingly plays against type as the deaf-mute sister of the protagonist (Blair). She was 25 during shooting, almost 26, but looked and acted 16-17. It runs about 1h 30m and was shot in early 1984 in Los Angeles. GRADE: B-

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