Streetwise

"The streets - your only chance for life."

1984 1h 31m EN

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 77

Documentary

Synopsis

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This documentary about teenagers living on the streets in Seattle began as a magazine article. The film follows nine teenagers who discuss how they live by panhandling, prostitution, and petty theft.

“The streets - your only chance for life.”

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Cast

Erin Blackwell
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Dewayne Pomeroy
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Roberta Joseph Hayes
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Reed Early
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Patrice Pitts
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Martin Bell
Writers: Cheryl McCall
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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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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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Streetwise Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

CAST

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Erin Blackwell and Dewayne Pomeroy and Roberta Joseph Hayes carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The streets - your only chance for life.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0088196 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 77 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Martin Bell directs. Jonathan Oppenheim cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

142 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Streetwise Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Jonathan Oppenheim shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Erin Blackwell and Dewayne Pomeroy and Roberta Joseph Hayes carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The streets - your only chance for life.".
7IMDB entry: tt0088196 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 77 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.