Overview
Beautiful young rock singer Ellen Aim is kidnapped off stage by a motorcycle gang. Her manager then hires a young adventurer to help him rescue his client, but what he doesn't realize is that the man he hired was once Ellen's boyfriend.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Walter Hill - Director
Michael Pare
Diane Lane
Rick Moranis
Amy Madigan
Willem Dafoe
Deborah Van Valkenburgh
Richard Lawson
Rick Rossovich
Bill Paxton
Lee Ving
Details
- Format: DVD
- Run Time: 93
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 025192023620
- Genre: Action
- Rating: PG (MPAA)
- Release Date: July 1998

Movie Reviews
Synopsis:
Romance and violence collide in this rock 'n' roll fantasy set against a background of highly stylized urban decay. A sexy female singer is kidnapped by a gang of vicious bikers and her cool, laconic ex-boyfriend must come to her rescue. The pounding soundtrack features songs by Stevie Nicks, The Blasters, Ry Cooder and others.
Notes:
Color by Technicolor.
Released theatrically in the USA June 1, 1984.
Film was originally rated R by the MPAA, but was re-edited to earn a PG for release.
Additional credit: Howard Jensen (special effects).
Actress Diane Lane's singing voice is dubbed.
Lee Ving, who plays Greer, is a member of the punk rock group "Fear."
Marine Jahan, the dancer who doubled for Jennifer Beals in "Flashdance," plays a stripper in a brief sequence.
The soundtrack album to the movie features 10 original songs by Stevie Nicks, The Blasters, Ry Cooder, Jim Steinman and other music performers.
Reviews:
"...The large ensemble cast is game....[Some songs shot with] real pizzazz." - 07/12/1996 Entertainment Weekly, p.67
"...A pulsing, throbbing orchestration....The film alternately, and sometimes simultaneously, suggests the rhythm and texture of BLADE RUNNER, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK and THE WARRIORS..." - 05/30/1984 Variety
"...[With] a pulsating mix of flashy cutting and Ry Cooder music....A guilty-pleasure cult movie..." - 07/05/1996 USA Today, p.3D
