The story of runaways living in Venice, California, under the threat of a psychotic cop who is a serial killer of prostitutes.The story of runaways living in Venice, California, under the threat of a psychotic cop who is a serial killer of prostitutes.The story of runaways living in Venice, California, under the threat of a psychotic cop who is a serial killer of prostitutes.
J Bartell
- Officer #1
- (as J. Bartell)
Jeni Anderson
- Watch Girl
- (as Jenni Anderson)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
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- TriviaKatt Shea said in an interview that she researched the film by talking to several homeless person who she hung out with for awhile. She met a girl who was a heroin addict and that's who she used as a basis for Dawn.
- Crazy creditsSix characters from one scene are named "troglodyte".
- ConnectionsFeatures Galaxy of Terror (1981)
- SoundtracksDawn's Theme
Performed by Elizabeth Daily (as E.G. Daily)
Music by Aaron Davis
Lyrics by Andy Ruben
Mixed by Jeff Mar
Featured review
This could haven been much better
Forgotten movie which barely got a release. I didn't even know it existed until I saw it while casually browsing at a video store. Homeless teenager hooker Dawn (Christina Applegate) angers psychotic cop Lumley (Eb Lottimer) who wants to kill her. She runs into a nice, normal teenage boy (David Mendenhall) and, together, they try to get away from the cop.
Supposedly factual movie on the lives of homeless kids in Vencie, California. It was obviously made on a VERY low budget and looks appropriately grimy and gritty. It is well directed and Applegate is just fantastic as Dawn. Mendenhall has his moments too and it has an incredibly sad (but realistic) ending. Still, two things really lessen this film.
One is some truly terrible dialogue--the situations are believable but the dialogue isn't. The second is Lottimer as the killer--he's not a bad actor but his character is given NO depth or insight. Also the bursts of VERY graphic violence are jarring. With a little more polish to the script and more depth this might have worked. As it stands it's only worth seeing for Applegate and some nice direction. I can only give it a 7.
Supposedly factual movie on the lives of homeless kids in Vencie, California. It was obviously made on a VERY low budget and looks appropriately grimy and gritty. It is well directed and Applegate is just fantastic as Dawn. Mendenhall has his moments too and it has an incredibly sad (but realistic) ending. Still, two things really lessen this film.
One is some truly terrible dialogue--the situations are believable but the dialogue isn't. The second is Lottimer as the killer--he's not a bad actor but his character is given NO depth or insight. Also the bursts of VERY graphic violence are jarring. With a little more polish to the script and more depth this might have worked. As it stands it's only worth seeing for Applegate and some nice direction. I can only give it a 7.
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- Also known as
- Straßen des Schreckens
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,510,053
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $86,708
- Jan 21, 1990
- Gross worldwide
- $1,510,053
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