STREETS OF FIRE is both the perfect distillation of the

action films director Walter Hill had made up to 1984 and a stylish box office

disaster. In my opinion it is also a masterpiece of pure cinema combining

elements of film noir, musicals, crime stories, romance and tough guy humor

into a something not seen on film before. This may not be Hill's best film but

it is the best representation of his talent completely unfettered within the Hollywood movie making machine.

I recently rewatched this movie on cable (where I always

seem to have seen it) and posted about it on Facebook wondering if I was alone

in my love for SOF. I was not! Dozens of people came out of the closet as fans

and when Ted Haycraft mentioned that we needed to talk about it I suggested we

record our conversation for a show. A few minutes later I asked filmmaker and

comic book writer Robert Tinnell if he would join us and he enthusiastically

agreed. We had a great time talking about this under seen and under discussed

piece of 80's action cinema and we hope you will enjoy hearing us babble.

If you have any comments or if you are a secret fan of

STREETS OF FIRE drop us a note at [email protected] and let us know. Maybe

Walter Hill fans should develop a secret handshake or just address each other

as Tom Cody! Thanks for downloading and listening.