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Ellen Aim, lead singer of the Attackers, is kidnapped by a gang of bikers known as The Bombers. One of the people in the audience, Reva Cody, sends a telegram to her brother Tom, a war veteran - and Ellen's ex-boyfriend - asking him to return to "the Richmond", a district in [[City With No Name|the city]]. Tom Cody and the ex-soldier McCoy are hired by Ellen's manager and boyfriend, Billy Fish to rescue Ellen. The three of them search for Ellen, to rescue her from the Bombers, only for Tom to find that he has feelings for Ellen that need to be reconciled.
From Walter Hill, the director of ''[[The Warriors (Film)|The Warriors]]'' and ''[[
''Streets of Fire'' was intended to be the first in a projected trilogy of action films called "The Adventures of Tom Cody" with Hill tentatively titling the two sequels, The Far City and Cody's Return. However, the film's eventual failure at the box office put an end to the project.
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* [[Action Girl]]: McCoy. The role was written as male. Amy Madigan just happened to give an awesome audition.
* [[Action Prologue]]
* [[Anti
* [[Ascended Fangirl]]: One of Ellen's fans decides to tag along with the group, even giving them crucial information about the police patrols. Then Tom Cody [[Kick the Dog|kicks her out]].
* [[Author Appeal]]: Part of the reason this was made was because the director wanted to make a movie with the things he thought were cool while he was growing up; "custom cars, kissing in the rain, neon, trains in the night, high-speed pursuit, rumbles, rock stars, motorcycles, jokes in tough situations, leather jackets and questions of honor".
* [[Badass]]: Where to start. Tom Cody, McCoy, Raven, Officer Price, Greer and most of the rest of the Bombers. Hell even Ed Begley Jr. played a [[Badass]] homeless guy. Even Billy Fish, the [[Non
* [[Badass Biker]]: Raven and the Bombers, obviously. The Roadmasters ''think'' they're this. They're not.
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: Tom Cody.
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* [[Genre Shift]]
* [[Good Old Fisticuffs]]: How the sledgehammer duel ends up.
* [[Hell
* [[Hollywood Night]]: Some of the film was shot on the backlot of Universal Studios in California on two large, elaborate sets covered in a tarp 1,240 feet long by 220 feet wide so that night scenes could be filmed during the day.
* [[Honor Before Reason]]: Officer Price tries his best to uphold the law by the book, which means he can't go after Ellen as it's outside his jurisdiction.
* [[Hypercompetent Sidekick]]: McCoy has shades of this, though it could stem from the villains being unwilling to hit a girl.
* [[I Have You Now, My Pretty]]: Raven tries to put the moves on Ellen, and this is essentially why he kidnapped her in the first place.
* [[I Just Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]: Billy Fish is Ellen Aim's boyfriend as well as her manager, but he recognizes that Tom is Ellen's [[One True Pairing|True Love]] and offers to stand aside. For his part, Tom doesn't want to take Ellen's music away from her (his original complaint was that he didn't like "coming in second to her music", but she proves willing to leave it all behind for him), and realizes that the best thing he can do for her is let her go.
* [[I Lied]]: Raven lies to the police about bringing only two guys to the showdown.
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** Ellen ''Aim'': "The things they say and the things they do / Nothing's gonna stop us if our aim is true".
* [[Missing Trailer Scene]]: The trailer had Ellen saying "You gonna stay for the show? It's really good," and a different take of Raven saying "I want Tom Cody!'; the latter is notable as it appeared to be in his hideout that, in the film, was burnt down.
* [[Money, Dear Boy]]: Cody goes to save Ellen for money, not love.
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: After scenes of typical action movie fare with [[Bloodless Carnage]] comes the raw, brutal sledgehammer fight, ''with'' blood.
* [[Motor Mouth]]:
** Billy Fish, especially when agitated.
** Also Baby Doll, Ellen's fangirl.
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: Tom seems to have this realization after everyone is alienated from him, and soon starts to set things right.
* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]: It's a Musical/Action/Comic Book movie.
* [[Noir]]
* [[No Name Given]]: Ellen's fan, who's called "Baby Doll" in the script.
* [[Non
* [[Not So Stoic]]: The one time Cody really panics is when the Sorels' bus catches on fire and they can't cool it off.
* [[Notable Original Music]]
* [[One
* [[Out Gambitted]]: The police chief tries to get Cody and Ellen out of town while he arrests Raven. He didn't expect Raven to have an army of bikers at the ready. Good thing Cody returned when he did.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Billy and Cody finally exchange friendly words at the film's end, finally making amends.
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* [[Rule of Cool]]: Did we mention the duel between Tom Cody and Raven? '''''With sledgehammers!'''''
* [[Running Gag]]: Cody and company repeatedly ditching and procuring the same car.
* [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]]: The police chief tries to get Cody and Ellen to leave the city to avert a final showdown. Cody--though unwillingly--gets Ellen away, but heads back to take care of the Bombers.
* [[Shout Out]]: The intro song of this film, ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osgGzghUOmY Nowhere Fast]'', is replicated in the first episode of ''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]'' almost [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNp7CN_Hqjo verbatim]. Also, several of the characters have similar names.
** Also, the songs ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MwipkEA43M Angel & Devil's Kiss]'' and ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQgAnh8qBe0 VICTORY]'' are basically straight rips of the opening number, too. [[Crowning Music of Awesome|Not that there's anything wrong with that...]]
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