Streetwalkin'
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Directed by | Joan Freeman |
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Produced by | Robert Alden executive Roger Corman |
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Cinematography | Steven Fierberg |
Edited by |
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Music by |
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Production company | Rodeo |
Distributed by | Concorde Pictures |
Release date | 20 September 1985 |
Country | US |
Language | English |
Streetwalkin' is a 1985 American thriller film starring Melissa Leo. It was an early film from Concorde Pictures.[1]
Plot[]
Cookie and her brother run away from their loveless mother and their abusive stepfather in Upstate New York and arrive in New York City. At the train station, Cookie meets a pimp named Duke. With his charm, he makes her fall in love with him and soon has her working as a prostitute. However, his brutality against her colleagues disgusts her.
Cast[]
- Melissa Leo as "Cookie"
- Dale Midkiff as "Duke"
- Leon Robinson as Jason
- Antonio Fargas as Finesse
- Julie Newmar as "Queen Bee"
- Randall Batinkoff as Tim
- Annie Golden as Phoebe
- Deborah Offner as Heather
- Khandi Alexander as "Star"
- Greg Germann as "Creepy"
- Kirk Taylor as "Spade"
- Samantha Fox as Topless Dancer
- Conrad Roberts as Seller
- Tom Wright as Henchman #1
- Daniel Jordano as Henchman #2
- Gary Howard Klar as Bouncer
- Kim Chan as Desk Clerk
Production[]
Freeman wrote the film with her husband. It was shot over 24 nights in June 1984.[2]
References[]
External links[]
- Streetwalkin' at IMDb
- Review of film at New York Times
Categories:
- English-language films
- 1985 films
- Films about prostitution in the United States
- Films set in New York City
- American films
- American thriller films
- 1980s thriller films
- Films directed by Joan Freeman
- 1980s thriller film stubs