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Streets of Fire is a 1984 action film directed by Walter Hill and starring Michael Paré, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan, Willem Dafoe, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Richard Lawson, Bill Paxton, and Lee Ving. Set in a nameless city in the 1950s, the film follows Tom Cody (Paré), a soldier of fortune who returns home to rescue his ex-girlfriend Ellen Aim (Lane) after she is kidnapped by the leader of a biker gang called the Bombers.

The opening scene shows Ellen performing on stage with her band at a concert. The show is interrupted when Raven Shaddock (Dafoe) and the Bombers ride their motorcycles into the venue. Shaddock declares his love for Ellen and abducts her. Witnessing the kidnapping is Tom Cody, who had also once dated Ellen. After Shaddock speeds off with Ellen on his bike, Tom begins his pursuit to track them down.

Tom first goes to a dive bar looking for answers. This is where he reconnects with a former soldier buddy named McCoy (Lawson) who now leads a street gang called The Road Saints. McCoy agrees to help Tom find Ellen and defeat the Bombers. Together they start investigating and gathering intel on where Shaddock may have taken her.

After following some leads, Tom and McCoy locate the Bombers' hideout, an abandoned warehouse. But when they arrive, a fight breaks out between the two rival gangs. They discover Ellen is no longer being held there. However, Tom does find Ellen's manager and ex-boyfriend Billy Fish (Moranis) who had also been looking for her. Billy reluctantly teams up with Tom and McCoy to continue the search.

The trio's investigation next takes them to a dive bar frequented by members of the Bomber gang. A fight breaks out when they try to get information out of the bikers there. Tom, McCoy and Billy get roughed up but manage to escape. They eventually get a tip that Shaddock has Ellen with him at an old warehouse.

At the warehouse, Tom confronts Raven and demands he let Ellen go. But Raven refuses, professing his love for her. The two men face off in a fistfight. Tom manages to gain the upper hand and defeats Raven. With Ellen now freed, she and Tom share an emotional reunion.

In the aftermath, Ellen prepares to go back on tour with her band. At the train station, she has a bittersweet goodbye with Tom, realizing that while they still care for each other, they cannot recapture what they once had. Their lives are now on different paths. As Ellen boards the train to leave the city, Tom watches her go with a stoic look, bidding a silent farewell to his first love.

Streets of Fire is notable for its mix of 1950s and 1980s aesthetics, blending retro fashion and music with more contemporary punk and rock elements. While not a major commercial success upon its initial release, the film has since become a cult favorite for its stylized visuals and blend of action, drama, and musical performances.

Streets of Fire is a 1984 action movie with a runtime of 1 hour and 33 minutes. It has received moderate reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 6.7 and a MetaScore of 59.