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Backstreet Dreams (1990)
Directed by Rupert Hitzig
Drama · 1h 44m
Caught in the web of inner city violence, extortion and drugs, Dean Costello is a small-time gangster with big-time dreams for himself and his autistic son, Shane. When his marriage to Ludy falls apart the doctors tell Dean that there is no hope for his son, he turns to a wealthy child psychologist, Stephanie "Stevie" Bloom in a final effort to reach Shane. Stevie tries to convince Dean that he must commit himself to Shane and leave behind his life on the streets. But Dean's violent world continues to haunt him, and threatens to destroy the dreams he has for his son, for himself, and for Stevie. In a final battle, he must face overwhelming odds... alone.
Cast
Brooke Shields
Jason O'Malley
Sherilyn Fenn
Nick Cassavetes
Burt Young
Anthony Franciosa
Meg Register
Crew
- Director
- Rupert Hitzig
- Writer
- Jason O'Malley
- Director of Photography
- Stephen M. Katz
- Original Music Composer
- Bill Conti
- Editor
- Robert Gordon
- Producer
- Lance H. Robbins, Jason O'Malley
Details
- Release date
- 1990-09-29
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- O'Malley Film
- Budget
- $20,000,000