Streetwalkin'
Directed byJoan Freeman
Written by
  • Robert Alden
  • Joan Freeman
Produced byRobert Alden
executive
Roger Corman
Starring
CinematographySteven Fierberg
Edited by
  • John K. Adams
  • Patrick Rand
Music by
Production
company
Rodeo
Distributed byConcorde Pictures
Release date
20 September 1985
CountryUS
LanguageEnglish

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

Production

Freeman wrote the film with her husband. It was shot over 24 nights in June 1984.[2]

References

  1. 'STREETWALKIN" / Corman Hustles New Distribution Territory / Prostitution story may pave new path: [SUNDAY Edition] Stanley, John. San Francisco Chronicle 23 February 1986: 20.
  2. FILMMAKER GOES FROM PBS TO 'STREETWALKIN' ': New York Times. 19 October 1985: E.2.


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