16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Their lives were heart-wrenching, August 2, 2001
This review is from: Streetwise [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Mary Ellen Mark and Martin Bell created the most memorable documentary ever .Steetwise should have won the oscar in which it was nominated for. As you experience the sad lifestyles of Erin,Lulu,Dewayne,Ratt,and the rest,you become attached to each of the street kids.You wonder what became of these young subjects after viewing the film. Mary Ellen Mark still keeps in contact with Erin.Erin has 5 children and lives in a Seattle apartment. Ratt disappeared from Seattle in late 1983,and hasnt been seen since. Patty and Munchkin broke up their relationship soon after the film was made.Munchkin is a chef in a Seattle restaurant. Lulu was stabbed in a fight in 1985 while defending a friend.About 319 people attended her funeral,as reported by CNN Headline News.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
"She`s 13 Going On 21"....., July 14, 2006
This review is from: Streetwise [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Streetwise is a very sad documentary about the lives of
several runaways living on the streets of Seattle,Washington.
The film was made by Martin Bell,Mary Ellen Mark,and Cheryl Mccall.It was based straight from the Life magazine article
called "Streets Of The Lost".
Almost every reviewer of this documentary asks what became of
these kids.The answer is often quite grim.....
1)Dewayne Pomeroy hanged himself in July,1984,the day before his 17th birthday.Some of the street kids held a balloon release
and planted a tree in Freeway Park in his memory.
2)Lou Ellen Couch was stabbed by a man at an arcade on 1st and
Pike street during a fight in December,1985.Her last words
were,"Tell Martin and Mary Ellen Lulu died".....Some 319 people
attended her funeral.
Two floor plaques at the Pike Place Market bear the names of Dewayne and Lulu.
3)Roberta Joseph Hayes fell victim to the Green River killer
in 1987.She was last seen leaving a Portland jail.Her remains
were discovered near highway 410 around Enumclaw,Oregon in 1991.
4)Patti died of aids.
5)Munchkin has been working as a chef in Seattle for over 15
years now.
6)Ratt had been incarcerated in prison for a while,and was last
reported to be driving a truck at night for a living.
7)Shadow was last reported to be doing construction work.
8)Kimberly is married to a navy man.
9)Erin Blackwell now has 9 children.Two of her daughters live
with relatives.Her son,Daylon,lives on his own.Erin and her husband were reportedly planning to move to North Carolina.Mary
Ellen Mark still keeps in contact with Erin.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lulu, RIP, January 27, 2005
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I remember seeing the film at a special showing in Seattle when it first came out. At that same time I was taking a monthly turn at a local shelter, down on 2nd Ave I think, bringing a meal and helping out. I remembered Lulu, talked with her a little now and then. This movie is the real thing.
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