I'm sitting here trying to figure out how this isn't considered the greatest 80s high school flick, and I just can't do it. Linda Blair, Linnea Quigley, John Vernon, terrible acting, foul language, boobs, catfights in the shower, synth rock soundtrack, 80s hair, 80s dancing, bar fights, switchblades, crossbows, bear traps, razor blade and pill ear rings, a guy getting set on fire -- I could go on, but if you don't want to see this movie after reading all that, then go watch Moulin Rouge or whatever people watch who don't appreciate fine B-grade sleeze cinema. Also, mildly tongue-in-cheek review aside, if you've wanted to see this, take advantage of it being on Prime Video because the DVDs and Blu-rays are ridiculously expensive.

This movie is sort of a cross between Death Wish 1 and Angel ( the classic 80s hooker vigilante movie.) Linda Blair plays a 25 year old high school student who looks old for her age, but she lives in Hollywood so I guess most high school students do. Her friends also are in their mid 20s and in the same high school. The ladies spend their evenings wandering the streets of Hollywood looking like glam rock gang members.

They make a mistake when they steal the car of the drug dealing gang of villains of the film who appear to be a Loverboy cover band. After the bad guys, lead by Evil Mike Reno, violently attack her family and friends, Blair goes to the cross bow / bear trap store then sets about getting her revenge.

Sure there's a couple holes in the plot, but if you over look minor flaws like that the movie is excellent. Definitely R rated . The evil loverboy cover band uses really offensive language and definitely deserve what they've got coming to them.

Superb acting by the guy who played Dean Wermer in Animal House too

What's a revenge flick if there's no one to root for? Linda Blair's character was a nasty and unlikable piece of work. Lighting up cigarettes in class and the principal's office to show she's tough just came off as someone in dire need of a slap to the face by an adult.
And her acting was cringy and laughable....how can you root for this character? In fact just about everyone in this film was a sleaze or psychotic. The deaf/mute girl was the only normal character in this steaming pile of garbage. Not recommended. I love revenge flicks like Class of 1984 but this was nowhere near the same level. Watch if you must, but you've been warned. One star is being too generous here.

Hopefully, you have not binged so much that Savage Streets is the only one remaining in your list.

Lately, many folks have been scraping the dried, salty crust of Prime B movies down past the rust in the hoops. There are some real gems with low ratings but lots of heart along the way.

This is not a gem. It is just sick enough to be simply awful unless you are desperate to see some under-35 naked women along with rape scenes, or perhaps anyone else who has revenge fantasies and a twisted sense of humor.

Somehow, the price viewers pay for the horror of the rape and murder scenes doesn't work because the revenger had a chip on her shoulder in the first place. There was no need to give her much motivation to take on the local bad boys.

Not recommended, even as a bad movie.

Savage Streets is hard core, hateful, garbage that begs for the fast-forward button. For the true bottom feeder, it would check every box:

• Gross physical violence against young women
• Nudity, fondling, fighting while nude
• Grotesque examples of poor direction and bad acting
• Old guys with New York accents in a 50's car playing 80's punks in CALIFORNIA
• Linda Blair's breasts demonstrating specific gravity and buoyancy in a bathtub

As bad as this movie is, it still fails to unseat Cherry 2000, which retains the crown of truly awful movies. Compared to other recent Prime offerings, this is a low of low with a high rating. It is difficult to understand how it could have 4+ stars on Amazon and 6.2/10 on IMDB at this time. Class of 84 was a better, but similar movie that might be a better choice if you haven't gone there yet. Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader didn't have the sick elements, but had plenty of the rest if you just want to combine high school and breasts.

Come to think of it, there could be some satisfaction for women that want to imagine shooting evil young men with a cross bow, so if you're in that camp, more power to you.

For some bad acting and writing, but a more immersive visual experience, good direction and great photography plus some prime exhibition of female form and some pulpy trash along the way, Brian De Palma's Femme Fatale delivers a much richer set of fare for its low ratings.

There are easier ways to be entertained.

Too bad that Amazon Prime didn't have the unrated version, at least they put this on the Prime list so I can see it. I love Linda Blair (Hell Night, The Exorcist), she's definitely #1 scream queen and Linnea Quigley is also in the early 80's. On Blu-Ray and DVD is so expensive, so one of these days when Prime loose this movie I'm goin' to buy it. Or wait forever on Blu-Ray. Don't know which. But love my horror movies like I love Linda Blair. Big Five Stars

A fun revenge flick with thick slices of cheese. No matter what crime or sexual assault the thugs engage in, there's never an adult, a security guard, or a cop around. Linda Blair plays a tough teen who takes revenge on the thugs...in high heels (Blair--not the thugs). Not as violent as I would have liked; it had potential to make the revenge scenes with a bigger payoff but still entertaining. Terrible 80s rock soundtrack, lots of T&A, lots of foul mouth talk. This is American cinema!

The sound is so terrible on the Amazon Prime version that I had to quit watching after ten minutes. Whatever is going on with the music made my ears hurt and I could barely hear the dialog.

It was the 80s and some B movies ranked as good as the blockbusters. While this one isn't it bares recognition. Blair more notable for her Reagan performance in EXCORCIST deserves good credit here. Playing a toughie streetwise chick, against a scumbag gang, who rapes her younger sister. Most of the cast is believable in their roles. So that hands down accounts for much. Decent soundtrack, and cinematography. We liked it.