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| Backstreet Dreams | |
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| Directed by |
Rupert Hitzig Jason O'Malley |
| Written by | Jason O'Malley |
| Produced by | Jason O'Malley Lance H. Robbins |
| Starring |
Brooke Shields Jason O'Malley Sherilyn Fenn |
| Cinematography | Stephen M. Katz |
| Music by | Bill Conti |
| Distributed by | Vidmark Entertainment |
Release dates | August 24, 1990 (Canada) September 29, 1990 (New York City) |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Backstreet Dreams (released as Forever Love in the Philippines) is a 1990 drama film starring Brooke Shields, Jason O'Malley, Sherilyn Fenn and Anthony Franciosa. It was directed by Rupert Hitzig and Jason O'Malley, from a script written by O'Malley.
Plot
Dean, a young hood, and his wife Lucy take their disturbed young son, Shane, to a clinic where the boy is diagnosed by Stevie, a psychologist. They discover that the boy is autistic. As the couple's marriage falls apart, Stevie believes she can help Shane as well as possibly help Dean break away from the life of crime he leads.
Main cast
- Brooke Shields as Stevie
- Jason O'Malley as Dean
- Anthony Franciosa as Angelo
- John Vizzi and Joseph Vizzi as Shane
- Burt Young as Luca
- Sherilyn Fenn as Lucy
- Tony Fields as Manny
- Nick Cassavetes as Mikey
- Joe Pantoliano as Paul (uncredited)
Release
Backstreet Dreams was released in the United States in 1990. In the Philippines, the film was released as Forever Love in January 1992. [1]
References
- ^ Balsas, Zar (January 14, 1992). "Older, bolder Brooke". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 20. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
External links
- Backstreet Dreams at IMDb
- Backstreet Dreams at Rotten Tomatoes
- Backstreet Dreams at the TCM Movie Database
- Backstreet Dreams at AllMovie
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