Exploring Streetwalkin - The Unexpected Street Drama from Roger Corman 

Corman filmmaking is like a good community college; the cost is very low, you get real world experience, no respect from others, and some of his best graduate onto bigger and better things.

The good news is that you will never run out of material for this series. You could make an "Exploring" video for just about all of Corman's productions. Great work as always!

I think it's cool they took the time to get to know real people and tried to tell an authentic story.

Corman said,"Now you went too far in the other direction." 😆😆

I love when Cecil’s voice slowly deepens when a tale takes a bad turn. 😂😂😂

"They wanted to the script to be as authentic as possible." Wow, how things have changed.

This reminds me of the exploitation thriller Angel (1984), directed by Robert O'Neil. If I remember correctly there was a whole string of these throughout the early 80’s.

Far from being embarrassed, I have seen a lot of interviews with actors and directors who praise Roger Corman for giving them their start in the business.

Corman needs to be awarded a lifetime achievement Oscar before his time runs out.

Man, Dale Midkiff gives a chilling vibe in the few scenes you showed in this video. An excellent actor, sadly never got the attention he deserved. According to imdb, this looks like his first movie role, too.

I was honestly surprised to see Melissa Leo in this as I was used to her as a world weary older actress. But she’s always been an amazing actress.

the fact that it was a starting point rather than seen as a black mark on their resumes is a rarity for this kind of film, and Leo sees it as just that: it’s a great showing of her true talent, rather than garbage done for a paycheck

"Pimp Squad" sounds like a solid exploitation film title. Working for Cormen sounds very stressful, but he got shit done. It is a shame that Hollywood is such a cesspit.

Please explore Maximum Overdrive one day! You've mentioned it before, I hope you do it!

As a longtime viewer this Is one of my favorite entries in the exploring series. You’re killing it! I Love and appreciate all the quality content you put out there. Thanks!

Time for a revisit, I haven't seen this movie since the late 80s. In some ways it was part of an unintended genre trilogy...starting with "Vice Squad" 1982 & ending with "Street Smart" 1988. Besides , any movie with "Catwoman, "Huggy Bear/ Fly Guy" & that guy who played the dad in the original "Pet Cemetery" 1989 is a must see!. Amazing how many young & talented individuals both in front of & behind the camera have worked with Roger Corman over the Decades. He definitely has an eye for talent & the pulse of what movie fans want to see.

So many crazy stories from the industry. But another good thing about Corman, is that he proved cinema is mostly simple. People don't care about false pretences of artistic value. They like entertainment in movies. If they are, they will see it.

Great summation of Cormans legacy. From what many have said, he did peddle sleaze but was not sleazy himself, especially compared to a huge amount of so-called legit producers.

That shot of Gwenth Paltrow says so much.

Would love to see you make a 2 hour deep dive into corman. its a very interesting story that i'd like to hear more about

The theme for this always gets stuck in my head, Melissa Leo does a good job and Joan Freeman made a solid, sleazy flick.

Excellent film, a must for any serious film collector. Dale. Melissa and Randall were all 3 excellent in their roles. Great slice of 80's cake.

You can never say enough about Roger Corman being the crash course for great talents in the industry ! Keep up the great work !

Rest In Peace, Roger Corman, The King of B-Movie Galore

Great as always Cecil! Dark corners reviews did a special on corman and his productions just yesterday. 2 of my favorite movietubers both covered corman within 24 hours and I love it. Corman is a vastly interesting man. Thanks for all you do buddy.

Corman is just an incredible presence in the film world. Everything you said at the end was so spot on too! Great review~

I love the stories about Corman-productions. They're always such a wild ride. Streetwalkin actually seems like something really special. I need to see this at some point.

Roger Corman isn't just part of film history, he IS film history!

James Cameron: “Hey Roger, I’m doing Terminator 2 for $100 million dollars. Roger Corman: (long pause) “I can make 100 movies with that money.” True story.

this is the only youtube channel i subscribe to that gives me on time notifications. the algorithm must love GBF as much as i do.

You’re the greatest film historian in world history Cecil!!!

I love how good bad flicks will make me interested in a film that out in the wild i wouldn't give a second glance to. Good stuff!

I was excited when it was revealed Melissa Leo was in this, she played one of my favourite characters in Homicide: Life on the Street. Great actress. After a day of bad news this channel always cheers me up. 👍

There's a Jack Nicholson interview where he talks about doing Corman films, he said that although the films weren't that great it was a good experience and every actor was trying their best!

I noticed that Streetwalkin is on Tubi. I know what I'm watching in the future. After watching this video, I have a feeling that not only is this a sad movie, but fucked up, too.

Finally!! the best cat on Tube posted.and maaaan, you made this one sweet! love ya Cecil!

Excellent work as always, sir. Appreciation from West Philly.

Awesome to see some respect for Roger Corman; the people endlessly shitting on him don't understand the talent, dedication and work ethic this man has. And his films often have actual heart and ambition, even if they're low budget, unlike the utter trash produced by people like Uwe Boll.

You never fail to recommend cool and interesting movies to check out, and this looks pretty well made

Corman is absolutely one of the most important figures in the industry. I have to check this one out.

This is the most important video ever uploaded

Thank you very much for this video, not only because of the movie and the main actress which by the way, was freaking amazing on the film "Prisoners", but because I never thought of Roger Corman as someone who could prepare first time directors for the film industry, my respects to Corman, and most of all my respects to you Cecil. I think this is my of my many favorites of Exploring next to the Dark Hole and, Cannonball Run and Freejack. I would really like to see one episode for 1992 amazing SciFi horror film "Split Second" which happens to have the name of my favorite racing game of all time as well.

I love Corman. Hes a consummate artist that too many think of as a gear in the corporate machine of cinema. He worked at a time when larger budget films had more safe subject matter....so he swung for the fenses and just looked for what stuck.

I've never heard anyone bad-mouth Roger Corman... I have a buddy who went to film school at the University of Toronto and when I needled him about good/bad directors he just said "Michael Bay" and kind of dropped the subject. I was not quite sure what he meant but he ended up going back to school for industrial electrician 5 years later...

Your Exploring series is so insightful, man! I love them - the 'backgrounds' of these films are so great....I'm glad you take the time to bring them to us.

Saw this at the cinema when I was 14 and have been a Melisa Leo fan ever since. Saw in in Downtown Los Angeles at one of the many Grindhouse cinemas

I still think Battle Beyond The Stars holds up, imagine what it might’ve been like if he hadn’t done the “tear the pages out” stunt… I’ll have to try checking this one out

I'd really like to see your take on the 1984 Angel.

It is really a fantastic, dark film set in my favorite city. Great back story.

Always enjoy these Exploring series vids,and Roger Corman is always an interesting character.Great vid,thanks Cecil!

i'd love to see a video about torque (2004), such a fun movie, absolutely good bad classic

I didn’t know about this movie until after I discovered Treme. So it was a little weird seeing Khandi Alexander and Melissa Leo, who spend many scenes together in s1 of Treme, in this.

GBF, I always wanted to ask you, do you have any background on the film industry? I'm amazed to see how much you know about old legends of the industry and (obviously you do your research) the tiny details you come up with in your videos! The discovery of your channel rekindled my passion for movies from when I was single digit old and rented movies to watch saturday nights together with my family

Roger Corman, an eccentric genius of a filmmaker who knew how to make a movie on a budget

If you didn’t mention the name of that young actress in the film. I never would of recognised her! Melissa Leo is a superb actress. Jennifer Connelly said the same thing about ROCkETEER, as well as Nicole Kidman about BMX BANDITS! I guess artists always feel the need to move on in their work, and not dwell on past performances?! 🤔. Never a true word was said though. In your last closing words for this film! Fascinating stuff! Well done. 😊👍

Growing up I used to watch the show Time Trax all the time. Dale Midkiff was awesome in that one.

Classic Corman both on the screen and behind it.

Always like watching video discussions about films that in some way had the touch of Roger Corman. They are very fascinating to me.

Next to reviews of “The Master” episodes, “Exploring” videos are my favorite segments that you do.

I've been subbed for a while and i've never been so captivated by an Exploring episode like this one. This is some seriously deep and profund work. Great, great amazing quality content, Cecil. And i still say it: criminally underated channel. Please don't change your channel structure. Lots of subcribers really apreciates your work. I know i'm not the only one who thinks so. God bless you and your family. ✋️😁

Who's old enough to have seen the movie Vice Squad during it's theater release in the 1980's? Season Hubley was my second hollywood crush(following Linda Blair). And coincidentally I was talking about that movie a day ago to a kid in his 20's how I grew up viewing Hard rated-R crime, sci-fi and fantasy films. I was way underage but it was the 1970's - 1980's and I was accompanied by an adult(father son weekend bonding). My first movie memory is Dawn Of The Deads orginal theater release. Thanks GBFs for the jaunt through memory lane. And before I go let me just add that Ramrod from Vice Squad went waaay over the top went his actions. He knocked himself by canceling the contracts of all his girls. Dude was nearly supervillain tier status during his rampage 😆😂.

Thos is so awesome. Thank you man. Edits are beautiful. Your knowledge of production or what not is amazing. It always his. I love the nothing but trouble one. Is there a spies like us one? I like when im exposed to roger corman movies no one talks about. I have sunset boulevard. Paul Bartel. The Mary Woronov. She is so hot. I don't understand why she wasn't bigger. For me she kills Basinger and Pfeiffer on looks. Like any of the 80s actresses. I feel like she is only niche as far as fans go. I love her so much.

Ik you guys don't do requests but the jimmy cliff Jamaican movie the harder they come is a must please do that one

Well Good Bad never fails to deliver. I just went and watched that and it was very watchable and for a first time director you can see why Joan made it into Hollywood. The movie site I watched it on gave it a 5.8/10 and that is spot on. I would give it a 6. Good movie for its time and subject matter.

a late comment on this video but i'm rewatching it for the third time and it's something i've always wanted to say and this one feels the most appropriateto say it on: you're one of my favourite movie channels on youtube, and it's exactly work like this that is why. the care with which you reserach and highlight many unknown or forgotten films is tremendous. i've always loved your channel because there is always an underlying enthusiasm for giving voice to the stories of filmmakers, actors, crews, writers, etc. who don't have a prominent voice of their own today. even with truly, objectively terrible movies where it's hard to say something nice, you always try to find a way to approach with appreciation for the effort and creative vision that people invest in their work, even if they ultimately fail. it's that kind of attitude that always makes me so excited to see a new "Exploring" video in my subscriptions, as well as your review breakdowns and top 5s. as an audience, it means i always walk away from your videos learning about a passion project someone made that i never would have otherwise known about, and as a creative myself it's reassuring and inspiring because it reminds me that however small i feel, or how much of a failure i sometimes feel like my work is, there are going to be people who appreciate it. while i don't think you're a small creator, i wanted to return that sentiment to you. i love and appreciate your work, and the very obvious care, research, enthusiasm, and humour you instill into it. it's a sentiment i always felt, but never got around to saying even though it deserved to be said sooner. it was when watching this video, and you talking about how cathartic and meaningful it was to many sex workers to see their voices finally heard and acknowledged in the movie, that prompted me to write this comment that i've been meaning to write for a while. everyone likes and deserves to know that their work is seen and appreciated. it's nice to say you're doing things because of your own passion for the subject, but it's still valuable to know that other people love your work too and feel a connection to it. thank you for the consistent quality and moreover earnest enthusiasm of your work, and i'm always excited for more.

Excellent video Cecil, as always! I’ve never seen this film but I’ll definitely be checking it out! Keep up the good work. This channel was the first one I subscribed to on YT!

Good history and story for the movie!! You can tell they really tried! Great exploring video man!!

You're the best! Keep this series coming!

I'm totally watching this after the kids go to bed. EDIT: So I watched this as promised and it's pretty intense. What's more, Streetwalkin' is a movie you can watch many times and see something new every time.

To this day I can't believe that there was a Roger Corman movie with Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Hazel Court, Olive Sturgess and when I was five, Jack Nicholson. The movie was The Raven. Now, thinking on this. Was The Raven a working or vacation film? For Jack definitely a working film. House of Usher, The Raven, Streetwalkin, producing or directing Corman moves the bar around.

Corman is interesting. He's known for shlock, but whenever I hear that a director started out working for him, it's like a big plus on their resume.

Amazing work as usual! Thank you so much for this!

Minor correction about your awesome poster lineup at the end: Steven Spielberg directed Saving Private Ryan, but Ron Howard directed Grand Theft Auto. If you could somehow change the poster for Saving Private Ryan to A Beautiful Mind or Apollo 13, that poster lineup would be perfection!

Rogers Corman never went to film school. He was a film school.

2:04 Movie edited by Jack Torrance !!!

I got this movie from shout factory I just bought it for my Roger Corman collection. didint know the stories behind the scenes.

I disagree that Streets was Christina Applegate's breakout movie role. She was an established TV actress from Married with Children, so Streets didn't introduce her or make a big impact. I'd argue that her breakout movie role was the following year in Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead.

Hey Cecil, great vid as usual!!! Have you done the TV movie Fallen Angel (Starring Dana Hill) or Angel (1984 American exploitation thriller film directed by Robert Vincent O'Neil)? Thanks in advance!!!

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I really appreciate the thought and effort that goes into these; it makes them fascinating viewing. Thanks!

Awesome👏🏻😎🤩!

Corman has said that you can make a movie on any subject, as long as there's a hook to sell it.

*Streetwalkin* *It's a crazy life* *Streetwalkin* *It gets me through the night* *Streetwalkin* *It's the best that I can do* *Streetwalkin* *I'm gunna work on you* *Streetwalkin : Sylvia St James. 1985*

Love your videos. You actually are partial inspiration for me starting my own channel. Keep up the good work.

yo, great video. I want to check this movie out.

amazing exploring episode, thanks for the hard work Cecil

Great content, I have never missed a single of your videos :-) THX

Wow, I really only know Melissa Leo from playing Det. Kay Howard in Homicide: Life on the Street. It's wild seeing her that young. And not being a cop.

Thanks! Could you do a video on clan of the cave bear or band of the hand

I'm going to have to check this one out just based on the craziness while shooting the movie! Reminds me of one of the harrowing experiences shooting one of the Nightmare on Elm Street films (I can't recall if it was the first or the third...) I love these Exploring deep dives!

I agree with both Martin Scorsese and George Lucas. Roger Corman didn't JUST hire women directors to pay THEM last, Rodger Corman paid every one less. I've read several articles with directors that worked with Rodger Corman. If he thought you had talent, he would give you a break but the caveat was that there was almost no money in it. Just ask Ron Howard.

I remember seeing this in the mid 90s on video. The lead was in Oblivion with Tom Cruise. she creeped me out as the alien giving them updates.

I have the MP3 soundtrack to the film in my massive 80s archive of them (800+ strong). "I'm Gonna Get You Sucka" is an all-time comedy classic.

Wow!

Having watched your channel for a bit. I would never anything bad about the Producer.

Like I always say, you're the best, Cecil. If I had money I'd give you some to help you keep going.

That was fascinating.

I feel like I should be listening to 'Street Life' by the Crusaders right now. XD

Pimp Squad sounds like a movie Chip Chipperson would come up with.

I remember NOVA. Good show.