Why does this movie suffer? Many reasons, and it's it own fault. You know a movies in trouble where the faceless killer's revealed at the start, with all the credits coming up the screen and if it's closing. If you caught your VHS tape at that moment, and rewound it, within a couple of seconds, with the tape stopping, you would give wonder, and that's how you'll feel all the way through this crap. The film has a good premise, and could really had potential, if approached right. "But no". What's happening here, is they've decided to make a porn movie but also a drama with a real story. You can't have it both ways. If this wasn't a sex film, you could of have a really good movie. There is some appalling "What the F" acting here, not from everyone, but I'd say the majority, and you'll definitely pick em. The plot sees a serial killer raping and killing women, one a fifteen year old girl, who we only hear about, thankfully. But we can't be thankful for much in A Scream In The Streets. One such scene I'm thankful for in a way, is the massage scene, featuring a sickie and a hottie, getting it on. Now riddle me this: the heartless owner gets a bottle smashed across his face, but no blood. I've seen unproduced films that are better than this crap. Honestly. You note too, the grainy picture with those lines running down the screen. This is just a shoddy and pathetic movie with so many pathetic moments, plus one of the worst drop dead falls, I've ever seen. Most of the cast deserve time in prison, but if acquitted, should do acting classes as probation. The people behind the movie should of made a choice, to just do a porno, or an actual movie, but they've done both, and look what's happened. There's some scenes that have nothing to do with the movie, where also there's some drawn out sex scenes, that deviate from the story.

I've said it before and I'll stick with this. While some movies leave a lot lacking there is always a reason to retain them for historical reasons. This includes pornographic films as well. They may not be what most of us watch but there is something about them that sociologists will gather information from about the times in these films. Perhaps most interesting will be those films that try to be proper feature films while at the same time featuring nudity and sex. A SCREAM IN THE STREETS is one of those types of movies.

The story is light here but then most porn movies are just that. It revolves around a rapist/murderer who is terrorizing Los Angeles. Detective Ed Haskell (Joshua Bryant) and his new partner Detective Bob Streeker (Frank Bannon) are on the case and adapting to one another. Lots of jibes, anger and yelling passes between the two before they finally click.

Along the way we get glimpses of other things to fill out the 91 minutes. One is a recurring peeping tom and what he sees as we witness various romps by different couples. Another is an officer and the dispatcher who become "acquainted". And lastly there is the killer, a transvestite who is so obviously male it is difficult to figure out why his victims never realize it. As portrayed by Don Covert it is by far the worst performance in the film.

That's it. That's all there is to say about the plot of the movie here. As with most pornographic movies of the time there is the tiniest story here around which to place naked bodies coming together. One thing about this one is you get the feeling they were trying to avoid the tag of porn because the degree to which the interaction goes just falls shy of pornography and just over the edge when it comes to hard R.

One amusing thing for many will be trying to place the face of Bryant. The entire time watching the film you'll find yourself thinking "I've seen this guy before". Let me save you the time. He starred in a number of episodic TV series and is probably most famous as Scully the helicopter pilot on the TV series M*A*S*H.

Severin has done a great job of saving this film from obscurity though with a 2k scan from the original film negative. In addition to that they've included several extras including "The Peeper" - two shorts made from outtakes from the film, trailers for this and other films and reversible cover art for the disc.

Most people will pass this one by. Film historians might have some interest in it. Pornography collectors will add it to their collection. It is an interesting film to watch from an historical perspective but other than that I can't recommend the film.

Jaded veteran detective Ed Haskell (a solid performance by Joshua Bryant) and his eager new partner Bob Streeker (likeable Frank Bannon) go after a crazed transvestite psycho rapist (a hilariously unconvincing portrayal by Con Covert) who's been terrorizing Los Angeles. The pair also deal with other assorted criminal riffraff.

Director Carl Monson relates the enjoyably sordid story at a constant pace, maintains an appropriately in-your-face raw'n'scuzzy tone throughout, and delivers more than enough tasty bare female skin and scorching semi-hardcore sex to satisfy grindhouse cinema fans. Moreover, we also get lots of hysterically profane dialogue along with a pretty good and exciting car chase. Vibrant redhead vixen Sharon Kelly lends delightful support as sassy police dispatcher Jenny while soft-core regulars Sandy Carey, Sandy Dempsey, and Angela Carnon supply extra sizzle. The funky-throbbing score hits the get-down groovy spot. A total trashy blast.