Backstreet Dreams (film)

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.

Backstreet Dreams
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 (1990-08-24) (Canada) September 29, 1990 (1990-09-29) (New York City)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.

External links

• Backstreet Dreams at IMDb
• Backstreet Dreams at Rotten Tomatoes
• Backstreet Dreams at the TCM Movie Database
• Backstreet Dreams at AllMovie