Backstreet Dreams is a 1990 drama

Drama

Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...

 movie

Film

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 starring Brooke Shields

Brooke Shields

Brooke Christa Shields is an American actress and model. Some of her better-known movies include Pretty Baby and The Blue Lagoon, as well as TV shows such as Suddenly Susan, That '70s Show and Lipstick Jungle....

, Jason O'Malley, Sherilyn Fenn

Sherilyn Fenn

Sherilyn Fenn is an American actress and filmmaker. She came to international attention for her performance as Audrey Horne on the 1990 cult TV series Twin Peaks...

 and Anthony Franciosa

Anthony Franciosa

Anthony Franciosa was an American actor, usually billed as Tony Franciosa during the height of his career.-Early life:...

. It was directed by Rupert Hitzig and Jason O'Malley.

Plot

Dean, a young hood, and his wife 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

Autism

Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their...

. As the couple's marriage falls apart, Stevie believes she can help Shane as well as possibly help Dean break away from the backstreet dealings that he is living with.

Main cast

• Brooke Shields
  Brooke Shields
  Brooke Christa Shields is an American actress and model. Some of her better-known movies include Pretty Baby and The Blue Lagoon, as well as TV shows such as Suddenly Susan, That '70s Show and Lipstick Jungle....
  
   ... Stevie
• Jason O'Malley ... Dean
• Anthony Franciosa
  Anthony Franciosa
  Anthony Franciosa was an American actor, usually billed as Tony Franciosa during the height of his career.-Early life:...
  
   ... Angelo
• John Vizzi ... Shane
• Joseph Vizzi ... Shane
• Burt Young
  Burt Young
  Burt Young is an American actor, painter and author. He is best known for his Academy Award-nominated role as Sylvester Stallone's brother-in-law and friend Paulie in the Rocky film series.-Personal life:...
  
   ... Luca
• Sherilyn Fenn
  Sherilyn Fenn
  Sherilyn Fenn is an American actress and filmmaker. She came to international attention for her performance as Audrey Horne on the 1990 cult TV series Twin Peaks...
  
   ... Lucy
• Tony Fields ... Manny
• Nick Cassavetes ... Mikey