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Dean Costello (O'Malley) is an EvilDebtCollector who works with his partner Manny (Tony Fields) under the crime lord Luca (Creator/BurtYoung). He struggles to support his wife Lucy (Creator/SherilynFenn) and his autistic three-year-old son Shane (John and Joseph Vizzi). Doctors write Shane off as hopeless, but the young psychologist Stevie (Creator/BrookeShields) believes she can help him learn to connect with others. As Shane progresses, Dean is torn between his life of crime and his loyalty to Manny, and his desire to do right by Shane.
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Dean Costello (O'Malley) is an EvilDebtCollector who works with his partner Manny (Tony Fields) under the crime lord Luca (Creator/BurtYoung). He struggles to support his wife Lucy (Creator/SherilynFenn) and his autistic three-year-old son Shane (John and Joseph Vizzi). Doctors write Shane off as hopeless, but the young psychologist Stevie (Creator/BrookeShields) believes that she can help him learn to connect with others. As Shane progresses, Dean is finds himself torn between his life of crime and his crime--and loyalty to Manny, and Manny--and his desire to do right by Shane.
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Dean Costello (O'Malley) is an EvilDebtCollector who works with his partner Manny (Tony Fields) under the crime lord Luca (Burt Young). He struggles to support his wife Lucy (Creator/SherilynFenn) and his autistic three-year-old son Shane (John and Joseph Vizzi). Doctors write Shane off as hopeless, but the young psychologist Stevie (Creator/BrookeShields) believes she can help him learn to connect with others. As Shane progresses, Dean is torn between his life of crime and his loyalty to Manny, and his desire to do right by Shane.
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Dean Costello (O'Malley) is an EvilDebtCollector who works with his partner Manny (Tony Fields) under the crime lord Luca (Burt Young).(Creator/BurtYoung). He struggles to support his wife Lucy (Creator/SherilynFenn) and his autistic three-year-old son Shane (John and Joseph Vizzi). Doctors write Shane off as hopeless, but the young psychologist Stevie (Creator/BrookeShields) believes she can help him learn to connect with others. As Shane progresses, Dean is torn between his life of crime and his loyalty to Manny, and his desire to do right by Shane.
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* ObfuscatingDisability: After Angelo is severely beaten, he pretends to be so brain-damaged that the only word he can utter is "Florida." He's hoping his daughter and son-in-law will take pity on him and move him to their home in Florida, where he will make a miraculous recovery.
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* ObfuscatingDisability: After Angelo is severely beaten, he pretends to be so brain-damaged that the only word he can utter is "Florida." He's hoping his daughter son and son-in-law daughter-in-law will take pity on him and move him to their home in Florida, where he will make a miraculous recovery.
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Dean Costello (O'Malley) is an EvilDebtCollector who works with his partner Manny (Tony Fields) under the crime lord Luca (Burt Young). He struggles to support his wife Lucy (Creator/SherilynFenn) and his autistic three-year-old son Shane (John and Joseph Vizzi). Doctors write Shane off as hopeless, but the young psychologist Stevie (Creator/BrookeShields) believes she can help him learn to connect with others. As Shane progresses, Dean is torn between his life of crime and loyalty to Manny, and his desire to do right by Shane.
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Dean Costello (O'Malley) is an EvilDebtCollector who works with his partner Manny (Tony Fields) under the crime lord Luca (Burt Young). He struggles to support his wife Lucy (Creator/SherilynFenn) and his autistic three-year-old son Shane (John and Joseph Vizzi). Doctors write Shane off as hopeless, but the young psychologist Stevie (Creator/BrookeShields) believes she can help him learn to connect with others. As Shane progresses, Dean is torn between his life of crime and his loyalty to Manny, and his desire to do right by Shane.
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* {{Dedication}}: "This film is dedicated, with much love and appreciation, to NORA O'MALLEY."
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* AffectionateNickname: "Dean-O."
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* ObfuscatingDisability: After Angelo is severely beaten, he pretends to be so brain-damaged that the only word he can utter is "Florida." He's hoping his daughter and son-in-law will take pity on him and move him to their home in Florida, where he will make a miraculous recovery.
* OffIntoTheDistanceEnding: Dean, Stevie, and Shane driving [[spoiler:to California, where there's a special school Dean hopes will help Shane]]. Combined with a FreezeFrameEnding.
* OffIntoTheDistanceEnding: Dean, Stevie, and Shane driving [[spoiler:to California, where there's a special school Dean hopes will help Shane]]. Combined with a FreezeFrameEnding.
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* PrisonRape: Referenced by Manny, who refuses to risk getting arrested for fear of becoming someone's "little girl" in prison.
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* CigaretteOfAnxiety: Dean tries to smoke one while [[spoiler:Shane is in the hospital]], but his hands are shaking so hard that he can't light it.
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* GoryDiscretionShot: [[spoiler:A car rushes towards Shane as he stands spacing out in the middle of a crosswalk. The movie cuts right before the car hits, and the SickeningCrunch is played over an EstablishingShot of a hospital.]]
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* PapaWolf: Dean flies into a rage, tranquil or otherwise, whenever Shane is hurt or threatened.
* POVShot: Shane gets one after he runs away from his home to escape a criminal who wants to get RevengeByProxy.
* POVShot: Shane gets one after he runs away from his home to escape a criminal who wants to get RevengeByProxy.
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* ShirtlessScene: Dean takes his shirt off to go swimming with Stevie.
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Stevie knew her ex-fiancé since childhood. They still broke up because he didn't understand why she was willing to take take such a low-paying job.
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* ComfortingComforter: Dean walks into Shane's room to find him asleep in bed, with Stevie asleep in a nearby chair. Dean pulls the blanket farther over Shane and kisses his cheek.
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* ReformedCriminal: Dean quits working for Luca, despite Manny's efforts to talk him out of it, and gets an unpleasant and demeaning but honest job instead.
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* StandardSnippet: Dean, Stevie, and Shane listen to "La Donna e Mobile" in Dean's home.
* TantrumThrowing: Annoyed by the whistling of his kettle, Dean shuts it up by throwing a baseball at it.
* TantrumThrowing: Annoyed by the whistling of his kettle, Dean shuts it up by throwing a baseball at it.
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* BatterUp: Stevie knocks at Dean's door while he's reeling from the loss of Lucy and frustrated with his inability to understand Shane. He answers the door by smashing out part of it with his bat.
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* TheCoatsAreOff: Dean takes off his jacket right before getting involved in a nightclub brawl.
* DeskSweepOfRage: Frustrated by his inability to calm Shane's crying, Dean knocks a bunch of books on autism from his bookshelf.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: When Luca finds out that two of his underlings raped the wife of the man they were supposed to be extorting money from, he immediately cuts them loose from his organization.
* DeskSweepOfRage: Frustrated by his inability to calm Shane's crying, Dean knocks a bunch of books on autism from his bookshelf.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: When Luca finds out that two of his underlings raped the wife of the man they were supposed to be extorting money from, he immediately cuts them loose from his organization.
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* FriendsRentControl: The set decorators do their best to uglify Dean's home, but it's still a large, spacious townhouse in what looks like a good area.
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* BedroomAdulteryScene: Dean walks in on Lucy in the middle of sex with Paco.
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* [[RightThroughHisPants Right Through Her Pants]]: Lucy wears a bra during sex with Paco.
* SittingOnTheRoof: Dean leans against a chimney while he angsts about Shane's condition.
* TranquilFury: When Dean catches Lucy and Paco in the middle of sex, and then finds out Paco beat Shane to stop him from crying, he calmly kicks them both out of his house.
* SittingOnTheRoof: Dean leans against a chimney while he angsts about Shane's condition.
* TranquilFury: When Dean catches Lucy and Paco in the middle of sex, and then finds out Paco beat Shane to stop him from crying, he calmly kicks them both out of his house.
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* EyesAlwaysAverted: Shane stares at the ground most of the time.
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* NinetiesHair: Practically every male character has a mullet, including Shane.
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* CharacterTics: Shane repetitively bangs things or waves his hand in front of his eyes.
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* MamasBabyPapasMaybe: Lucy slept with other men right up until she married Dean. After Shane is diagnosed with autism, Dean wonders if he's even his.
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''Backstreet Dreams'' is a 1990 American drama film written by Jason O'Malley and directed by O'Malley and Rupert Hitzig.
Dean Costello (O'Malley) is an EvilDebtCollector who works with his partner Manny (Tony Fields) under the crime lord Luca (Burt Young). He struggles to support his wife Lucy (Creator/SherilynFenn) and his autistic three-year-old son Shane (John and Joseph Vizzi). Doctors write Shane off as hopeless, but the young psychologist Stevie (Creator/BrookeShields) believes she can help him learn to connect with others. As Shane progresses, Dean is torn between his life of crime and loyalty to Manny, and his desire to do right by Shane.
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!!''Backstreet Dreams'' contains examples of:
* AndStarring: ...and Burt Young as Luca. Special appearance by Anthony Franciosa as Angelo Carnivale.
* ICouldaBeenAContender: Angelo was once a highly skilled boxer, but by the time he got his shot at the belt, age had caught up to him and weakened him.
* LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn: In the first scene of the movie, a saxophone can be heard in the background. Then the movie cuts to a saxophonist standing outside.
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Dean Costello (O'Malley) is an EvilDebtCollector who works with his partner Manny (Tony Fields) under the crime lord Luca (Burt Young). He struggles to support his wife Lucy (Creator/SherilynFenn) and his autistic three-year-old son Shane (John and Joseph Vizzi). Doctors write Shane off as hopeless, but the young psychologist Stevie (Creator/BrookeShields) believes she can help him learn to connect with others. As Shane progresses, Dean is torn between his life of crime and loyalty to Manny, and his desire to do right by Shane.
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!!''Backstreet Dreams'' contains examples of:
* AndStarring: ...and Burt Young as Luca. Special appearance by Anthony Franciosa as Angelo Carnivale.
* ICouldaBeenAContender: Angelo was once a highly skilled boxer, but by the time he got his shot at the belt, age had caught up to him and weakened him.
* LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn: In the first scene of the movie, a saxophone can be heard in the background. Then the movie cuts to a saxophonist standing outside.
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