Daughter of the Streets

**Daughter of the Streets** is a 1990 American television drama film directed by Edwin Sherin.

The film aired on February 26, 1990 on the ABC network.

## Plot

A single mother and activist (Jane Alexander) fights to save her teenage daughter (Roxana Zal) after she becomes involved in prostitution.

## Cast

* Jane Alexander as Peggy Ryan
* Roxana Zal as Charley
* Harris Yulin as John Franco
* Martha Scott as Sarah
* John Stamos as Joey
* Peter White as Herb
* Brynn Horrocks as Lisa
* Brandon Maggart as Detective Olsen
* Felton Perry as Captain Towers
* Randy Brooks as Byron
* Erika Eleniak as Jennifer
* Luke Zimmerman as Andrew

## Crew

**Writers**

* David Abramowitz

**Script and continuity department**

* Ed Knight: script supervisor

**Second Unit Director or Assistant Director**

* Christopher Griffin: first assistant director
* Todd Grodnick: second second assistant director
* Steven Hirsch: second assistant director
* Jason Saville: DGA trainee

**Producers**

* Hugh Benson: producer
* Ed Milkovich: co-producer
* Robert M. Myman: executive producer

**Music by**

* Lee Holdridge

 **Music department**

* Tom Boyd: oboe soloist
* Tom Brown: music preparation
* Thomas A. Carlson: music editor

**Cinematography by**

* Lloyd Ahern II

**Film editing by**

* Gregory Prange

**Editorial department**

* Albert Coleman: associate editor

**Camera and electrical department**

* Pat Campea Jr.: key grip
* Michael A. Chavez: assistant camera
* Allen D. Easton: camera operator
* Dave Gold: assistant chief lighting technician
* Brian Holechek: second company grip
* Mark La Bonge: first assistant camera
* Jack S. Schlosser: gaffer

**Sound**

* Gabriel Cubos: sound utility
* Terrance Emerson: boom operator
* Jacques Nosco: sound mixer

**Casting by**

* Robert Harbin
* Beth Hymson

**Casting department**

* Lindsay Chag: casting associate

**Production management**

* Ed Milkovich: unit production manager

**Art department**

* Angelo M. Amodio: lead person
* Gene Anderson: assistant property master
* Michael R. Gannon: property master
* Barry Kingston: construction supervisor

**Production design by**

* William Hiney

**Set decoration by**

* Gary Moreno

**Costume design by**

* Robert M. Moore

**Costume and wardrobe department**

* Eric Harrison: costume supervisor
* Karen Hudson: costume supervisor

**Makeup**

* Larry Abbott: makeup artist
* Barbara Lampson: hair stylist
* Tonya Blackmore Wexler: makeup artist

**Location management**

* Kenneth E. Fix: location manager

**Transportation**

* Ken Bellanca: transportation coordinator
* Jerry Sidwell: transportation captain

**Additional crew**

* Stephanie Beeman: assistant to producers
* Susan R. Ellis: production coordinator
* Brenda R. Gluck: assistant to producers

## Production

Filming for "Daughter of the Streets" took place in 1989 on location in Los Angeles, California in locations such as Skid Row, the King Edward Hotel and Queen of Angeles Hospital.

## Critical Reception

Ray Loynd from The Los Angeles Times wrote that "Daughter of the Streets" tries to be *"both lurid and human and winds up, at best, an ordinary, forgettable drama."* Loynd also stated that Roxana Zal's performance was fine until *"she hits the hard streets and turns tart"* and that *"her transition from decent, caring high school senior to whore is not sufficiently motivated, and her aggressive whoring is never convincing."*

Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Ken Tucker gave the film a "D", calling it *"hokey and ludicrous as only an X- rated topic on G-rated prime-time can be."*

In their review of the film, People magazine wrote: *"Daughter of the Streets executes the jig rather nimbly, but it’s still patently manipulative."*

## Production companies

* 20th Century Fox Television
* Adam Productions