Street Smart R
Never let the truth ruin a good story.
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DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 1 hours, 37 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: July 7, 2015
- Originally Released: 1987
- Label: Olive
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Christopher Reeve, Kathy Baker & Morgan Freeman | |
Performer: | Mimi Rogers, Jay Patterson, André Gregory, Anna Maria Horsford, Frederick Rolf, Erik King, Michael J. Reynolds & Rick Aviles | |
Directed by | Jerry Schatzberg | |
Edited by | Priscilla Nedd-Friendly | |
Screenwriting by | David Freeman | |
Produced by | Menahem Golan & Yoram Globus | |
Director of Photography: | Adam Holender |
Entertainment Reviews:
...Compelling and complex....Strong performances from actors in difficult roles...
New York Times
Rating: 3/5 --
Justified by Freeman's amazing performance
Lawrence Journal-World
Rating: 2/5 --
Fact checkers will bail on this improbable, boring drama that deigns to make Christopher Reeve's character the hero even after he dangles his girlfriend as pimp bait. So should you, as Morgan Freeman's performance doesn't justify the casual racism.
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Midwest Film Journal
Schatzberg's major problems are lethargic pacing and a strained plot.
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Washington Post
Is Morgan Freeman the greatest American actor?
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New Yorker
Rating: 3/5 --
Street Smart winds up being a bit too smart for its own good, but it's compelling and complex.
New York Times
Rating: 3/5 --
Freeman is remarkable.
San Francisco Examiner
Product Description:
Jerry Schatzberg's STREET SMART is a multi-layered story dealing with the politics of city life--on the streets, and in the office. Caught unprepared with a deadline he can't miss, moral-free Manhattan journalist Jonathan Fisher (Christopher Reeve) completely fabricates an article about "Tyrone," a successful pimp. The story becomes a sensation, and Jonathan is turned into a media star. But Jonathan's mendacity comes back to haunt him when a shrewd, vicious pimp named Fast Black (Morgan Freeman) wants to meet him, for "Tyrone's" tale resembles his own life a little too closely. Causing even greater trouble is the D.A.'s office, who wants to see Jonathan's notes (which don't exist), for evidence that could convict Fast Black of murder. As a result, Jonathan finds himself caught in a vicious cycle of lies that could easily end his career--and maybe his life.
As the film gains momentum, it splits into two stories: first, Reeve's transition into a highly popular television reporter; and second, Fast Black's relationship with Punchy (Kathy Baker), a veteran hooker who hasn't become completely hardened. These heated street scenes provide STREET SMART with its greatest energy, which is due in large part to the electrifying performances of Baker and Freeman (who was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar).
As the film gains momentum, it splits into two stories: first, Reeve's transition into a highly popular television reporter; and second, Fast Black's relationship with Punchy (Kathy Baker), a veteran hooker who hasn't become completely hardened. These heated street scenes provide STREET SMART with its greatest energy, which is due in large part to the electrifying performances of Baker and Freeman (who was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar).
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- Sales Rank: 60,307
- UPC: 887090103305
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