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Director
  
Jerry Schatzberg

Initial DVD release
  
October 7, 2003

Duration
  

6.4/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Crime, Drama, Thriller

Music by
  
Robert Irving III

Writer
  
David Freeman

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Release date
  
March 20, 1987

Cast
  
Christopher Reeve
(Jonathan Fisher),
Kathy Baker
(Punchy),
Mimi Rogers
(Alison Parker),
Morgan Freeman
(Fast Black)

Similar movies
  
Christopher Reeve appears in Street Smart and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Tagline
  
Never let the truth ruin a good story.

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Street Smart is a 1987 American thriller-drama film directed by Jerry Schatzberg and starring Christopher Reeve, Morgan Freeman and Kathy Baker. It was shot in New York City and Montreal, Quebec.

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Plot

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Magazine reporter Jonathan Fisher (Christopher Reeve), in danger of losing his job, promises to write a hard-hitting story on prostitution. When no one on the street will talk to him, he fabricates a story of a pimp that's so well-received it puts his career back on track. However, the Police and the District Attorney think the story is of a real pimp who is wanted for murder and start pressuring him to reveal the identity of his subject. Fast Black (Morgan Freeman), a pimp and police suspect, also believes that the story is about him and wants to know who betrayed him to Jonathan. From there a battle of wits and wills ensues between Jonathan and Fast Black, in addition to Jonathan becoming involved with one of the pimp's call girls, Punchy (Kathy Baker).

Cast

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  • Christopher Reeve as Jonathan Fisher
  • Morgan Freeman as Leo Smalls, Jr. a.k.a. Fast Black
  • Kathy Baker as Punchy
  • Mimi Rogers as Alison Parker
  • Andre Gregory as Ted Avery
  • Jay Patterson as Leonard Pike
  • Anna Maria Horsford as Harriet

    • Reception

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    The movie gained positive reviews. It currently holds a 69% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

    Background and reviews

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  • This was a long time pet project of Christopher Reeve, but he was having difficulty getting the film financed. When the Cannon Group acquired the rights to the fourth and final Superman film, Reeve agreed to do the film partly because Cannon promised to give Street Smart the financial backing it needed. The film received excellent reviews but performed poorly at the box office, primarily attributed to Cannon Films' failure to properly market the theatrical release.
  • Morgan Freeman was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe (among other honors) for Best Supporting Actor for his role, giving his acting career a major boost. Despite appearing in The Electric Company during the 1970s, Freeman has considered Fast Black to be his true breakthrough role. He also considers the role to be his favorite Oscar-nominated performance.
  • Miles Davis and Robert Irving III recorded the complete soundtrack.

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    References

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