Street Smart (film)

Infobox Film
name = Street Smart


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director = Jerry Schatzberg
producer = Yoram Globus
Menahem Golan
writer = David Freeman
starring = Christopher Reeve
Morgan Freeman
Kathy Baker
Mimi Rogers
music = Robert Irving III
cinematography = Adam Holender
editing = Priscilla Nedd
distributor = Cannon Group
released = March 20, 1987
runtime = 97 min.
imdb_id = 0094056

"Street Smart" (1987) is an Academy-Award nominated film directed by Jerry Schatzberg and starring Christopher Reeve, Morgan Freeman and Kathy Baker.

Plot

Magazine reporter Jonathan Fisher (Reeve), in danger of losing his job, promises to write a factual hard-hitting story of prostitution. But when he tries to get information from the subjects, he is ignored. So he ends up faking a well received story of a pimp, describing his life and crimes. But police think the story is of a real life pimp who is wanted for murder and start pressuring him to reveal the identity of subject in his story, and all he knows. Fast Black (Freeman), the pimp and police suspect, also thinks the story is about himself, and wants to know what Jonathan knows, and who told him. 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 (Baker).

Background and reviews

*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 film, Reeve agreed to do the film partly because Cannon promised to give "Street Smart" the financial backing it needed.

*Morgan Freeman received an Academy nomination as "Best Supporting Actor" for his role in "Street Smart", which boosted his acting career.

*Miles Davis recorded the complete soundtrack to "Street Smart".

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