Street Smart (film)

Street Smart (1987) is a 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 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. 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 the subject of his story. 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 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, possibly because Cannon Films had failed to properly advertise it.^[1]

• 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.

• Miles Davis recorded the complete soundtrack.

References

External links

• Street Smart at the Internet Movie Database