Street Smart
Brief Synopsis
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A journalist in desparate need of a hot story, makes one up about a New York street pimp. Subsequently the toast of the town, he learns that his fictional character fits the description of an actual pimp who is accused of murder. The journalist gets pulled into the pimp's world while being pressured
Cast & Crew
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Jerry Schatzberg
Director
Christopher Reeve
Jonathan Fisher
Morgan Freeman
Fast Black
Kathy Baker
Punchy
Mimi Rogers
Alison Parker
Jay Patterson
Leonard Pike
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1987
Production Company
New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting; Optical House Inc
Distribution Company
Cannon Releasing
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 37m
Synopsis
A journalist in desparate need of a hot story, makes one up about a New York street pimp. Subsequently the toast of the town, he learns that his fictional character fits the description of an actual pimp who is accused of murder. The journalist gets pulled into the pimp's world while being pressured by the legal authorities to divulge what he knows about the pimp--specifically, where he was the night of the murder.
Director
Jerry Schatzberg
Director
Cast
Christopher Reeve
Jonathan Fisher
Morgan Freeman
Fast Black
Kathy Baker
Punchy
Mimi Rogers
Alison Parker
Jay Patterson
Leonard Pike
Andre Gregory
Ted Avery
Anna Maria Horsford
Harriet
Frederick Rolf
Joel Davis
Erik King
Reggie
Michael J Reynolds
Art Sheffield
Shari Hilton
Darlene
Donna Bailey
Yvonne
Ed Van Nuys
Judge Bevis
Daniel Nalbach
Ben Singer
Rick Aviles
Solo
Les Carlson
Marty
Bill Torrie
Hotel Clerk
Richard Mullaly
Suburban John
Marie Barrientos
Hispanic Prostitute
Edward Earl Hatch
Flashy Man
Dorian Joe Clark
Transvestite
Grace Garland
Black Prostitute
Wally Martin
Lowlife
Robert Morelli
Undercover Cop
Shawn Laurence
Bartender
Kelly Ricard
Woman Magistrate
David Glen
Jay
Ulla Moreland
Ted'S Wife
Francisco Gonzales
Pablo
Lynn Adams
Reporter
Claudette Roach
Reporter
Rudi Adler
Reporter
Melba Archer
Reporter
Ian Beaton
Reporter
Victor Bowen
Reporter
Lois Dellar
Reporter
Chui-lin Mark
Reporter
Manon Vallee
Reporter
Carole Zelles
Reporter
Danny Brainin
Tv Cameraman
Ernest Deveaux
Kid
Walter Allen Bennett
Ball Player
Steve Michaels
Taxi Inspector
Margarita Stocker
Intellectual Woman
Eve Napier
Trish
Ruth Dahan
Mrs Silverbeard
Vera Miller
Part Guest
Nadia Rona
Party Guest
Linda Lee Tracey
Court Reporter
Terry Haig
Marshall
Donald Lamoureux
Prison Reporter
Carol Ann Francis
Susan
Ann Pearl Gary
Waitress
Emmanuelle Lasalle
Waitress
Miles Davis
Performer
Claudette Roche
Crew
Gilles Aird
Set Dresser (Canada)
Bill Allen
Technical Coordinator
D Amy
Song ("Payin' For It Now")
Jacqueline Arnot
Set Dresser (New York)
Lorraine Beleck
Makeup Assistant (Canada)
Lois A Bellucci
Sound Editor Assistant (New York)
Sylvain Bergevin
Electrician (Canada)
Michel "mikey" Bertrand
Grip (Canada)
Michael Bishop
Song ("Only In Your Arms")
Mychele Boudrias
Production Manager
Holly Bower
Stills (New York)
Francis Brady
Electrician (New York)
Rosina Bucci
Casting (Canada)
Suki Buchman
2nd Assistant Editor (New York)
Serge Bureau
Property Master (Canada)
Frances Calder
Set Dresser (Canada)
Bob Cato
Titles (New York)
Caterina Chamberland
Wardrobe (Women) (Canada)
Francesca Chamberland
Wardrobe (Women) (Canada)
Gillian Chandler
Makeup Assistant (Canada)
Paul Chiten
Song ("Only In Your Arms")
Andy Chmura
Camera Operator (Canada)
Polly Chung
Production Coordinator (New York)
Anthony Ciccolini
Sound Editor Supervisor (New York)
Cheryl Corpening
Song Performer ("Romance Without Finance")
Barbara Coston
Props Assistant (New York)
Ollie Cotton
Sound Recording Engineer
Robert Cray
Songs ("The Last Time (I Get Burned Like This)" "Payin' For It Now")
Michael Debenedictus
Song; Song Producer ("Life Is Something Special")
Cathia Degre
Scenic Artist (Canada)
Carole Demers
Production Assistant (Canada)
Lucille Demers
Makeup Assistant (Canada)
Pam Demetruis
Sound Editor Assistant (New York)
Michael V Dicosimo
Dolby Consultant
Christopher Dolan
Electrician (New York)
Attila Dory
Stills (Canada)
Elizabeth Dubelman
2nd Assistant Camera (New York)
Sly Dunbar
Song ("Peanut Butter")
Menahem Dworman
Song Arranger ("Mineh")
Prudence Emery
Unit Publicist (Canada)
Paula Erickson
Music Supervisor
James Finnerty
Key Grip (New York)
Jimmy Finnerty
Grip (New York)
Claude Fortier
Bestboy Electrician (Canada)
Gilles Fortier
Electrician (Canada)
Jacques Fortier
Gaffer (Canada)
Bernard Fowler
Song ("Life Is Something Special")
Aretha Franklin
Song Performer ("(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman")
David S. Freeman
Screenwriter
Veronique Gabillaud
Boom Operator (Canada)
Herb Gains
1st Assistant Director (New York)
Giselle Garneau
Wardrobe (Women) (Canada)
Alain Giguere
Scenic Artist (Canada)
Yoram Globus
Producer
Gerry Goffin
Song ("(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman")
Menahem Golan
Producer
Christine Grenier
Wardrobe (Women) (Canada)
Serge Grenier
Key Grip (Canada)
Pierre Guillard
Production Assistant (Canada)
Thomas Gulino
Sound Editor (New York)
Gwen Guthrie
Song Performer ("Peanut Butter")
Denis Hamel
Props Assistant (Canada)
Chris Hayes
Camera Operator (New York)
Kathryn Hibbs
Production Accountant (New York)
Marc Hirschfeld
1st Assistant Camera (New York)
Adam Holender
Director Of Photography
Adam Holzman
Additional Music
Adam Holzman
Song ("Beat Box")
Adam Holzman
Synthesizer Programming
Michael Irving
Song Performer ("Romance Without Finance")
Robert Irving
Song Arranger ("Romance Without Finance" "Street Beat"), Song Producer ("Romance Without Finance" "Street Beat" "Beat Box"), Songs
Robert Irving
Music
Joan Isaacson
Makeup (Canada)
Serge Jacques
Art Direction (Canada)
Louise Jobin
Wardrobe Coordinator (Canada)
Fred Johanns
Bestboy Electrician (New York)
Jimmy Jones
Transportation Coordinator
Carole King
Song ("(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman")
Evzen Kolar
Associate Producer
Jacques Laberge
2nd Assistant Director (Canada)
France Lachapelle
Script Supervisor (Canada)
Richard Lalonde
Location Manager (Canada)
Raymond Larose
Set Designer; Set Designer (Canada)
Kate Lear
Assistant (To Jerry Schatzberg (New York))
Frederick Lefevre
Production Assistant (Canada)
Luc Leflaguais
Wardrobe (Men) (Canada)
Dan Leigh
Production Designer
Larry Levan
Song; Song Producer ("Life Is Something Special")
Lisa J Levine
1st Assistant Editor (New York)
Susan Lewis
Production Auditor (Canada)
James Lleavey
Transportation Co-Captain
Susan Lyall
Costume Designer Assistant (New York)
Glen Macpherson
1st Assistant Camera (Canada)
Katherine Matthewson
Set Designer (Canada)
John Mazzola
Grip (New York)
Ronald Mazzola
Grip (New York)
Don Mcewen
Scenic Artist (Canada)
Jacques Mehte
1st Assistant Director (Canada)
Vera Miller
Casting (Canada)
Mario Nadeau
Unit Manager (Canada)
Constant Natale
Hairstyles (Canada)
Priscilla Nedd-friendly
Editor
Eileen Nelson
2nd Assistant Editor (New York)
Andrew Nevard
2nd Assistant Camera (Canada)
Robert Nickson
Production Auditor (New York)
Lyne Normandin
Hairstyles Assistant (Canada)
Emily Paine
Music Editor
Ray Perez
Song ("Publico Oyente")
Otis Redding
Song Performer ("My Girl")
Daniel Remillard
Grip (Canada)
Joel Renfro
Transportation Coordinator
Cecile Rigault
Makeup Assistant (Canada)
William Robinson Jr.
Song ("My Girl")
Bernard Rodrigue
Production Assistant (Canada)
David Rogow
Music Editor Associate
Daniele Rohrbach
Production Coordinator (Canada)
Nadia Rona
Casting (Canada)
Danielle Rossignol
Other
Patrick Rousseau
Sound Mixer (Canada)
Angelo Russo
Color Timer
Joseph Rutledge
Electrician (New York)
Michael Saccio
Props Assistant (New York)
Philip Saccio
Props Assistant (New York)
Thomas Saccio
Property Master (New York)
Claire Savoie
Scenic Artist (Canada)
Richard Schlesinger
Location Manager
Richard Schlesinger
Location Manager (New York)
Gregoire Schmidt
Grip (Canada)
Marc S Shaw
Adr Editor (New York)
Gail Showalter
Sound Editor Assistant (New York)
Mark Slater
Unit Production Manager (New York)
Michael R Sloan
Post-Production Supervisor (New York)
Diane Smith
Transportation Captain
Rosa Soy
Song ("Salsa Suite Part Ii")
Bill Stabile
Set Decorator (New York)
Dana Stefenson
Sound Editor Assistant (New York)
Jeff Stern
Sound Editor (New York)
Adam Stoner
Editing Room Trainee (New York)
Jacqueline Tager
Adr Assistant (New York)
Joy Todd
Casting
Nathalie Vadim
2nd Assistant Director (New York)
Bernard Vincent
Transportation Captain
Anne-marie Vitello
Negative Cutter
Ron Vitello
Negative Cutter
Richard Vorisek
Sound Department
Dusty Wallace
Gaffer (New York)
Eitan Weinreich
2nd Assistant Editor (New York)
Jerry Wexler
Song ("(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman")
Ronald White
Song ("My Girl")
Gigi Williams
Hairstyles (New York)
Rony Yacov
Production Executive
Jo Ynocenio
Costume Designer
Victor Zolfo
Set Dresser (New York)
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1987
Production Company
New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting; Optical House Inc
Distribution Company
Cannon Releasing
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 37m
Award Nominations
Best Supporting Actor
1987
Morgan Freeman
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring March 20, 1987
Released in United States March 27, 1987
Re-released in United States January 8, 1988
Released in United States on Video March 8, 1989
Completed shooting July 7, 1986.
Began shooting April 20, 1986.
Released in United States Spring March 20, 1987
Released in United States March 27, 1987 (New York City)
Re-released in United States January 8, 1988 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States on Video March 8, 1989
