Street Smart

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Street Smart
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R,1hr 37min
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1987
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MGM
Synopsis: Jonathan Fisher (Christopher Reeve) is a newspaper reporter who becomes a celebrity when he writes a fictitious exposé on prostitution. The story of the high-living pimp is too close a resemblance to real-life flesh pedlar Fast Black (Morgan Freeman), and Jonathan is jailed when he refuses to turn his papers over to the local district attorney. In jail for suspicion of murder, Black tries to silence the reporter who created the sensational fabrication. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
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The annoying, artificial theatricality of star Christopher Reeve, his stage roots clearly showing through a cinematic performance, is sufficiently counterbalanced by a tight script and two powerhouse acting turns from Morgan Freeman and Kathy Baker. Based on a script from David Freeman, who knowingly mines his days as a New York magazine writer, this is a sharply observed treatise on the dark sides ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Jonathan Fisher
Fast Black
Punchy
Alison Parker
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