Street Smart
“Never let the truth ruin a good story.”
A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.
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Cast
25 people
Christopher Reeve
Jonathan Fisher
Known for
Superman
Village of the Damned
Kathy Baker
Punchy
Known for
Edward Scissorhands
The Age of Adaline
Mimi Rogers
Alison Parker
Known for
Bosch
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Jay Patterson
Leonard Pike
Known for
A Million Ways to Die in the West
City of Angels
Andre Gregory
Ted Avery
Known for
Demolition Man
The Last Temptation of Christ
Morgan Freeman
Leo 'Fast Black' Smalls, Jr.
Known for
Se7en
The Shawshank Redemption
Anna Maria Horsford
Harriet
Known for
Friday
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Frederick Rolf
Joel Davis
Known for
Witness
The House on Carroll Street
Erik King
Reginald 'Reggie' Liggens
Known for
Dexter
Oz
Michael J. Reynolds
Art Sheffield
Known for
The Descent: Part 2
Leap Year
Shari Hilton
Darlene
No other roles listed
Donna Bailey
Yvonne
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Jerry Schatzberg Director · David Freeman Writer Adam Holender Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.1M · Budget $6M · United States release March 20, 1987
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,119,112
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Golan-Globus Productions
Production
The Cannon Group
Production
United States · Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 20, 1987
Theatrical
Germany
August 6, 1987 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 8, 1988 · Theatrical
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