Street Smart
Directed by	Jerry Schatzberg
Produced by	Yoram Globus Menahem Golan
Written by	David Freeman
Starring	Christopher Reeve Morgan Freeman Kathy Baker Mimi Rogers
Music by	Robert Irving III
Cinematography	Adam Holender
Editing by	Priscilla Nedd
Distributed by	Cannon Group
Release date(s)	March 20, 1987
Running time	97 min.

Street Smart (1987) is a film directed by Jerry Schatzberg and starring Christopher Reeve, Morgan Freeman and Kathy Baker.

[edit] 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).

[edit] 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.

• 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 to Street Smart.

[edit] External links

• Street Smart at the Internet Movie Database