Street Smart 1987

6.3/10


NETFLIX Rating : 3.1


IMDB Rating : 6.4


FD Smart Rating : 6.3


Synopsis : Christopher Reeve stars as under-the-gun magazine writer Jonathan Fisher, who -- unable to find a willing subject for an article about a pimp -- meets his deadline by concocting the life story of a New York City flesh peddler named Tyrone.


Regions Available ( 4 ) :
Guernsey , Ireland , Isle of Man , Jersey

Directors:

Jerry Schatzberg

Creators:

David Freeman

Languages:

English

Subtitles:

English

Genres:

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Release Date:

1987

Run Time:

1h36m

Maturity Rating:

Suitable for adults only.

Magazine reporter Jonathan Fisher, 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. The pimp the police suspect, also thinks the story is about himself, and wants to know what Jonathan knows, and who told him.