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ERA
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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Street Smart
"Never let the truth ruin a good story."
1987 1h 37m EN
😐
6.0
MID
🍅
67%
FRESH
👌
70
METACRITIC
⭐
6.4
IMDB
★6.0TMDB · 91🍅67%Rotten Tomatoes●70Metacritic★6.4IMDB · 3,940
ThrillerCrimeDrama
Synopsis
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A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.
“Never let the truth ruin a good story.”
Cast
Christopher Reeve
Jonathan Fisher
Kathy Baker
Punchy
Mimi Rogers
Alison Parker
Jay Patterson
Leonard Pike
Andre Gregory
Ted Avery
Morgan Freeman
Leo "Fast Black" Smalls, Jr.
Anna Maria Horsford
Harriet
Frederick Rolf
Joel Davis
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jerry Schatzberg
- Writers
- David Freeman
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Jerry Schatzberg, shot by Adam Holender. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
MoodPlayr · trivia#02
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Priscilla Nedd-Friendly shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
MoodPlayr · trivia#03
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CAST
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Christopher Reeve and Kathy Baker and Mimi Rogers carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Never let the truth ruin a good story.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0094056 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 91 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
MoodPlayr · trivia#07
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jerry Schatzberg directs. Adam Holender behind the camera. Priscilla Nedd-Friendly cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Jerry Schatzberg, shot by Adam Holender. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Editor Priscilla Nedd-Friendly shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Christopher Reeve and Kathy Baker and Mimi Rogers carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "Never let the truth ruin a good story.".
- 6IMDB entry: tt0094056 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 91 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 8Classified under 10 themes, including "new york city", "journalist", "prostitute", "court case".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Adam Holender
- Editing
- Priscilla Nedd-Friendly
- Production design
- Dan Leigh
- Costume design
- Jo Ynocencio
- Makeup / hair
- Gigi Williams
- Runtime
- 97 min · 1h 37m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 67% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 70/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.4/10 · 3,940 votes
- MPAA
- R
- US box office
- $1,119,112
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 3 nominations total
Also by
Jerry Schatzberg
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- GO
Golan-Globus Productions
US
The Cannon Group
US
Key crew
- ProducerYoram Globus
- ProducerMenahem Golan
- EditorPriscilla Nedd-Friendly
- MusicRobert Irving III
- Sound RecordistStanley B. Gill
- Sound MixerPatrick Rousseau
- Costume DesignJo Ynocencio
- HairstylistGigi Williams
- Makeup ArtistJoan Issacson
- Set DecorationBill Stabile
- ADR EditorMarc S. Shaw
- Boom OperatorVéronique Gabillaud
- CastingJoy Todd
- Art DirectionSerge Jacques
- HairstylistConstant Natale
- Sound EditorThomas A. Gulino
- Associate ProducerEvzen Kolar
- Production DesignDan Leigh
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- new york city
- journalist
- prostitute
- court case
- pimp
- lie
- magazine
- reporter
- racism
- streetwise
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1987-03-20R
Also known as
International titles
- Malandros de RuaBR
- Armação PerigosaBR
