Street smart 1987 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Christopher reeve is actually a better actor in some ways in street smart than he was in the superman movies. Notable movies included driving miss daisy 1989, the shawshank redemption 1994, se7en 1995, and million dollar baby 2004, for which he won an academy award. It is a career that began in the mid60s, when freeman appeared in an offbroadway production of the niggerlovers and with performerp3301pearl. Christopher reeve was not happy throughout the making of this film due to the. The performances are by morgan freeman, as a times square pimp, and by kathy baker, as one of the hookers he controls. When his deception returns to haunt him, hes in trouble with pimps and murderers, as well as the d.
Mimi rogers in street smart 1987 kathy baker in street smart 1987 mimi rogers. Street smart winds up being a bit too smart for its own good, but its. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Morgan freeman has a commanding presence and he does it with such little ease.
If anything, this movie showed that reeve can play a character who has. The performances are by morgan freeman, as a times square pimp, and by. Rent street smart 1987 starring christopher reeve and kathy baker on dvd and bluray. More to the point, the district attorneys office, prosecuting a real pimp named fast black morgan freeman, finds the tyrone story of great. Street smart winds up being a bit too smart for its own good, but its compelling and complex. Released 1987, street smart stars christopher reeve, morgan freeman, kathy baker, mimi rogers the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. This film caught me by surprise because freeman was always joe clark lean on me and. Mimi rogers in street smart 1987 kathy baker in street smart 1987 mimi rogers and rick. Watch street smart online stream full movie directv. The story of the highliving pimp is too close a resemblance to reallife flesh pedlar fast black morgan freeman. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. Street smart is a movie like that a clever thriller with a lot of unbelievable scenes and a sappy ending, but two wonderful performances.
Driving miss daisy driving miss daisy 1989 driving miss daisy 1989 movie an old jewish woman and her africanamerican chauffeur in the american south. Jonathan fisher christopher reeve meets fast black morgan freeman jonathan fisher christopher reeve meets fast black morgan freeman. Morgan porterfield freeman born june 1, 1937 is an american actor and film narrator. Street smart is a movie not a lot of people appear to remember from the 1980s. It was my idea to just do the electric company 1971 for a couple of years and go on. The piece revives his career, but his fictional character turns out to be strangely similar to fast black morgan freeman, an actual pimp, who is outraged and demands that jonathan spill his sources. Morgan freeman has enjoyed an impressive and varied career on stage, television, and screen.
Street smart is a movie like that a clever thriller with a lot of. Rent street smart 1987 starring christopher reeve and kathy baker on. Street smart is a movie that aims higher than creating applaudable heroes and hissable villains. Street smart ist ein usamerikanisches filmdrama aus dem jahr 1987. Freeman won an academy award in 2005 for best supporting actor with million dollar baby 2004 and has received oscar nominations for his performances in street smart 1987, driving miss daisy 1989, the shawshank redemption 1994 and invictus 2009. Golden globe, best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture for street smart 1987 academy award, actor in a supporting role for street. Driving miss daisy 1989 morgan freeman, jessica tandy. Street smart 1987 stream and watch online moviefone. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide. Street smart is marred by dumb coincidences and by an ending that is immoral it abruptly applauds a form of exploitation it has spent most of its considerable energy criticizing but its texture is grittily realistic and its psychosexual sophistication is surprising in an american potboiler. Street smart 1987 freeman considers his role in street smart the pivotal moment of his career. Street smart was a longtime pet project of christopher reeve, but he was having difficulty getting the film financed.
He went on to have a successful career both on and offbroadway, showcasing his talents in. Morgan freeman full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. They play their characters as well as i can imagine them being played. Morgan freeman was nominated for an academy award and a golden globe among other honors for best supporting actor for his role as pim. The movie is not helped by its lackluster direction and movieoftheweek storytelling. Blaxploitation pride morgan as the pimp fast black in street smart. Morgan freeman was born on the 1st day of june 1937 to his mother, mayme edna, a teacher and his father, morgan porterfield freeman who was a barber in memphis, tennessee.
What attracted me to the movie was the fact that morgan freeman received his first ever academy award nomination for his role as a pimp in this film. Morgan freeman, american actor whose emotional depth, subtle humor, and versatility made him one of the mostrespected performers of his generation. See the full list of street smart cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Watch street smart starring christopher reeve in this drama on directv. It is a career that began in the mid60s, when freeman appeared in an offbroadway production of the. Here is no different in a pimp role, as you could say outside the fittingly gritty and authentic urban location work that really puts you there. Morgan freeman childhood story plus untold biography facts. Morgan freeman biography, movie highlights and photos. It is a career that began in the mid60s, when freeman appeared in an offbroadway production of the niggerlovers and with pearl bailey in an allafricanamerican broadway production of hello, dolly.
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The quest for peace, reeve agreed to do the film partly because cannon promised to give street smart the financial backing it needed. Street smart is a 1987 american thrillerdrama film directed by jerry schatzberg and starring christopher reeve, morgan freeman and kathy baker. Twin and other theaters, centers on a shrewd writer who proves to be a lot less clever than he supposes. I am positive that i remember the actor morgan freeman on the kids show the. He is the youngest of four children born of the union between his father, morgan. Street smart trailer a reporter christopher reeve writes a false news. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango.
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