Street Smart

"Never let the truth ruin a good story."

Mar 20 1987 R 1h 37m
Crime, Drama, Thriller

A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.

Plot

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.

Written by

David Freeman

Directed by

Jerry Schatzberg

Production Countries

Canada, United States of America

Production Companies

Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 3 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
4,505
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
70
Popularity
NA