1987 American film
| Street Justice | |
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| Directed by | Richard C. Sarafian |
| Written by | James J. Docherty |
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| Cinematography | Roland "Ozzie" Smith |
| Edited by | Mark Lee Goldberg |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Street Justice is a 1987 American action film directed by Richard C. Sarafian.
The plot involves CIA agent Curt Flynn (Michael Ontkean) who narrowly avoids death in a bombing, escapes from imprisonment by the Soviets, and returns to his New Jersey hometown. There he attempts to protect his wife Catherine (Joanna Kerns) from a corrupt family which controls the town.
Despite being set in New Jersey, the bulk of filming took place in Toronto.
Street Justice was Dukes of Hazzard star Catherine Bach's debut as a lead in a feature film.
Cast
- Michael Ontkean as Curt Flynn
- Joanna Kerns as Catherine Watson
- Catherine Bach as Tamarra
- J. D. Cannon as Dante
- Jeanette Nolan as Mrs. Chandler
- Richard Cox as Sam Chandler
- Sandee Currie as Mandy
- David B. Nichols as Ed Watson
- William Windom as Father Burke
- Alan Scarfe as Eugene Powers
Reception
From contemporary reviews, "Lor." of Variety called the film "a minor action drama", writing that a "good cast is mired in routine scripting." TV Guide criticized the film's script as "clumsy" and "loaded with lackluster dialog and stock characters." Leonard Maltin called it "slow, unconvincing, and instantly forgettable."
References
- ^ "Street Justice". TV Guide. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (September 3, 2013). Leonard Maltin's 2014 Movie Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781101609552. Retrieved August 13, 2017 – via Google Books.
- Masciarelli, Michael (August 19, 2016). "Blue Monkey". In Borseti, Francesco (ed.). It Came from the 80s!. McFarland. p. 22. ISBN 9781476625638. Retrieved August 13, 2017 – via Google Books.
- Rourke, Mary (January 10, 1988). "Sheer Folly: Catherine Bach Gets a Kick From Decorative Leg Wear". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- Lor. (1991). Variety's Film Reviews 1989-1990. Vol. 21. R. R. Bowker. There are no page numbers in this book. This entry is found under the header "June 21, 1989". ISBN 0-8352-3089-9.
External links
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