Street Justice (film)

Street Justice
Directed byRichard C. Sarafian
Written byJames J. Docherty
Produced by
  • Michael Masciarelli
  • David Witz
Starring
CinematographyRoland "Ozzie" Smith
Edited byMark Lee Goldberg
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • June 1, 1987 (1987-06-01)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.[1][2]

Despite being set in New Jersey, the bulk of filming took place in Toronto.[3]

Street Justice was Dukes of Hazzard star Catherine Bach's debut as a lead in a feature film.[4]

Cast

Reception

From contemporary reviews, "Lor." of Variety called the film "a minor action drama", writing that a "good cast is mired in routine scripting."[5] TV Guide criticized the film's script as "clumsy" and "loaded with lackluster dialog and stock characters."[1] Leonard Maltin called it "slow, unconvincing, and instantly forgettable."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Street Justice". TV Guide. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Maltin, Leonard (September 3, 2013). Leonard Maltin's 2014 Movie Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781101609552. Retrieved August 13, 2017 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Rourke, Mary (January 10, 1988). "Sheer Folly: Catherine Bach Gets a Kick From Decorative Leg Wear". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  5. ^ 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.


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