Street Justice (film)

Street Justice
Street Justice
Directed by	Richard C. Sarafian
Written by	James J. Docherty
Produced by	Michael Masciarelli; David Witz;
Starring	Michael Ontkean; Joanna Kerns; Catherine Bach;
Cinematography	Roland "Ozzie" Smith
Edited by	Mark Lee Goldberg
Music by	Paul Hertzog; Jamii Szmadzinski;
Production; companies	Street Justice Productions; Warner Bros.;
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	June 1, 1987;
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.[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

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."[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

"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

Street Justice at IMDb

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[TV_Guide-1] "Street Justice". TV Guide. Retrieved August 13, 2017.

[Maltin-2] 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.