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Street Justice is a 1987 American action film directed by Richard C. Sarafian.

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 (1987-06-01)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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

External links

• Street Justice at IMDb

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