''Street Justice'' is a 1987 American action film directed by

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. The plot involves

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agent Curt Flynn (

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) 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 (

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) 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

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's debut as a lead in a feature film.

Cast

as Curt Flynn *

as Catherine Watson *

as Tamarra *

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as Dante *

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as Mrs. Chandler * Richard Cox as Sam Chandler * Sandee Currie as Mandy * David B. Nichols as Ed Watson *

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as Father Burke *

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as Eugene Powers

Reception

From contemporary reviews, "Lor." of ''

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'' called the film "a minor action drama", writing that a "good cast is mired in routine scripting." ''

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'' criticized the film's script as "clumsy" and "loaded with lackluster dialog and stock characters."

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called it "slow, unconvincing, and instantly forgettable."

References

External links

* 1987 action films 1987 films American action films Films shot in Toronto Films set in New Jersey Warner Bros. films Films directed by Richard C. Sarafian 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{1980s-action-film-stub