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William Douglas Street is bored with his life. Working for his father is getting to him, his wife wants more money... more | add synopsis
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1 win & 1 nomination more
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Cast

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Wendell B. Harris Jr. ... William Douglas Street
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dave Barber ... Himself

Marti Bowling ... Marti
Alfred Bruce Bradley ... Smooth
Mano Breckenridge ... Neelish Ratnayaka
Anthony Ennis ... Curtis
Amina Fakir ... Tatiana
Maurice Givens ... Cool (these are my brother's clothes)
Anita Gordon ... Darlene Street
Gary Irwin ... Dr. Hardy
Davon Kiley ... Dr. Hand
Dan Lawton ... Aldo 'Jerry Lewis' Falco
Angela Leslie ... Gabrielle
Paula McGee ... Herself
Dimitri Muganias ... Robespierre
Marty Smith ... Lawyer in restaurant
Henry Watkins ... Eugene Raymond
Coleman Young ... Himself
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94 min
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Dave Barber, a legendary radio talk show host based in Flint, Michigan, Wendell B. Harris Jr.'s hometown, plays "himself" as the TV talk show host. Barber has announced (2006) that is moving out of Flint to Rhode Island. more
Quotes:
William Douglas Street: J'accuse Jacques Brel. J'accuse Jacques Cousteau. J'accuse Jacques Strap. J'accuse Jacuzzi. more
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Features La belle et la bête (1946) more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent...Not a simple comedy, 14 November 2001
Author: cinemadaz from Tucson

A biting satire based on true stories of separate con-artists that tried to pull various scams, including blackmail and impersonating a reporter, surgeon, lawyer and others. Not a simple comedy so much as a deep look into how different races, social classes and ways of making a living are taken for granted. A true "independent" film, not because of its small budget or Wendell Harris's role as writer-director-star, but from its story and style taking chances. Even after winning best film at Sundance (before it was the super-popular fest it is now), no distributor would pick it up, apparently scared by the film's content. The only offer was to remake the film with "Fresh Prince" Will Smith, effectively putting a happy face on it. Appalled at that idea, Harris held out and STREET finally made an all-too-limited release in theaters and later on home video. Highly recommended.

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