Street Knight
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| Directed by | Albert Magnoli |
| Produced by | Mark DiSalle |
| Starring |
Jeff Speakman Christopher Neame Bernie Casey |
| Music by | David Michael Frank |
| Cinematography | Yakov Sklyansky |
| Edited by | Wayne Wahrman |
| Distributed by | Cannon Films |
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Release date
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March 12, 1993 (USA) |
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Running time
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93 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $841,015 |
Street Knight is a 1993 American action film starring Jeff Speakman. It was the 2nd to last film released by Cannon Films.
Jake Barrett (Jeff Speakman) is a former cop who retired from the LAPD following an incident where he failed to save a young hostage from a disturbed criminal. This incident has haunted him for the past several years, and he now works repairing cars at a garage once owned by his father.
The city, which has been the battleground for a conflict between street gangs the Latin Lords and Blades, is currently under a tenuous truce negotiated by the heads of the two gangs. A group of Latin Lords members drive to a meeting supposedly arranged by Blades leader "8-Ball," where they are ambushed by criminals led by James Franklin (Christopher Neame). All of them are killed by Franklin except for their driver, Carlos Sanchez (Richard Coca), who flees. Franklin stages the scene of the crime to look like the Blades carried out the killings.
Barrett learns from a friend of a woman who needs his help. He meets with her and learns that she is Carlos's sister Rebecca (Jennifer Gatti). She tells him that Carlos has been missing for the two days since the shooting and asks for his help, but he initially refuses, telling her that he no longer does police work. Meanwhile, several more killings are carried out by Franklin's group as they search for Carlos. Each of the victims is a member of one of the two gangs, and their murders are carefully staged to implicate the opposing gang in each case. As a result, tension between the gangs begins rising.
Barrett meets with Latin Lords leader Cisco (Ramón Franco) and later 8-Ball (Richard Allen) and asks both gangs for time to investigate the case, having become suspicious after reviewing evidence from the first shootings. He then meets with Rebecca and agrees to help her, before visiting his friend Raymond (Bernie Allen), a forensics expert, and asking for help. However, Franklin learns of Barrett's involvement in the case and sends two men to kill him. Barrett successfully kills the two before delivering their bodies to Raymond for identification.
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