Chameleon Street

1991

Chameleon Street (1991)

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Movie Info

This film is based loosely on the life of an extraordinary con-artist. Good jobs are hard to come by for black young men in Detroit, so he attempts to get ahead by successfully posing as an attorney, a Time magazine correspondent, a practicing surgeon and a French foreign-exchange student.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Comedy
Directed By:

Wendell B. Harris Jr.
Written By:

Wendell B. Harris Jr.
In Theaters:

Apr 24, 1991 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Dec 18, 2007
Runtime:

95 minutes
Studio:

Northern Arts Entertainment

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Cast

Wendell B. Harris Jr.
as William Douglas Street

Angela Leslie
as Gabrielle

Amina Fakir
as Tatiana

Paula McGee
as Herself

Mano Breckenridge
as Neelish

Richard David Kiley Jr.
as Dr. Hand

Daven Kiley

Alfred Bruce Bradley
as Smooth

Gary Irwin
as Dr. Hardy

Colette Haywood
as Melissa

Anthony Ennis
as Curtis

Henry Watkins
as Eugene Raymond

Anita Gordon
as Darlene Street

Richard Kiley
as Dr. Hand

Dan Lawton
as Aldo `Jerry Lewis' Falco

Dimitri Muganias
as Robespiere

Coleman Young
as Himself

Dave Barber
as Himself

Bryan McCree

Lynette Mance

Peppy Rosenthal

Michael Barron

Jacky King

Dora King

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Critic Reviews for Chameleon Street

All Critics (3) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (0) | DVD (1)

A disarming, disturbing, elusive, and profound meditation on personal identity.

Apr 4, 2016 | Full Review…

Richard Brody

New Yorker

Top Critic

This troubling biopic, based on the amazing but true story of a black con artist -- is a flawed but brilliantly thought provoking adventure in filmmaking.

Mar 25, 2002 | Rating: A | Full Review…