Street Justice

This article is about the television drama. For the autobiography, see Chuck Zito. For the 1989 film, see Street Justice (film).

Street Justice is a Canadian-American action crime drama series starring Carl Weathers and Bryan Genesse. The series began airing in syndication in 1991, and was canceled in 1993 after two seasons.

Street Justice
Street Justice Season One DVD Cover
Genre	Crime drama Action
Created by	David Levinson Mark Lisson David H. Balkan
Directed by	David Winning
Starring	Carl Weathers Bryan Genesse Charlene Fernetz Marcus Chong
Composer	Lawrence Shragge
Country of origin	United States, Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	43 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Ann Donahue Jonathan Glassner David Levinson
Producer	N. John Smith
Production location	Vancouver
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	43-45 minutes
Production companies	Stephen J. Cannell Productions (1991-1992) (season 1) Cannell Entertainment (1992-1993) (season 2)
Original release
Network	Syndication
Release	September 29, 1991 (1991-09-29) – May 29, 1993 (1993-05-29)

Synopsis

The series revolves around U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier-turned-metropolitan police detective, Adam Beaudreaux (Weathers) and Grady Jameson (Genesse), a Canadian martial arts expert. As a child, Grady saved Adam's life when he was wounded-in-action during the Vietnam War. Grady's parents, who were Canadian missionaries, were killed when the Viet Cong burned down their village. After the encounter, the two formed a bond and were together in Vietnam for 10 months until Adam was sent back to the United States and discharged from service. Adam promised Grady that he would come back for him. In 1972, Adam became a police officer and began a 20-year search for the boy who had saved his life. In the intervening years, Grady was forced to steal to survive on the mean streets in Vietnam. He was eventually arrested and imprisoned for 10+1⁄2 years. Grady learned martial arts in prison in order to stay alive. Adam and Grady are finally reunited in 1991 when Grady finds his way to the U.S. and shows up at Adam's place while in pursuit of the man he holds responsible for his parents' murder.

Adam puts Grady to work at the bar he co-owns with his friend, Malloy (Charlene Fernetz), the daughter of his deceased partner. Grady soon begins helping Adam on cases using the knowledge he picked up living on the streets along with his martial arts training.

Cast

Main

• Carl Weathers as Adam Beaudreaux
• Bryan Genesse as Grady Jameson
• Charlene Fernetz as Malloy
• Marcus Chong as Miguel Mendez (Season 2; guest appearances in Season 1)

Recurring

• Eric McCormack as Detective Eric Rothman (18 episodes)
• Janne Mortil as Detective Tricia Kelsey
• Ken Tremblett as Detective Paul Schuham (11 episodes)
• Leam Blackwood as Lt. Charles Pine

Guest stars

• Tamsin Kelsey (6 episodes)
• Sandra P. Grant
• Lisa Vultaggio
• Steve Bacic (3 episodes)
• Carrie-Anne Moss (2 episodes)
• Beverley Hendry (2 episodes)
• Ken Camroux (2 episodes)
• Buster Douglas
• Christianne Hirt
• Walter Marsh
• Victor Young (2 episodes)
• John Tench
• Eric Keenleyside (2 episodes)
• Rick Poltaruk
• Wren Robertz
• Kim Coates
• Aki Aleong
• Stephen E. Miller
• Salma Hayek
• Larry Manetti
• Dwight McFee
• Robert McNeil
• Beau Starr
• Pat Harrington Jr.
• Oliver Becker
• Jano Frandsen
• Jill Teed
• Scott Jaeck
• Johnny Cuthbert
• John Novak (2 episodes)
• Roark Critchlow
• Debbie Gibson
• Tom McBeath
• Dustin Nguyen
• Kim Kondrashoff
• Marc Baur
• Roger R. Cross (2 episodes)
• Kevin McNulty (2 episodes)
• Melanie Nicholls-King
• Billy Blanks
• Amy Yasbeck
• Collin Raye
• R. Lee Ermey
• Peter DeLuise
• Don S. Davis
• Kim Coates
• Steve Kahan
• Omar Epps
• Alfonso Quijada (3 episodes)
• Alex Datcher (2 episodes)
• Travis MacDonald
• Jim Byrnes
• Earl Pastko
• Jay Brazeau
• Kathy Long
• Benjamin Ratner
• Rob Morton
• Steven Williams
• Bo Svenson

Notes

Marcus Chong and Carrie-Anne Moss would reunite years later in The Matrix.

Episodes

Season 1 (1991–92)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Legacy"	Bill Corcoran	David Levinson & Jonathan Glassner	September 29, 1991 (1991-09-29)
2	2
While protecting a hitman for a local crime boss, police detective Adam Beaudreaux hires a friend of his to track down Grady Jameson, to whom he feels indebted for saving his life in Vietnam nearly 20 years ago. Grady and Beaudreaux work together when it's revealed that killer was involved with the death of Grady's parents.
3	3	"Loyalties"	Unknown	Unknown	October 5, 1991 (1991-10-05)
Adam is asked to keep a friend's daughter out of a gang.
4	4	"Kid Stuff"	Unknown	Unknown	October 12, 1991 (1991-10-12)
Grady's girlfriend asks him to help kidnap get son from his abusive foster parents.
5	5	"Tables Turned"	Unknown	Unknown	October 19, 1991 (1991-10-19)
Adam agrees to help an attorney who got a rapist he arrested off when the man begins to stalk her.
6	6	"Shadows"	Unknown	Unknown	October 26, 1991 (1991-10-26)
Adam is placed in protective custody when two officers turn up dead.
7	7	"Sanctuary"	Unknown	Unknown	November 2, 1991 (1991-11-02)
Grady takes an abused young woman under his wing.
8	8	"The Group"	Unknown	Unknown	November 9, 1991 (1991-11-09)
The past comes back to haunt Adam when young Asian women are being murdered, and he believes it to be the work of new members of a group of Vietnam vets.
9	9	"Friendly Fire"	Unknown	Unknown	November 16, 1991 (1991-11-16)
10	10	"Self Defense"	Unknown	Unknown	November 23, 1991 (1991-11-23)
11	11	"Bashing"	Unknown	Unknown	November 30, 1991 (1991-11-30)
12	12	"Homecoming"	Unknown	Unknown	January 11, 1992 (1992-01-11)
13	13	"Parenthood"	Unknown	Unknown	January 18, 1992 (1992-01-18)
14	14	"Partner in Crime"	Unknown	Unknown	January 25, 1992 (1992-01-25)
15	15	"Protectors"	Unknown	Unknown	February 1, 1992 (1992-02-01)
16	16	"Backbeat"	Unknown	Unknown	February 15, 1992 (1992-02-15)
17	17	"Debt of Honor"	Unknown	Unknown	February 22, 1992 (1992-02-22)
18	18	"Bad Choices"	Unknown	Unknown	February 29, 1992 (1992-02-29)
19	19	"Eye Witness"	Unknown	Unknown	April 25, 1992 (1992-04-25)
20	20	"The Long Way Home"	Unknown	Unknown	May 2, 1992 (1992-05-02)
21	21	"Catcher"	Unknown	Unknown	May 9, 1992 (1992-05-09)
22	22	"Missing"	Unknown	Unknown	May 16, 1992 (1992-05-16)

Season 2 (1992–93)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
23	1	"Death Warmed Over"	René Bonnière	Jonathan Glassner	October 3, 1992 (1992-10-03)
24	2	"Circle of Death"	Brad Turner	Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle	October 10, 1992 (1992-10-10)
25	3	"Cross Fire"	René Bonnière	Carleton Eastlake	October 17, 1992 (1992-10-17)
26	4	"Feet of Clay"	Brad Turner	David Kemper	October 24, 1992 (1992-10-24)
27	5	"Each One, Teach One"	Bill Corcoran	Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle and Jonathan Glassner & Carleton Eastlake	October 31, 1992 (1992-10-31)
28	6	"Country Justice"	David Winning	Jonathan Glassner	November 7, 1992 (1992-11-07)
29	7	"Back From the Dead Again"	Paul Shapiro	Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle	November 14, 1992 (1992-11-14)
30	8	"Innocent Blood"	David Winning	John Whelpley	November 21, 1992 (1992-11-21)
31	9	"Angel of Death"	David Winning	Paul M. Belous	November 28, 1992 (1992-11-28)
32	10	"Remember Me"	Brad Turner	Vivienne Radkoff	January 9, 1993 (1993-01-09)
33	11	"Black or Blue"	Brad Turner	Jay Huguely	January 16, 1993 (1993-01-16)
34	12	"Bitter Fruit"	Jeff Woolnough	I.C. Rapoport	January 23, 1993 (1993-01-23)
35	13	"A Sense of Duty"	David Winning	Barry Schkolnick	January 30, 1993 (1993-01-30)
36	14	"Obsession"	Brenton Spencer	Barry Schkolnick	February 6, 1993 (1993-02-06)
37	15	"Honor and Trust"	Brad Turner	David Kemper	February 13, 1993 (1993-02-13)
38	16	"On My Honor"	Brenton Spencer	Vivienne Radkoff	February 20, 1993 (1993-02-20)
39	17	"The Cost of Peace"	René Bonnière	Jonathan Glassner	February 27, 1993 (1993-02-27)
40	18	"Countdown"	Brad Turner	Vivienne Radkoff	March 6, 1993 (1993-03-06)
41	19	"Hello Again"	David Winning	Vivienne Radkoff	May 8, 1993 (1993-05-08)
42	20	"The Wall"	Brad Turner	Todd Trotter	May 15, 1993 (1993-05-15)
43	21	"My Brother's Keeper"	René Bonnière	Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle	May 22, 1993 (1993-05-22)
44	22	"Desperate"	Jeff Woolnough	Carleton Eastlake	May 29, 1993 (1993-05-29)

Home media

Visual Entertainment has released both seasons of Street Justice on DVD in Canada.^[1][2]

On March 22, 2011, VEI released Street Justice: The Complete Series on DVD in Canada. The 10-disc boxset features all 43 episodes of the series.^[3]

DVD name	Ep #	Release date
The Complete First Season	21	November 7, 2006
The Complete Second and Final Season	22	November 25, 2008
The Complete Series	43	March 22, 2011

Awards and nominations

Chicago International Film Festival

• Won: Best Direction, Dramatic Series, David Winning (for episode 1.13 "Parenthood", 1993)

References

1. Amazon.com: Street Justice Season 1 DVD release info
2. Carl Weathers and Bryan Genesse (Actor). "Street Justice Complete Second and Final season: Amazon.ca: Carl Weathers and Bryan Genesse: DVD". Amazon.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
3. "Street Justice DVD news: Announcement for Street Justice - the Complete Series | TVShowsOnDVD.com". Archived from the original on 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2011-02-04.

External links

• Street Justice at IMDb
• August 2000 interview with series director David Winning