1990 | dir: Wendell B. Harris Jr. | 94 min
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 1990 Sundance Film Festival
Chameleon Street recounts the improbable but true story of Michigan con man Douglas Street, the titular “chameleon” who successfully impersonated his way up the socioeconomic ladder by posing as a magazine reporter, an Ivy League student, a respected surgeon, and a corporate lawyer. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 1990 Sundance Film Festival — yet criminally underseen for over three decades — Chameleon Street has been restored in 4K from the original 35mm camera negative.
Special Features:
- Limited edition slipcase featuring UV invisible ink design
- Accordion foldout 6x24 inch poster
- New 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative
- New audio commentary featuring Wendell B. Harris Jr. and Ashley Clark
- New audio commentary featuring cast and crew
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Being Independent is Glorious – An archival conversation featuring Harris and Mike Plante
- Archival video interview with William Douglas Street Jr.
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Marriage Counseling – The evolution of a scene
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The Process – Archival documentary on the making of Chameleon Street
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Colette Vignette – Harris’ award-winning 1986 short featuring Chameleon Street’s Colette Haywood
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So, You Say You Know Leadbelly… – Archival footage from Chameleon Street pre-production character explorations
- Original theatrical trailer
- 2021 U.S theatrical trailer
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16 page booklet
*Limited edition run of 1,000
"One of the greatest independent films of the twentieth century."
- The New Yorker
"A daring examination of race, class and identity."
- The Los Angeles Times
"A triple-threat filmmaker of original and eccentric talent."
- The New York Times
This blu-ray release is locked for Region A (North America, Central America, South America, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia).
