Beat Street (1984)
Beat Street (1984)
Takin' the beat to the streets!
An aspiring DJ, from the South Bronx, and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and culture.

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Cast

Guy Davis Guy Davis As: Kenny Kirkland
Rae Dawn Chong Rae Dawn Chong As: Tracy Carlson
Saundra Santiago Saundra Santiago As: Carmen Cararro
Doug E. Fresh Doug E. Fresh As: Himself
Mary Alice Mary Alice As: Cora
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Storyline

An aspiring DJ, from the South Bronx, and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and culture.


Tagline: Takin' the beat to the streets!
Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Drama, Music

Language: English

Release Date: 08 June 1984

Country: US

Runtime: 105m

Company Credits

Company: Orion Pictures

External Links

Cast

Guy Davis

Guy Davis

Kenny Kirkland

Rae Dawn Chong

Rae Dawn Chong

Tracy Carlson

Saundra Santiago

Saundra Santiago

Carmen Cararro

Doug E. Fresh

Doug E. Fresh

Himself

Mary Alice

Mary Alice

Cora

Shawn Elliott

Shawn Elliott

Domingo

Duane Jones

Duane Jones

Robert

Kadeem Hardison

Kadeem Hardison

High School Student (scenes deleted)

Jon Chardiet

Jon Chardiet

Ramon

Leon W. Grant

Leon W. Grant

Chollie

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Lee Kirkland

DJ Kool Herc

DJ Kool Herc

Clive Campbell

Afrika Bambaataa

Afrika Bambaataa

Tommy Gunn

Tommy Gunn

Furious Five

Melle Mel

Melle Mel

Grandmaster Melle Mel

Gina Belafonte

Gina Belafonte

Elizabeth

Hope Clarke

Hope Clarke

Dancing instructor

Joseph C. Phillips

Joseph C. Phillips

Dancer

Tony 'Mr. Wave' Draughon

Tony 'Mr. Wave' Draughon

New York City Breaker

The New York City Breakers

The New York City Breakers

Breakdancers

Rock Steady Crew

Rock Steady Crew

Breakdancers

Directed By

Stan Lathan

Stan Lathan

Director

Writing Credits

Andrew Davis

Andrew Davis

Screenplay

Paul Golding

Paul Golding

Screenplay

David Gilbert

David Gilbert

Screenplay

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Bernard Johnson

Bernard Johnson

Costume Design

Kristi Zea

Kristi Zea

Costume Design

Sound

Webster Lewis

Webster Lewis

Original Music Composer

Arthur Baker

Arthur Baker

Original Music Composer

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Tom Priestley Jr.

Tom Priestley Jr.

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Dan Perri

Dan Perri

Title Designer

George DeTitta Jr.

George DeTitta Jr.

Set Decoration

Wynn Thomas

Wynn Thomas

Art Direction

Patrizia von Brandenstein

Patrizia von Brandenstein

Production Design

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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