Beat Street

Beat Street (1984)

Takin' the beat to the streets!

Genre: Drama, Music
Release Date: 1984-06-08
User Rating: 6.844/10 from 80 ratings
Runtime: 1h 45min
Language: English
Production Company: Orion Pictures
Production Country: United States of America
Director: Stan Lathan
Writers: Andrew Davis, David Gilbert, Paul Golding.

6.844/10

From 80 Ratings

Summary

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
Crew

Guy Davis

as Kenny Kirkland
Rae Dawn Chong

as Tracy Carlson
Saundra Santiago

as Carmen Cararro
Doug E. Fresh

as Himself
Mary Alice

as Cora
Shawn Elliott

as Domingo
Duane Jones

as Robert
Kadeem Hardison

as High School Student (scenes deleted)
Jon Chardiet

as Ramon
Leon W. Grant

as Chollie
Robert Taylor

as Lee Kirkland
DJ Kool Herc

as Clive Campbell
Afrika Bambaataa

as
Tommy Gunn

as Furious Five
Melle Mel

as Grandmaster Melle Mel
Gina Belafonte

as Elizabeth
Hope Clarke

as Dancing instructor
Joseph C. Phillips

as Dancer

Writing	Andrew Davis	Screenplay
Directing	Stan Lathan	Director
Production	David V. Picker	Producer
Production	Michael Holman	Producer
Art	Dan Perri	Title Designer
Editing	Dov Hoenig	Editor
Production	Mary Colquhoun	Casting
Writing	David Gilbert	Screenplay
Costume & Make-Up	Kristi Zea	Costume Design
Sound	Harry Belafonte	Original Music Composer
Art	George DeTitta Jr.	Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up	Bernard Johnson	Costume Design
Writing	Paul Golding	Screenplay
Sound	Arthur Baker	Original Music Composer
Art	Wynn Thomas	Art Direction
Editing	Kevin Lee	Editor
Production	Pat Golden	Casting
Art	Patrizia von Brandenstein	Production Design
Editing	Bob Brady	Co-Editor
Sound	Webster Lewis	Original Music Composer
Camera	Tom Priestley Jr.	Director of Photography