Beat Street

Plot

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.

  • Stan Lathan

    Director

  • Andrew Davis

    Screenplay

  • David Gilbert

    Screenplay

  • Paul Golding

    Screenplay

  • Tom Priestley Jr.

    Director of Photography

  • Dov Hoenig

    Editor

  • Kevin Lee

    Editor

  • Guy Davis

    Kenny Kirkland

  • Rae Dawn Chong

    Tracy Carlson

  • Saundra Santiago

    Carmen Cararro

  • Doug E. Fresh

    Himself

  • Mary Alice

    Cora

  • Shawn Elliott

    Domingo

  • Duane Jones

    Robert

  • Kadeem Hardison

    High School Student (scenes deleted)

  • Jon Chardiet

    Ramon

  • Leon W. Grant

    Chollie

  • Robert Taylor

    Lee Kirkland

  • DJ Kool Herc

    Clive Campbell

  • Afrika Bambaataa

  • Tommy Gunn

    Furious Five

  • Melle Mel

    Grandmaster Melle Mel

  • Gina Belafonte

    Elizabeth

  • Hope Clarke

    Dancing instructor

  • Joseph C. Phillips

    Dancer

  • Tony 'Mr. Wave' Draughon

    New York City Breaker

  • The New York City Breakers

    Breakdancers

  • Rock Steady Crew

    Breakdancers

  • Runtime

    105 minutes

    Released

    1984-06-08

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Orion Pictures

    Sound

  • Arthur Baker

    Original Music Composer

  • Harry Belafonte

    Original Music Composer

  • Webster Lewis

    Original Music Composer

  • Updated

    82 days ago

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