Beat Street (1984)
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82% of users liked it
(7,323 ratings)
Jon Chardiet plays a Puerto Rican youth who targets subway walls for his graffiti renderings. For a while, it looks as though Chardiet's problems will carry the plotline, but before long the film's true raison d'etre comes to the surface. Rap-music deejay Guy Davis, in tandem with such… More Jon Chardiet plays a Puerto Rican youth who targets subway walls for his graffiti renderings. For a while, it looks as though Chardiet's problems will carry the plotline, but before long the film's true raison d'etre comes to the surface. Rap-music deejay Guy Davis, in tandem with such like-minded individuals as music student Rae Dawn Chong, endeavor to stage a huge breakdancing presentation, featuring several musical artistes of the period. Harry Belafonte served as coproducer. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Stan Lathan
- Written By
- Steven Hager, Andrew Davis
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Drama
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jun 8, 1984 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
Interesting way of looking at a long-dead culture first coming to life.
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Gil Jawetz, DVDTalk.com
Beat Street is one of the more innocent, sweet hip-hop films from the early days.
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Cast
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Rae Dawn Chong
as Tracy
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Guy Davis
as Kenny
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John Chardiet
as Ramon
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Leon W. Grant
as Chollie
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Robert Taylor
as Lee
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Dean Elliott
as Henri
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Franc. Reyes
as Luis
- The New York City Breakers
- The Magnificent Force
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Grand Master Melle Mel & the Furious Five
as Themselves
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Afrika Bambaataa
as Soul Sonic Force/Shango
- Us Girls
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Mary Alice
as Cora
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Gina Belafonte
as Elizabeth
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Jim Borrelli
as Monte
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Lee Chamberlin
as Alicia
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Hope Clarke
as Dancing Instructor
- Rock Steady Crew
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Douglas Davis
as Douggie Fresh
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Shawn Elliott
as Domingo
- Bernard Fowler
- Tommy Gunn
- Kadeem Hardison
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Kool Herc
as Himself
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Duane Jones
as Robert
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Kool Moe Dee
as The Treacherous Trio
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Lisa Lee
as Us Girl
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Tonya Pinkins
as Angela
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Antonia Rey
as Flora
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Saundra Santiago
as Carmen
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Kimry Smith
as Erika
- Soul Sonic Force
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Billy Anagnos
as Stunts
- B. Tina
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Vic Magnotta
as Stunts
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Paul Pesco
as The System
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Tom Wright
as Stunts
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Dadi Pinero
as Young Writer
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Leon Stephenson
as Monte's Bouncer
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Richard Thomsen
as Paul
- Wayne Frost
- Jon Chardiet
