Beat Street

6.8
  • Genre: DramaMusic
  • Run time: 105 min
  • Premiere: 1984. June 8.

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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Guy Davis

Kenny Kirkland

Rae Dawn Chong

Tracy Carlson

Saundra Santiago

Carmen Cararro

Duane Jones

Robert

Kadeem Hardison

High School Student (scenes deleted)

Robert Taylor

Lee Kirkland

DJ Kool Herc

Clive Campbell

Tommy Gunn

Furious Five

Melle Mel

Grandmaster Melle Mel

Gina Belafonte

Elizabeth

Hope Clarke

Dancing instructor

Tony 'Mr. Wave' Draughon

New York City Breaker

Rock Steady Crew

Breakdancers

Art

Dan Perri

Title Designer

Patrizia von Brandenstein

Production Design

Wynn Thomas

Art Direction

George DeTitta Jr.

Set Decoration

Camera

Tom Priestley Jr.

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Bernard Johnson

Costume Design

Kristi Zea

Costume Design

Directing

Stan Lathan

Director

Editing

Dov Hoenig

Editor

Bob Brady

Co-Editor

Kevin Lee

Editor

Production

Michael Holman

Producer

Pat Golden

Casting

Sound

Arthur Baker

Original Music Composer

Harry Belafonte

Original Music Composer

Webster Lewis

Original Music Composer

Writing

Andrew Davis

Screenplay

David Gilbert

Screenplay

Paul Golding

Screenplay