“Takin' the beat to the streets!”
Beat Street
6.8
96 votes·1984
·1h 45m
·MovieDramaMusic
Overview
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.
Commercial Verdict
Average
Revenue vs Budget1.7x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Modest returns after marketing costs
Keywords
dancerap musichip-hoprhyme battledisc jockeysubwaybreakdancegraffitiintense
Cast
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
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