Directed by:
Stan LathanCinematography:
Tom Priestley Jr.Composer:
Webster LewisCast:
Rae Dawn Chong, Guy Davis, Jon Chardiet, Mary Alice, Duane Jones, Kadeem Hardison, Shawn Elliott, Joseph C. Phillips, Antonia Rey, Tonya Pinkins, Hope Clarke (more)VOD (2)
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At the forefront of early hip-hop culture, DJ Kenny Kirkland (Guy Davis), his B-boy brother, Lee (Robert Taylor), and graffiti artist Ramon (John Chardiet) all have hopes of showcasing their talents outside the confines of South Bronx, N.Y. When Tracy Carlson (Rae Dawn Chong), a composer and choreographer, runs into Kirkland and Lee at one of Manhattan's hottest nightclubs, she offers Lee an opportunity to perform on TV. However, the crew has a long way to go before achieving their dreams. (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM))
(more)Cast
Rae Dawn Chong
Canada
Best movies:
The Color Purple (1985)
Quest for Fire (1981)
Lonesome Dove (1989) (series)
Guy Davis
USA
Best movies:
Beat Street (1984)
Def by Temptation (1990)
Jon Chardiet
USA
Best movies:
Beat Street (1984)
Money Talks (1997)
Chump Change (2000)
Mary Alice
USA
Best movies:
Awakenings (1990)
A Perfect World (1993)
Beat Street (1984)
Duane Jones
USA
Best movies:
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Beat Street (1984)
Ganja & Hess (1973)
Kadeem Hardison
USA
Best movies:
Beat Street (1984)
Paddleton (2019)
Blind Faith (1998)
Shawn Elliott
Best movies:
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Beat Street (1984)
13 Conversations About One Thing (2001)
Joseph C. Phillips
USA
Best movies:
Beat Street (1984)
Strictly Business (1991)
Dispatch (2015)
Antonia Rey
Cuba
Best movies:
Hair (1979)
Beat Street (1984)
The Changeling (1980)
Tonya Pinkins
USA
Best movies:
Beat Street (1984)
Above the Rim (1994)
My Days of Mercy (2017)
Hope Clarke
USA
Best movies:
Angel Heart (1987)
Basquiat (1996)
Beat Street (1984)
Lee Chamberlin
USA
Best movies:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Beat Street (1984)
Let's Do It Again (1975)
Afrika Bambaataa
USA
Best movies:
The Work of Director Chris Cunningham (2003) (video compilation)
Beat Street (1984)
Saundra Santiago
USA
Best movies:
Carlito's Way (1993)
Beat Street (1984)
To Sir, with Love II (1996) (TV movie)
Gina Belafonte
USA
Best movies:
Tokyo Pop (1988)
Beat Street (1984)
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Leon W. Grant
Best movies:
Beat Street (1984)
The Wanderers (1979)
A Stranger Is Watching (1982)
Mailon Rivera
USA
Best movies:
Beat Street (1984)
The Scorpion King (2002)
Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy (1997) (TV movie)
Crazy Legs
USA
Best movies:
Wild Style (1983)
Beat Street (1984)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Kool Herc
Jamaica
Best movies:
Beat Street (1984)
Kool Moe Dee
USA
Best movies:
Wild Style (1983)
Brother (2000)
Beat Street (1984)