Beat Street (1984)
Capture the energy, excitement, and rhythm on....
poster Beat Street
IMDb Rating:
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6.5/10 (3457 votes)

Country:United States, 105 minutes

Spoken Languages:English

Genres:Drama, Music

Director(s):Stan Lathan

Video Codec:Unknown

Number: 1593

Storyline:
An upbeat, lets-put-on-a-show musical about the wonders of hip-hop music and culture that tells the story of Kenny, a young hip-hop artist living in the rough slums of the Bronx with his younger brother Lee and their mother Cora. Kenny dreams of making it big as a disc jockey and playing in the most swank of Manhattan nightclubs, the Roxy. Into their lives comes Tracy, a composer and assistant choreographer from the City College of New York, who inspires him to try to continue his dream while romance begins to grow between them, despite coming from different neighborhoods and worlds. Meanwhile, Lee is part of a break-dancing crew set on dominating the scene of their street. The rest of their friends include Ramon, a graffiti artist determined to spread his painting to every subway car in the city while dealing with his girlfriend Carmen and Chollie, a fellow disc jockey who becomes Kenny's manager after he lands him a gig at a Bronx club. Many hip-hop groups, electro artists, break ...

Cast:

photo Rae Dawn Chong
Rae Dawn Chong Tracy
photo Jon Chardiet
Jon Chardiet Ramon
photo Saundra Santiago
Saundra Santiago Carmen
photo Mary Alice
Mary Alice Cora
photo Melle Mel
Melle Mel Grand Master Melle Mel

Medium: Media file,

Location: G:\Musical\Beat Street.mp4

Loaned: No

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