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Beat Street
“Takin' the beat to the streets!”
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.
Directed by Stan Lathan
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User score
97 votes
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Status
Released
Released
June 8, 1984
Runtime
1h 45m
Language
English
Budget → Revenue
$9.5M → $16.6M
Top 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
Gina Belafonte
Elizabeth
Hope Clarke
Dancing instructor
Joseph C. Phillips
Dancer
Tony 'Mr. Wave' Draughon
New York City Breaker
The New York City Breakers
Breakdancers
