

Beat Street
1984 · Movie · 1h 45m · PG
DramaMusic
"Takin' the beat to the streets!"
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes
57%
Metacritic
68/100
Key crew
- Stan LathanDirector
- Andrew DavisScreenplay
- Paul GoldingScreenplay
- Webster LewisOriginal Music Composer
- Harry BelafonteOriginal Music Composer
- David GilbertScreenplay
- Arthur BakerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Guy DavisKenny Kirkland
- Rae Dawn ChongTracy Carlson
- Saundra SantiagoCarmen Cararro
- Doug E. FreshHimself
- Mary AliceCora
- Shawn ElliottDomingo
- Duane JonesRobert
- Kadeem HardisonHigh School Student (scenes deleted)
- Jon ChardietRamon
- Leon W. GrantChollie
- Robert TaylorLee Kirkland
- DJ Kool HercClive Campbell
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Themes
dancerap musichip-hoprhyme battledisc jockeysubwaybreakdancegraffitiintense























