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.
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Earnest, classical in form, nostalgic and grave.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
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“Is the nostalgia doing the heavy lifting?”
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“Is Guy Davis the best thing in Beat Street?”
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“Would a little humor have helped?”
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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
Crew
- Stan LathanDirector
- Andrew DavisScreenplay
- David GilbertScreenplay
- Paul GoldingScreenplay
- Tom Priestley Jr.Director of Photography
- Arthur BakerOriginal Music Composer
- Harry BelafonteOriginal Music Composer
- Webster LewisOriginal Music Composer
- Dov HoenigEditor
- Kevin LeeEditor
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