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Legendary New York graffiti artist Lee Quinones plays the part of Zoro, the city's hottest and most elusive graffiti writer. The actual story of the movie concerns the tension between ... See full summary » Director:Charlie AhearnWriter:Charlie Ahearn |
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Title: Wild Style (1983)
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Cold Crush Brothers
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Himself
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Cold Crush Brothers
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Virginia
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Himself
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Grandmaster Caz | ... |
Cold Crush Brothers
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Double Trouble
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Charlie Chase | ... |
Cold Crush Brothers
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Ruby Dee | ... |
Fantastic Freaks
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Fantastic Freaks
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Himself
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Fab Five Freddy
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Sandra Fabara | ... |
Rose
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Himself
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Rock Steady Crew
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Legendary New York graffiti artist Lee Quinones plays the part of Zoro, the city's hottest and most elusive graffiti writer. The actual story of the movie concerns the tension between Zoro's passion for his art and his personal life, particularly his strained relationship with fellow artist Rose. But this isn't why one watches Wild Style--this movie is *the* classic hip-hop flick, full of great subway shots, breakdancing, freestyle MCing and rare footage of one of the godfathers of hip-hop, Grandmaster Flash, pulling off an awesome scratch-mix set on a pair of ancient turntables. A must-see for anyone interested in hip-hop music and culture. Written by Leon
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18 March 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Composed by Fab 5 Freddy and Chris Stein
Performed by Grandmaster Caz
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Charlie Ahearn had to get approval to shoot in the MTA train yards three months in advance. The use of the yard would cost him $25,000. On the first night of filming, it rained constantly, which caused lots of problems with the production. See more »Soundtracks
"South Bronx Subway Rap"Composed by Fab 5 Freddy and Chris Stein
Performed by Grandmaster Caz
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Featuring some of the biggest names in hip hop, Wildstyle is the seminal docu-rama on this lifestlye. B-boys and b-girls, graf artists, DJs, MCs and larger than life characters are feature in this flick that is, ultimately, a real-life documentary on the early movers and shakers of the hip hop movement.
Anyone who listens to rap, wears fat laces, loves the 'old-skool' look, spins bits of plastic on two (or more) turntables, or is just curious about hip hop should have watched this film at least five times! A to the K? What acting there is in this film is weak, but it's made up for by appearances from Grandmaster Flash, Double Trouble, Crazy Legs and gang, as well as a whole host of graf artists including Lady Pink and Lee. There is a loose plot-line but you soon realise that this isn't really important to what is captured on film. What is captured is the vitality and energy that is hip hop and no other film (including Beat Street and Style Wars) comes close.