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Overview

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5.7/10   541 votes
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Director:
Michael Schultz
Writer:
Ralph Farquhar (writer)
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Release Date:
25 October 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Music more
Tagline:
It's chillin'! more
Plot:
In this movie based on the early days of Def Jam Recordings, up-and-coming manager Russell Walker has... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Unauthorized Run Dmc Biopic Hires a 'Notorious' Screenwriter
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User Comments:
Good film for old school Hip-Hop heads. more (13 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Sheila E. ... Herself
Joseph Simmons ... Himself (Run-D.M.C)
Darryl McDaniels ... Himself (Run-D.M.C.) (as Daryll McDaniels)
Jason Mizell ... Himself (Run-D.M.C.)
Mark Morales ... Himself (Fat Boys)
Damon Wimbley ... Himself (Fat Boys)
Darren Robinson ... Himself (Fat Boys) (as Darren 'Buffy' Robinson)
Kurtis Blow ... Himself

Blair Underwood ... Russell Walker
Ricky Bell ... Himself (New Edition)
Michael Lamone Bivins ... Himself (New Edition) (as Michael Bivins)

Bobby Brown ... Himself (New Edition) (as New Edition)
Ronald De Voe ... Himself (New Edition) (as New Edition)
Ralph E. Tresvant ... Himself (New Edition) (as Ralph Tresvant)

Lisa Gay Hamilton ... Aisha
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Rap Attack (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:L | Canada:G (Quebec) | USA:R

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Trivia:
Spike Lee inquired about the possibility of working as an assistant director to help fund his film She's Gotta Have It (1986) but didn't get the job. more
Quotes:
Rick: That guy was a sucker, man. Carmen, file this.
[He hands her the "accounting book" -- a trashed out spiral notebook.]
Carmen: [rolls eyes and files the book by tossing it aside on a nearby table.]
Rick: Damn. Take all my money out of that bank.
Carmen: We don't have an account.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! (2006) more
Soundtrack:
A Love Bizarre more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Good film for old school Hip-Hop heads., 23 February 2002
5/10
Author: myklook-1 from Toronto, Canada

This film isn't an award winner but it is a must see for all Hip Hop historians. Loosely based on the life of producer Russel Simmons this film takes us back to the early days of Hip-Hop when rap was just starting to break into the mainstream. Blair Underwood plays Russel and everyone else (Run DMC, Fat Boys, Sheila E, New Edition, Beastie Boys, L.L. Cool J, etc..) play themselves. I think, if anything, this film gives fans an idea of what it was like for young rappers, producers and other musicians from NYC in the early eighties. I think the film could have been better if it was a little grittier and honest, but if it was than Rap and Hip-Hop may not have blown up the way it did into mainstream culture.

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