Krush Groove (1985)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Michael Schultz

Writer:

Ralph Farquhar (writer)

Release Date:

25 October 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Music

Tagline:

It's chillin'!

Plot:

In this movie based on the early days of Def Jam Recordings, up-and-coming manager Russell Walker has...

Plot Keywords:

Recording Industry | Church | Nightclub | High School | Loan Shark

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Rap Attack (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:G (Quebec) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Crystalite Productions

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.

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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! (2006)

Soundtrack:

A Love Bizarre

Good film for old school Hip-Hop heads.

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.