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Rappin' (1985)An ex-con and break-dancer helps save a neighborhood from a greedy developer while trying to win a rap contest. Director:Joel Silberg |
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Title: Rappin' (1985)
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Richie
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Moon
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Allan
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Duane
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Cedric
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Mrs. Goldberg
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Stavros
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Mr. Chan
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Cecilia
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Rosalita
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Eyde Byrde | ... |
Grandma
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An ex-con and break-dancer helps save a neighborhood from a greedy developer while trying to win a rap contest.
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 May 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
House rap See more »Filming Locations:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USABox Office
Budget:
$2,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Performed by Ice-T, David Storrs
Written by Ice-T, David Storrs
Produced by David Storrs
Courtesy of Electro-Beat Records
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During the audition scene in the nightclub with Ice-T, the DJ and Rapper with him on stage were members of his Real Life crew, "Rhyme Syndicate". Brothers Eric Garcia and Henry Garcia are better known as "Evil E" and "Hen G". See more »Soundtracks
"Killer"Performed by Ice-T, David Storrs
Written by Ice-T, David Storrs
Produced by David Storrs
Courtesy of Electro-Beat Records
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Very enjoyable and a feel good movie, a lot of fun, this should have been the next Saturday night fever or Rocky horror. This film is dull early on but really gets going from the quarter way stage, and it tries to show the underrated Mario Van Peebles as a kind of Robin Hood figure (he is called John "rappin" hood), out of jail and trying to re-discover himself and save his neighbourhood from a greedy property developer and save his brother from a life of crime and jail like his former self. Everyone is infuenced by the power of rap and all become better people for the experience (yes very cheesy) this is for sale on region 1 (where I purchased) but not in the UK where I live, the wonders of internet, credit cards and multi region players, even a happy ending for me :-) get this film, buy it and tell all your friends about it, it deserved to be a cult classic.