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South Bronx graffiti artist Zoro is commissioned to paint a backdrop for a hip-hop concert.South Bronx graffiti artist Zoro is commissioned to paint a backdrop for a hip-hop concert.South Bronx graffiti artist Zoro is commissioned to paint a backdrop for a hip-hop concert.
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7.0/10
2.6K
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- Director
- Writers
- Charlie Ahearn(original concept)
- Fab 5 Freddy(original concept)
- Stars
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- Director
- Writers
- Charlie Ahearn(original concept)
- Fab 5 Freddy(original concept)
- Stars
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Andrew Witten
- Z-Rocas Z-Roc
- (as Zephyr)
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- Union Crewas Union Crew
- (as Chris 'Daze' Ellis)
- Director
- Writers
- Charlie Ahearn(original concept)
- Fab 5 Freddy(original concept)
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Universally hailed as the first hip-hop movie, "Wild Style" captures New York's hip-hop culture circa 1981 and several prominent figures including Busy Bee Starski; Fab 5 Freddy; the Cold Crush Brothers; and one of the godfathers of hip-hop, Grandmaster Flash. A movie whose influence cannot be underestimated and hailed as the most inspirational hip-hop of movie of all time, "Wild Style" immortalizes the birth of the underground hip-hop scene about to explode around the world, changing the face of music, fashion, art, and a way of life forever. Following street artist Zorro (played by legendary subway artist Lee Quiñones) and his crew as they journey through the streets, projects, and train yards of New York, keeping one step ahead of the cops and their rivals, the film climaxes in one of the most famous hip-hop concerts in history. Featuring the pioneers at the forefront of a cultural revolution including DJs, emcees, and breakers such as Grandmaster Flash, the Chief Rocker Busy Bee, Fab 5 Freddy, the Rock Steady Crew, and the Cold Crush Brothers, "Wild Style" is the greatest hip-hop movie of all time.
- Taglines
- Break Dancing Graffiti Rap
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- Certificate
- R
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Did you know
- TriviaThe stick-up guys were cast when Charlie Ahearn saw them hanging around the location. Ahearn offered them a prop gun but they insisted on using their real sawed-off shotgun. All of their lines were improvised.
- GoofsAt 6:18 Hector tells Raymond 'Zoro' to take off his do-rag. Then Ray's hair pops back and forth between being flat from the do-rag to a picked out Afro during their conversation.
- ConnectionsEdited into And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (2004)
Top review
Not a movie in the conventional way - but a unique snapshot of a moment in time that changed the musical world
If you want a movie with a plot and a story, this isn't for you. If you want to see the founding fathers of a musical movement which changed the world, this is it. It's the real deal - the artists play themselves, and there are extensive breaks showing all that was wonderful about rap, graffiti and break-dancing in NYC in the early 80's. I was lucky enough to live there at the time, and I will never forget the amazement of seeing full-painted subway cars, and hearing the unique beats of Red Alert and his kind on Kiss and WBLS. This movie captures a wonderful moment in time.It was the best of times, it was ... the best of times. I have no idea where all these people are now, but if you ever read this - thanks - you changed my life.
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- john-goodman-1
- Sep 5, 2006
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- Graffiti Wild Style
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- $4,948
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