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 ...
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Cast
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| 'Lee' George Quinones | ... | Raymond 'Zoro' | |
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Lady Pink | ... | Rose 'Lady Bug' (as Sandra 'Pink' Fabara) |
| Fab 5 Freddy | ... | 'Phade' (as Frederick Braithwaite) | |
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Patti Astor | ... | Virginia |
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Andrew Witten | ... | Z-Roc (as Zephyr) |
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Busy Bee | ... | Chief Rocker |
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Carlos Morales | ... | Hector |
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Johnny 'Crash' Matos | ... | Union Crew |
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Fred 'Caz' Glover | ... | Union Crew |
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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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Break Dancing Graffiti Rap See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
4 November 1983 (West Germany) See more »Also Known As:
Estilo salvaje See more »Edit
Box Office
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$4,948Company Credits
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1.37 : 1
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Composed by Fab 5 Freddy and Chris Stein
Performed by Busy Bee
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Most of the dialog was improvised. This became abundantly clear to Lady Pink when she took her mother to see the film and was appalled by the prevalence of the word "fuck." See more »Goofs
At 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. See more »Soundtracks
The Chief Rocker Busy Bee, D.J. A.J. At the AmphitheatreComposed by Fab 5 Freddy and Chris Stein
Performed by Busy Bee
(uncredited)
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No true hip-hop head should go without seeing this movie. It is the first and probably the most accurate representation of the early hip-hop scene. IMDB has categorized Wild Style under the genre of documentary. Although the movie has a documentary feel with footage of hip-hop heads in action, it is not a true documentary because it contains a plot line which was scripted.
The plot revolves around the character of Raymond, who is played by the legendary graf artist Lee Quinones. We see what happens to him as his art starts to receive recognition from wealthy art connoisseurs. He has many personal struggles as he deals with this new attention. But it seems that all of his problems are resolved when he is painting a mural for a large hip hop concert and realizes that his art shouldn't always be about him.
There is plenty of footage that represents all four elements of hip hop: the MC, the DJ, the graf artist, and the B-boy. The Double Trouble scene and the basketball rapping scene were recently remade in Sprite commercials (Nas, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, etc.) to appeal to the hip hop crowd. We also see Lee Quinones in action in several scenes as well as footage of Grandmaster Flash. My personal favorite is the footage of a young Rocksteady Crew (Crazy Legs, Prince Ken Swift, Mr. Freeze, Frosty Freeze, etc. I think they're about 14-15?) performing at the concert at the end of the movie. And there are many other memorable scenes.
Although Wild Style is not a true documentary, I think it has preserved the true essence of hip hop during that time for younger people (such as myself) to experience. Truly a must see and a classic.