Beat Street - A Loucura do Ritmo

Original title: Beat Street

19841984
M/6M/6
1h 45min

An aspiring DJ, from the South Bronx, and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and culture.

Director
- Stan Lathan
Writers
- Steven Hager(story by)
- Andrew Davis(screenplay by)
- David Gilbert(screenplay by)
Stars

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Director
- Stan Lathan
Writers
- Steven Hager(story by)
- Andrew Davis(screenplay by)
- David Gilbert(screenplay by)
All cast & crew

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The gang wars and violence of the '60's have given way to the hip-hop culture. No longer do warlords and their gangs roam the streets possessively guarding their territory. But rather, break dancers, rappers, DJs, and graffiti artists have expanded their territory and goals beyond immediate physical borders.

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Taglines
- Get down, brother, shuffle those feet, shake a little boogie to the sound of that beat.
Genres
- Drama
- Music
Certificate
- M/6
Parents guide

Trivia
Most of the graffiti art that was displayed all throughout the film was not done by real graffiti artists - it was airbrushed by set decorators, however, two grafitti artists were hired as creative consultants for the film, including Bill Cordero - aka "Blast", and Lonny Wood - aka "Phase II", (who is also referenced in the movie, during the subway graffiti scene)

Goofs
When Spit tags over Ramo's burner with the Dyer Ave train, you can see the "Sp" in "Spit" from a previous take.

Quotes
Kenny 'Double K' Kirkland: This ain't New York, this the Bronx!

Alternate versions
UK theatrical prints were edited by four seconds to obtain a "PG" rating. The 1986 and 2002 video releases were uncut and received a "15" classification, though in 2008 the rating was downgraded to "12," again without cuts.

Connections
Edited into Destination Planet Rock (2007)

Soundtracks
Beat Street Breakdown
Composed by Melle Mel, Reggie Griffin, Sylvia Robinson
Performed by Melle Mel

Top review

Bronx Old School

Great time-capsule of the Bronx and 'hood in the 1980s, and the b-bop culture/dress/dance. Kids walking the snowy streets, abandoned buildings (sealed with concrete, then broken into), marked-up subway cars...New York as it was then. It's a well put-together, but not "slick", movie, with a good, believable story and characters with some depth. The breakdancing is "real" and pretty thrilling. I taught at Roosevelt High in the Bronx at this time, and this movie catches the scene. Interesting to note how upbeat, pleasant it all was, too, vs. today's more sinist

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