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| Darryl McDaniels | ... | Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels | |
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Daniel Simmons | ... | Prison Warden |
| Jam Master Jay | ... | Jason 'Jam Master Jay' Mizell (as Jason Mizell) | |
| Joseph Simmons | ... | Joseph 'Run' Simmons | |
| Richard Edson | ... | Bernie Carteez | |
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George Godfrey | ... | Nathan Burdette |
| Rick Rubin | ... | Vic Ferrante | |
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Ric Menello | ... | Arthur Ratnor |
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Steven N. Williams | ... | Vic's Bodyguard No. 2 |
| Russell Simmons | ... | Himself | |
| Adam Yauch | ... | Himself | |
| Mike D | ... | Himself | |
| Adam Horovitz | ... | Himself | |
| Jenny Lumet | ... | Pam | |
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Raymond White | ... | Raymond 'Runny Ray' Walker |
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Legendary hip-hop group Run-D.M.C. stars in this cross between a blaxploitation film and a spaghetti western. They must find and punish the evil drug lord-record company executive who murdered their friend. Along the way, they encounter racist bikers, blonde bimbos, and the Beastie Boys! Written by Brad Carty
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Country:
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16 September 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Ciudad sangrienta See more »Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USAEdit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$748,193, 18 September 1988Gross USA:
$3,582,760Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$3,582,760Company Credits
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Vic Noto(Bartender Steve)who gets his fingers broken in the Alley,improvised most of his Dialogue at the bar With Jam Master Jay who although taken by surprise,played along well with the "Changes". The next day in Times Square after the Nightly Screening,Vic Noto was coincidentally approached By Spike Lee who praised his work in the film. See more »Quotes
Vic Ferrante: Don't worry about Russel. We'll be nice to him now because it pays to be. But pretty soon I'll show him who carries the biggest dildo.See more »
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Although the cinema release was uncut, the UK video was cut by 33 seconds to remove Steve getting his fingers broken. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I was a rap fan back from the beginnings with kurtis blow, this was all part of the phenomenom that russell simmons, and rick rubin started with their def jam recordings studio...i remember being like 14 yrs old going to see this movie with my dad, and even at that easily entertained age, i was let down...but...looking back now..they did the best with what they had, the budget had to be a spaghetti string..im sure...so with what they were given....it was the first RAP movie...and ushered us in to the age of tupacs,biggie smalls,redmans,wutangs...opened doors for the movies like friday,house party...they were the FRONT RUNNERS!!! and deserve better ratings then the people rating the show here.... AMEN thank god for run dmc
mackdaddyspliffs AKA a white boy who fell in love with those FUNKY BEATZ