Beat Street / an Orion Pictures release ; Harry Belafonte & David V. Picker present ; produced by David V. Picker, Harry Belafonte ; screenplay by Andy Davis, David Gilbert, Paul Golding ; directed by Stan Lathan.

"The story of Kenny, a young hip-hop artist living in the rough slums of the Bronx with his younger brother Lee and their mother Cora. Kenny dreams of making it big as a disk jockey and playing in the most swank of Manhattan nightclubs, The Roxy. Into their lives comes Tracy, a composer and assistan...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Baker, Arthur (Percussionist) (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Orion Pictures (Production company) MGM Home Entertainment Inc (Publisher)
Other Authors:	Picker, David V. (Film producer) Belafonte, Harry, 1927-2023 (Film producer, composer (expression)) Lathan, Stan (Film director) Davis, Andrew, 1946- (Screenwriter) Gilbert, David, 1929-2008 (Screenwriter) Golding, Paul (Screenwriter) Chong, Rae Dawn (Actor) Davis, Guy, 1952- (Actor) Webster, Lewis (composer (expression))
Language:	English Spanish French
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English or Spanish language soundtrack with optional subtitles in English, Spanish and French; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Published:	Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment Inc., [2003]
Edition:	Widescreen and standard.
Series:	Breakin' DVD collection. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	Hip-hop > New York (State) > New York > Drama. African American youth > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Break dancing > Drama. Break dancers > Drama. Rap (Music) > Drama. Rap musicians > Drama. African American disc jockeys > Drama. Popular music > 1981-1990 > Drama. Brothers > Drama. Man-woman relationships > New York (State) > Drama. Fiction films. Feature films. Feature films > United States. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Musical films. Drama. 1981 - 1990 African American disc jockeys. African American youth. Break dancers. Break dancing. Brothers. Hip-hop. Man-woman relationships. Popular music. Rap (Music) Rap musicians. New York (State) New York (State) > New York.
Genre:	Drama. Fiction films. Feature films. Feature films Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Musical films.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

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Summary:	"The story of Kenny, a young hip-hop artist living in the rough slums of the Bronx with his younger brother Lee and their mother Cora. Kenny dreams of making it big as a disk jockey and playing in the most swank of Manhattan nightclubs, The Roxy. Into their lives comes Tracy, a composer and assistant choreographer from New York College who inspires him to try to continue his dream while romance begins to grow between them despite coming from different neighborhoods and worlds. Meanwhile, Lee is part of a break-dancing gang set on dominating the scene of their street. The rest of their friends include Ramon, a graffiti artist determined to spread his painting to every subway car in the city while dealing with his girlfriend Carmen. Chollie is a fellow rapper who becomes Kenny's manager after he lands him a gig at a Bronx club as the DJ."--Matt Patay, www.imdb.com.
Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1984. Includes cameo appearances by Us Girls, The Treacherous Three, The System, Rock Steady Crew, Soul Sonic Force & Shango, The Magnificent Force, New York City Breakers, Furious Five, Tina B., Afrika Bambaataa, Johnny B. Bad, and others.
Call Number:	AN6 D0024869 VideoDVD
Audience:	Rated PG.
ISBN:	0792855191 9780792855194 0792867750 9780792867753
Credits:	Cinematography, Tom Priestley, Jr. ; editors, Dov Hoenig, Kevin Lee ; music, Arthur Baker, Harry Belafonte, Webster Lewis ; story by Steven Hager.
System Details:	DVD, NTSC, region 1, English stereo surround, Spanish mono; widescreen and full screen double sided disc.
Cast:	Rae Dawn Chong, Guy Davis, Robert Taylor, Jon Chardiet, Sandra Santiago ; cameo appearances by Us Girls, The Treacherous Three, The System, Rock Steady Crew, Soul Sonic Force & Shango, The Magnificent Force, New York City Breakers, Furious Five, Tina B., Afrika Bambaataa, Johnny B. Bad, and others.