Beat Street
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German title | Beat Street |
Original title | Beat Street |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1984 |
length | 105 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 12 |
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Director | Stan Lathan |
script |
Andy Davis , David Gilbert , Paul Golding , Steven Hager |
production |
Harry Belafonte , David V. Picker |
music |
Arthur Baker , Harry Belafonte, Webster Lewis |
camera | Tom Priestley Jr. |
cut |
Dov Hoenig , Kevin Lee |
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Beat Street is an American breakdance film from 1984. The film, directed by Stan Lathan, portrays the life of a youthful gang consisting of DJs , breakdancers and sprayers from the Bronx in New York City . The film is one of the most well-known breakdance films, with quite socially critical concerns, but without a raised index finger, and contributed to making breakdance and hip-hop known in the western industrialized countries. The film enjoyed undreamt-of popularity in the GDR and led to the founding of countless associations that dealt exclusively with breakdance, hip-hop and graffiti.
action
The film shows episodes from the lives of the African-American brothers Kenny (Guy Davis) and Lee (Robert Taylor) as well as their friends Chollie (Leon W. Grant) and Ramon (Jon Chardiet), a Puerto Rican sprayer. In the course of the film, Kenny meets the music student Tracy (Rae Dawn Chong), who becomes his girlfriend.
In the finale of the film, DJs, sprayers and breakdancers appear together at a funeral service and give a broad overview of their abilities and skills. The film gives an insight into the early hip-hop scene. He succeeds in making music and dance as well as the special style, attitude and approach to life of the scene at that time understandable for a wider audience.
The film was co-financed and produced by Harry Belafonte . Among other things, the Rock Steady Crew and the New York City Breakers play in this film , who portray themselves. Also greats of the hip-hop scene of the time have appeared in the film , such as Grandmaster Melle Mel and The Furious Five , Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force and Shango, Kool DJ Herc , Tina B. , Brenda K. Starr and The Treacherous Three.
Shortly thereafter, Saundra Santiago celebrated one of her greatest successes in the US series Miami Vice .
synchronization
actor | role | Voice actor |
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Jon Chardiet | Ramon | Joachim Tennstedt |
Rae Dawn Chong | Tracy Carlson | Madeleine proud |
Guy Davis | Kenny "Double K" Kirkland | Ulrich Gressieker |
Leon W. Grant | Chollie | Ronald Nitschke |
Saundra Santiago | Carmen Carraro | Katja Nottke |
Robert Taylor | Lee Kirkland | Sven Plate |
criticism
- Lexicon of international film : The film, which is entirely focused on the music, uses the framework plot to illustrate the positive attitude towards life of a young generation; sympathetic conversation.
Soundtrack
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Beat Street - Original Soundtrack
- Volume 1 (LP Atlantic 780 154-1) 1984
- Grandmaster Melle Mel & the Furious Five - Beat Street Breakdown
- The System - Baptize the Beat
- Jenny Burton & Patrick Jude - Strangers in a Strange World [Love Theme from Beat Street]
- Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force - Frantic Situation
- Juicy - Beat Street Strut
- Sharon Green, Lisa Counts & Debbie D - US Girls
- Cindy Mizelle - This Could Be the Night
- Arthur Baker - Breaker's Revenge
- Rubén Blades - Tu carino / Carmen's Theme
- Volume 2 (LP Atlantic 80158-1) 1984
- Jazzy Jay - Son of Beat Street
- Juicy - Give Me All
- Tina B. - Nothin's' Gonna Come Easy
- Treacherous Three - Santa's Rap
- Jenny Burton - It's Alright by Me
- Rockers Revenge - Battle Cry
- Ralph Rolle - Phony Four MC's - Wappin '(Bubblehead)
- LaLa - Into the Night
Only volume 1 was also released on CD in 1984 ( Atlantic 780 154-2). A double CD including volume 1 & 2 (CD Groovebuster GBR 50637) was released in 2003. However, it was missing Ruben Blades' Tu carino / Carmen's theme .
Web links
- Beat Street in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Beat Street at Allmusic (English)
- Beat Street trailer
- Beat Street discography
Individual evidence
- ^ Beat Street in the German dubbing index
- ^ Beat Street. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed June 4, 2017 .
- ↑ Chart sources DE, AT, CH, UK, US