Beat Street

Beat Street

105 mins | Drama, Music | June 8, 1984

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.

Beat Street

105 mins | Drama, Music | June 8, 1984

Beat Street
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Orion Pictures
Original title Beat Street
Directors Stan Lathan
Writers Paul Golding, David Gilbert, Andrew Davis

Cast

Guy Davis

as Kenny Kirkland

Rae Dawn Chong

as Tracy Carlson

Saundra Santiago

as Carmen Cararro

Doug E. Fresh

as Himself

Mary Alice

as Cora

Shawn Elliott

as Domingo

Duane Jones

as Robert

Kadeem Hardison

as High School Student (scenes deleted)

Jon Chardiet

as Ramon

Leon W. Grant

as Chollie

Robert Taylor

as Lee Kirkland

Kool Herc

as Clive Campbell

Tommy Gunn

as Furious Five

Melle Mel

as Grandmaster Melle Mel

Gina Belafonte

as Elizabeth

Hope Clarke

as Dancing instructor

Joseph C. Phillips

as Dancer