Beat Street
The movie chronicles the problems of an inner-city Puerto Rican youth who spends a good share of his time as a subway graffiti artist, and follows the staging of a huge break-dancing show.
10 April 1948, Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
4 October 1969, New York City, New York, USA
1 January 1966, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
12 May 1952, New York City, New York, USA
24 July 1965, New York City, New York, USA
23 March 1941, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
8 September 1961, New York City, New York, USA
18 November 1961, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
16 April 1952, Kingston, Jamaica
September 08, 2013
Like the best films of its kind, Beat Street isn't simply a glorified music video, but rather a celebration of the bond between artists and an examination of a culture that goes unappreciated and misrepresented.
February 27, 2016
Holds up pretty well as one of the few hip hop musicals and a neat time capsule when hip hop was growing and still on the fringes of the mainstream.
June 11, 2003
Interesting way of looking at a long-dead culture first coming to life.
