| Title |
Wild style / Charlie Ahearn presents ; directed, produced, and written by Charlie Ahearn ; original concept, Fred Brathwaite, Charlie Ahearn ; [Wild Style Productions, Ltd.]. |
| Edition |
Thirtieth anniversary edition. |
| OCLC |
ocn861186008 |
| ISBN/ISSN |
741360538146 |
| Music number |
MBFHE-054 Music Box Films |
| Publisher |
[New York, NY] : Submarine Deluxe, [2013] |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([46] pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm) |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Teenage boys -- Drama.
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Graffiti -- Drama.
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Hip-hop -- Drama.
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Rap (Music) -- Drama.
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Break dancing -- Drama.
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African American teenagers -- Drama.
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Teenagers -- Conduct of life -- Drama.
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Bronx (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.
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Other
Genre heading/s |
Musical films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films -- United States.
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| System details note |
DVD; NTSC, region 1, aspect ratio, 1.37; Dolby Digital sound. |
| Cast |
"Lee" George Quinones, Sandra "Pink" Fabara, Frederick Brathwaite, Patti Astor; rap by Busy Bee, Double Trouble, Fantastic Freaks, Cold Crush Bros., Grandmaster Flash; breaks by Rock Steady Crew, Pop-O-Matics, Electric Force. |
| Creation/Production credits |
Directors of photography, Clive Davidson, John Foster ; sound, Bernd Nobel, Larry Sharf ; editor, Steve Brown ; music, Fab 5 Freddy, Chris Stein. |
| Target audience |
Rating: R. |
| Summary |
The slender story line of "Wild Style" features red-hot graffiti artist Zoro. He's got girl and family trouble, but is discovered by a reporter, and thus embarks on a journey from outsider to gallery artist. This low-budget art movie is almost documentary in that it includes a who's who of early hip-hop, which was a creative movement played out in Bronx basements, kitchens, dingy bars, and on stoops, one of many things to do on Saturday night. The film is a panoply of the war-zone streets that birthed hip-hop, freestyle MCs, break dancing, and beautifully, meticulously tagged subway trains from the days when hip-hop was more than just music--it was a small, self-selecting, micro youth culture as specific to New York as the Statue of Liberty. The film is a fascinating time capsule for anyone interested in the cultural roots of hip-hop, practically anthropological, not so much old skool as pre-school. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: Feature film: Zoro enters yard -- Titles -- Subway montage -- Painting the Dixie -- Dixie battle -- Limo rap -- Virginia comes to the Bronx -- Dixie/Fantastic and Cold Crush -- Stick-up -- Union clubhouse -- Ray on subway -- Painting the amphitheater -- Amphitheater jam -- End credits -- disc 2. Bonus material. |
| Language note |
English audio. |
| General note |
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1983. |
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"Digitally remastered." |
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Special features: Commentary with director Charlie Ahearn and Fred Brathwaite (Feb 5 Freddy) [audio feature]; Wild Style 25th anniversary reunion 2007 [featurette] (7 min.); Wild Style 20th Amphitheater jam 2002 [featurette] (6 min.); Interviews with Wild Style players 2006 [featurette] (10 min.); Bongo barbershop 2005 [featurette] (8 min.); Busy on the beach 2006 [featurette] (4 min.); Theatrical trailer (2 min.); Outtakes [featurette] (5 min.); Wild Style subway rap [featurette] (4 min.); Photo gallery [slide show]. |
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