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Beat Street
| Rating: | PG |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Release Date: | January 1, 1999 |
| Running time: | 105 minutes |
| Cast: | Rae Dawn Chong, Guy Davis, Jon Chardiet, Leon W. Grant, Saundra Santiago |
| Director: | Stan Lathan |
| Writer: | Steven Hager, Andrew Davis |
Description: Jon Chardiet plays a Puerto Rican youth who targets subway walls for his graffiti renderings. For a while, it looks as though Chardiet's problems will carry the plotline, but before long the film's true raison d'etre comes to the surface. Rap-music deejay Guy Davis, in tandem with such like-minded individuals as music student Rae Dawn Chong, endeavor to stage a huge breakdancing presentation, featuring several musical artistes of the period. Harry Belafonte served as coproducer.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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