Beat Street 39 years old

Takin' the beat to the streets!

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.

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Beat Street Cast

Name Character
Kadeem Hardison He was 18, now 58 years old as High School Student (scenes deleted)
Rae Dawn Chong She was 23, now 63 years old as Tracy Carlson
Saundra Santiago She was 27, now 67 years old as Carmen Cararro
Jon Chardiet as Ramon
Duane Jones He was 47, 51 years old when he died as Robert
Mary Alice She was 42, now 82 years old as Cora
Leon W. Grant as Chollie
Doug E. Fresh He was 17, now 57 years old as Himself
Guy Davis He was 32, now 71 years old as Kenny Kirkland

Beat Street Crew

Name Department
Wynn Thomas as Art Direction. Art
Pat Golden as Casting. Production
Tom Priestley, Jr. as Cinematography. Crew
Dov Hoenig as Editor. He was 52 (now 92) years old Editing
George DeTitta, Jr. as Set Decoration. He was 29 (now 69) years old Art
Mary Colquhoun as Casting. She was 54 (70) years old when She died Production
Webster Lewis as Original Music Composer. He was 40 (59) years old when He died Sound
David Gilbert as Screenplay. He was 2 (now 42) years old Writing
Michael Holman as Producer. Production
David V. Picker as Producer. He was 53 (87) years old when He died Production
Stan Lathan as Director. He was 38 (now 78) years old Directing
Bob Brady as Co-Editor. He was 39 (now 79) years old Editing
Harry Belafonte as Original Music Composer. He was 57 (now 97) years old Sound
Paul Golding as Screenplay. Writing
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Beat Street (39 years)

Takin' the beat to the streets!

  • Release day: Friday, June 08, 1984
  • Runtime: 105 minutes