Wild style

Ahearn, Charlie. (Screenwriter, Conceptor, Director, Producer). Quinones, Lee George. (Actor). Fabara, Sandra, 1964- (Actor). Fab 5 Freddy, 1959- (Actor, Conceptor). Astor, Patti. (Actor). Busy Bee. (Performer). Grandmaster Flash. (Performer). Wild Style Productions, (production company.). Submarine Entertainment (Firm), (film distributor.). "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. (Cast).

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.

Item details

Physical Description: videodisc
2 videodiscs (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (46 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Edition: Thirtieth anniversary edition.
Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : Submarine Deluxe, [2013]

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1983. "Digitally remastered." 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].
Formatted Contents Note:	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.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Directors of photography, Clive Davidson, John Foster ; sound, Bernd Nobel, Larry Sharf ; editor, Steve Brown ; music, Fab 5 Freddy, Chris Stein.
Participant or Performer Note:	"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.
Target Audience Note:	Rating: R.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC, region 1, aspect ratio, 1.37; Dolby Digital sound.
Language Note:	English audio.