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| Wild Style | |
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.jpg) Wild Style film poster | |
| Directed by | Charlie Ahearn |
| Written by | Charlie Ahearn |
| Screenplay by | Charlie Ahearn |
| Story by | Charlie Ahearn & Fab 5 Freddy |
| Produced by | Charlie Ahearn, Fred Braithwaite & Jane Dickson |
| Starring | Lee Quiñones Sandra Fabara Patti Astor Fab 5 Freddy Cold Crush Brothers Rock Steady Crew Grandmaster Flash Busy Bee Grandmixer DXT Bill Rice Joe Lewis Glenn O'Brien Rammellzee |
| Cinematography | Clive Davidson & John Foster |
| Edited by | Steven C. Brown |
| Music by | Chris Stein & Fab 5 Freddy |
| Distributed by | Submarine Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $15,122 (United States)[citation needed] |
Wild Style is a 1983 American hip hop film directed and produced by Charlie Ahearn. Regarded as the first hip hop motion picture,[1] it includes appearances by seminal figures such as Fab Five Freddy, Lee Quiñones, Lady Pink, The Rock Steady Crew, The Cold Crush Brothers, Rammellzee[2] with Shockdell, Queen Lisa Lee of Zulu Nation, Grandmaster Flash, and ZEPHYR.[3][4]
Wild Style was shot in 1981, completed in 1982, and released theatrically in 1983.[5] The film was later released on home video by Rhino Home Video in 1997. In 2007, it was released on DVD for the 25th anniversary.[6] A 30th anniversary collector's edition was released on Blu-ray in 2012.
- ^ Ebiri, Bilge (September 17, 2020). "The Timeless Honesty of Wild Style, the First Hip-Hop Movie". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
- ^ [1] Estate of Enigmatic Hip-Hop Hero Rammellzee to Be Represented by Jeffrey Deitch Andy Battaglia November 30, 2021 Art News
- ^ Krotov, Mark. "Wild Style celebrates anniversary". Paste Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ Mc Call, Tris (29 July 2011). "Rock Steady Crew to throw 34th Anniversary party in Newark's Lincoln Park". NJ.com. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "Interview: Charlie Ahearn, Wild Style Director". Red Bull Music Academy. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ Mattin, David (August 3, 2007). "Wild Style (2007)". BBC. Retrieved 2020-10-06.