Beat Street (1984)
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Takin' the beat to the streets!
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.
- Released: 1984-06-08
- Genres: Drama, Music
- Runtime: 1h 45m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 97 votes
Directed by Stan Lathan.
Top cast
- Guy Davis as Kenny Kirkland
- Rae Dawn Chong as Tracy Carlson
- Saundra Santiago as Carmen Cararro
- Doug E. Fresh as Himself
- Mary Alice as Cora
- Shawn Elliott as Domingo
- Duane Jones as Robert
- Kadeem Hardison as High School Student (scenes deleted)
- Jon Chardiet as Ramon
- Leon W. Grant as Chollie
Where to watch Beat Street
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, ScreenPix Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ScreenPix Amazon Channel ; watch free on YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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