Beat Street (1984) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Stan Lathan.

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
• Robert Taylor as Lee Kirkland
• DJ Kool Herc as Clive Campbell
• Afrika Bambaataa
• Tommy Gunn as Furious Five
• Melle Mel as Grandmaster Melle Mel
• Gina Belafonte as Elizabeth
• Hope Clarke as Dancing instructor
• Joseph C. Phillips as Dancer
• Tony 'Mr. Wave' Draughon as New York City Breaker
• The New York City Breakers as Breakdancers
• Rock Steady Crew as Breakdancers

Crew

• Andrew Davis — Screenplay
• David V. Picker — Producer
• Stan Lathan — Director
• Michael Holman — Producer
• Webster Lewis — Original Music Composer
• Paul Golding — Screenplay
• David Gilbert — Screenplay
• Arthur Baker — Original Music Composer
• Harry Belafonte — Original Music Composer
• Tom Priestley Jr. — Director of Photography

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