In early 1980s New York City, independent filmmaker Charlie Ahearn and downtown artist Fred Brathwaite ventured uptown with the aim of capturing an exciting new underground scene that was happening in the South Bronx, a scene that featured graffiti artists, breakdancing b-boys and two turntables and a microphone. The result was Wild Style, and to many viewers it was their first glimpse of the musical and cultural phenomenon called hip-hop.

In this unique hybrid of fiction and documentary, the story of lone graffiti artist Lee "Zoro" Quiñones trying to achieve success on his own terms is brought to vivid life with support by Fred "Fab 5 Freddy" Brathwaite, Sandra "Lady Pink" Fabara and Patti Astor, and with historic music performances by such luminaries as Grandmaster Flash, Busy Bee, The Fantastic Five, The Cold Crush Brothers and The Rock Steady Crew. To create the score, Chris Stein (Blondie) would collaborate with Brathwaite to produce the actual breakbeats to be used in the film, an inspired decision that would provide a source of obsession among crate diggers for decades to come.

wild style captured the hard core south bronx scene with its pantheon of hip-hop pioneers: grand master flash, the cold crush bros, the chief rocker busy bee, and the rock steady crew. wild style tells the story of zoro, in his subway art romance with ladybug. fab five freddy stars as the smooth impresario phade. following the outlaw artists through the train yards to the clubs, wild style climaxes at a massive outdoor jam, definitely the most famous hip-hop party in history!

Product details

Artists	Wild Style
Director	Charlie Ahearn

Languages	English
Content	DVD
FSK / age rating	from age 12
Publication date	22.10.2002
Genre	Rap, Hip-Hop Documentary > Music

Length	82 minutes
Audio	English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Extras	Bonus material, Commentary, Photo gallery
Screen	16/9
Year of production	1982
Region code	1
Version	US Version

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an thomas fuchs

Written on 11. October 2007 by de yusuf.

de film müesst mer dem möchtegern grossrat thomas fuchs zeige, den würd er nüme so über hip hop rede...

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Wild style

Written on 26. July 2005 by Patrick Jakob.

Absolut hammer.

die möchte gern hiphoppers sollten diesen film sehen. dann sehen sie was hiphop oder rap wircklicht bedeutet.
Wild Style Is REAL

Written on 24. September 2004 by ShimShimanski.

Ja Wild Style isch würklech e fium wo zeigt was Hip Hop würklech isch gsi. Man hüt mit au däne Toys u Möchtegärn Gangster Rapper verblödet Hip Hop di Junge.
KUUUUUULT!

Written on 29. November 2002 by Grandmaster RWKSTR.

äs muss für jedä.
Dä Film würd gwüsse Lüt mau die wahre Essenz vo HipHop erkläre...

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