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.

A graffiti ‘tagger’ taken under the wing of an East Village art collector prepares for a festival of rap and hip-hop music. This film details the early 1980`s cultural turning point which occurred in the South Bronx, New York, at which time Old School hip-hop was first crystallizing. A fairly authentic document of the early `80s South Bronx rap scene, with a soundtrack featuring Grandmaster Flash, Busy Bee, and co-star Fab 5 Freddy.

Product details

Artists	Wild Style
Director	Charlie Ahearn

Languages	English
Content	DVD
Edition	25th Anniversary Edition
FSK / age rating	from age 12
Publication date	23.10.2007
Genre	Rap, Hip-Hop Documentary > Music

Length	150 minutes
Audio	English (Dolby Digital)
Extras	Additional information, Deleted scenes, Commentary, Interviews, Photo gallery
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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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