| 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 |
| 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, Queen Lisa Lee of Zulu Nation, Grandmaster Flash, and ZEPHYR.[2][3]
Wild Style was shot in 1981, completed in 1982, and released theatrically in 1983.[4] 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.[5] 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.
- ^ 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.