Wild Style
[New York, N.Y.] : Wild Style Productions, Ltd. : Submarine Entertainment, [2013]
Format: DVD
Edition: Thirtieth anniversary edition.
Description: 2 videodiscs (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
The slender story line of "Wild Style" features red-hot graffiti artist Zoro. He's got girl and family trouble, but is discovered by a reporter, and thus embarks on a journey from outsider to gallery artist. This low-budget art movie is almost documentary in that it includes a who's who of early hip-hop, which was a creative movement played out in Bronx basements, kitchens, dingy bars, and on stoops, one of many things to do on Saturday night. The film is a panoply of the war-zone streets that birthed hip-hop, freestyle MCs, break dancing, and beautifully, meticulously tagged subway trains from the days when hip-hop was more than just music--it was a small, self-selecting, micro youth culture as specific to New York as the Statue of Liberty. The film is a fascinating time capsule for anyone interested in the cultural roots of hip-hop, practically anthropological, not so much old skool as pre-school.
Other Authors:
Ahearn, Charlie.
Quinones, Lee George.
Fabara, Sandra, 1964-
Fab 5 Freddy, 1959-
Astor, Patti.
Busy Bee.
Grandmaster Flash.
Wild Style Productions, Ltd.
Music Box Films.
Submarine Entertainment (Firm)
Ahearn, Charlie.
Quinones, Lee George.
Fabara, Sandra, 1964-
Fab 5 Freddy, 1959-
Astor, Patti.
Busy Bee.
Grandmaster Flash.
Wild Style Productions, Ltd.
Music Box Films.
Submarine Entertainment (Firm)
Contents:
Disc 1: Feature film: Zoro enters yard -- Titles -- Subway montage -- Painting the Dixie -- Dixie battle -- Limo rap -- Virginia comes to the Bronx -- Dixie/Fantastic and Cold Crush -- Stick-up -- Union clubhouse -- Ray on subway -- Painting the amphitheater -- Amphitheater jam -- End credits --
Disc 2: Bonus material.
Disc 2: Bonus material.
Subjects:
Teenage boys -- Drama.
Graffiti -- Drama.
Hip-hop -- Drama.
Rap (Music) -- Drama.
Break dancing -- Drama.
African American teenagers -- Drama.
Teenagers -- Conduct of life -- Drama.
Bronx (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.
Teenage boys -- Drama.
Graffiti -- Drama.
Hip-hop -- Drama.
Rap (Music) -- Drama.
Break dancing -- Drama.
African American teenagers -- Drama.
Teenagers -- Conduct of life -- Drama.
Bronx (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.
Target Audience: Rating: R.
UPC: 741360538146
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
DVD DRAMA Wild | Main (Downtown) | First Level, DVD | In |
Title from web page.
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1983.
"Digitally remastered."
Special features: Commentary with director Charlie Ahearn and Fred Brathwaite (Feb 5 Freddy) [audio feature]; Wild Style 25th anniversary reunion 2007 [featurette] (7 min.); Wild Style 20th Amphitheater jam 2002 [featurette] (6 min.); Interviews with Wild Style players 2006 [featurette] (10 min.); Bongo barbershop 2005 [featurette] (8 min.); Busy on the beach 2006 [featurette] (4 min.); Theatrical trailer (2 min.); Outtakes [featurette] (5 min.); Wild Style subway rap [featurette] (4 min.); Photo gallery [slide show].
Videorecording.
Directors of photography, Clive Davidson, John Foster ; sound, Bernd Nobel, Larry Sharf ; editor, Steve Brown ; music, Fab 5 Freddy, Chris Stein.
"Lee" George Quinones, Sandra "Pink" Fabara, Frederick Brathwaite, Patti Astor; Rap [by] Busy Bee, Double Trouble, Fantastic Freaks, Cold Crush Bros., Grandmaster Flash; Breaks [by] Rock Steady Crew, Pop-O-Matics, Electric Force.
DVD; Aspect ratio, 1.37; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital sound.
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1983.
"Digitally remastered."
Special features: Commentary with director Charlie Ahearn and Fred Brathwaite (Feb 5 Freddy) [audio feature]; Wild Style 25th anniversary reunion 2007 [featurette] (7 min.); Wild Style 20th Amphitheater jam 2002 [featurette] (6 min.); Interviews with Wild Style players 2006 [featurette] (10 min.); Bongo barbershop 2005 [featurette] (8 min.); Busy on the beach 2006 [featurette] (4 min.); Theatrical trailer (2 min.); Outtakes [featurette] (5 min.); Wild Style subway rap [featurette] (4 min.); Photo gallery [slide show].
Videorecording.
Directors of photography, Clive Davidson, John Foster ; sound, Bernd Nobel, Larry Sharf ; editor, Steve Brown ; music, Fab 5 Freddy, Chris Stein.
"Lee" George Quinones, Sandra "Pink" Fabara, Frederick Brathwaite, Patti Astor; Rap [by] Busy Bee, Double Trouble, Fantastic Freaks, Cold Crush Bros., Grandmaster Flash; Breaks [by] Rock Steady Crew, Pop-O-Matics, Electric Force.
DVD; Aspect ratio, 1.37; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital sound.