STYLE WARS [BLU-RAY]

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• Release Year: 1983
• Genre: Documentary, Music
• Plot: When director Tony Silver and partner-producer Henry Chalfant delivered the broadcast version of their prize-winning film to PBS in 1983, the world received its first full immersion into a phenomenon that had taken over New York City. Graffiti artists had invented a new visual language in New York's ramshackle subway system using trains as their canvas. Mayor Ed Koch, the police, and the New York Transit Authority struggle to combat the rising tide of street art, while MC's, DJ's and B-boys rock the city, turning street corner breakdance battles into performance art.; ; Style Wars embraaces the spirit of hip-hop as it exploded into the world from underground tunnels, uptown streets, clubs and playgrounds. New York's legendary kings of graffiti own a special place in the hip-hop pantheon. This film is regarded by many as the definitive document of the emerging hip-hop culture and the continuing struggle to keep its authentic spirit alive.
• Cast: Demon, Kase 2, Eric Haze, Spank, Trap, Kay Slay, Skeme, Zone, Min One, Cap, Michael Martin, Quik, Mare, Li'l Seen, Dondi, Sach, Daze, Seen, Johnny 'Crash' Matos, Dust, Andrew Witten, Cey Adams, Paze, Futura, Revolt, Fred, Crazy Legs, Noc, Frosty Freeze, Ken Roc, Lenny Len, Take One, Ty Fly, Mr. Freeze, Doze, Victor Alicea, Wavy Legs, Kid Freeze, Nelly Nell, Eddie Ed, Li'l Flip, Junior Fastbreak, Joly, Rammellzee, Barbara Andalcio, Richard Ravitch, Ed Koch, Bernard M. Jacobs, John Doyle, Linda Carolan, Harold Levine, Tim Carr, Mel Neulander, Joyce Towbin, Sam Schacht, Hector Camacho, Irene Cara, Mike Newlin, Alex Ramos, Gene Anthony Ray, Tony Silver
• Director: Tony Silver
• Runtime: 1:10
• Company: Public Art Films
• Media Format: Movie