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| Director: | Michael Schultz | 
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| Writer: | Ralph Farquhar | 
| Staring: | 
| Russell Walker is a young, successful manager of rap performers, handling acts for the Krush Groove label, including Run-DMC and The Fat Boys. When Run-D.M.C. has a hit record and Russell needs more money to press more copies, he borrows it from a street hustler and soon regrets his decision. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 25, 1985 | 
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| Director: | Michael Schultz | 
| Writer: | Ralph Farquhar | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Music | 
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Visual Eyes Productions, Film Development Fund, Crystalite Productions | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $11,000,000 Budget: $3,000,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Blair Underwood | Russell Walker | 
| Joseph 'Run' Simmons | Himself | 
| Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels | Himself | 
| Sheila E. | Herself | 
| Kurtis Blow | Himself | 
| LL Cool J | Himself | 
| Rick Rubin | Rick | 
| Damon Wimbley | The Fat Boys | 
| Mark Morales | The Fat Boys | 
| Darren Robinson | The Fat Boys | 
| Chris Rock | Person Standing Next to Club Phone During Fight (uncredited) | 
| Coati Mundi | Record Shop Owner (uncredited) | 
| Ricky Bell | Self (New Edition) | 
| Michael Bivins | Self (NEw Edition) | 
| Bobby Brown | Self (New Edition) | 
| Ronnie DeVoe | Self (New Edition) | 
| Ralph E. Tresvant | Self (New Edition) | 
| LisaGay Hamilton | Aisha | 
| Daniel Simmons | Reverend Walker | 
| Russell Simmons | Crocket | 
| Charles Stettler | Terri Beiker | 
| Adam Horovitz | Self (Beastie Boys) | 
| Adam Yauch | Self (Beastie Boys) | 
| Michael Diamond | Self (Beastie Boys) | 
| Donnie Simpson | Contest MC | 
| Karen Moss | Karen | 
| Andre Harrell | Self (as Dr. Jeckyll) | 
| Mr. Hyde | Self | 
| B-Fine | Enforcer #1 | 
| Paul Anthony | Enforcer #2 | 
| Mr. Magic | Self | 
| Nayobe | Self | 
| Elaine Shapiro | Mrs. Ekhardt | 
| Benny Rietveld | Sheila's Friend / Sheila E.'s Band | 
| Haoui Montaug | Danceteria D.J | 
| Leon Stephenson | Scar | 
| Heidi Smith | Carmen | 
| John MacKay | Dean | 
| Karl Schröder | Car Wash Boss | 
| Julian Jackson | Man in Bar | 
| Reverend Islaam | Self as The Poet Kidjazz (uncredited) | 
| Sunshine Wright | Kurtis Blow's Girl | 
| Sandra J. Wright | Kurtis Blow's Girl | 
| Jeffrey Fludd | Hollis Crew | 
| Douglas Hayes | Hollis Crew | 
| Danny Hayton | Hollis Crew | 
| Ernest Mobily | Hollis Crew | 
| Raymond White | Hollis Crew | 
| Terry Williams | Hollis Crew | 
| Richard Gant | Jay B (as Richard E. Gant) | 
| Sharon Porter-Phillips | |
| Fast Break | BBoy (uncredited) | 
| Vinny Cuevas | Teen Dancer (uncredited) | 
| Michael Kaves | Breakdancer (uncredited) | 
| Ronda Swindell | Student (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Pat Golden | Casting | 
| Michael Schultz | Director | 
| Ernest R. Dickerson | Director of Photography | 
| Ralph Farquhar | Writer | 
| Jerry Bixman | Editor | 
| Conrad M. Gonzalez | Editor | 
| Mischa Petrow | Production Design | 
| John Lawless | Set Decoration | 
| James Sherman | Set Decoration | 
| Dianne Finn-Chapman | Costume Design | 
| James Hajdukiewicz | Makeup Artist, Hairstylist | 
| Aaron F. Quarles | Makeup Artist, Hairstylist | 
| Preston L. Holmes | Unit Production Manager | 
| John Orland | Post Production Supervisor | 
| Michea Caye | Second Second Assistant Director | 
| Larry Lerner | Second Second Assistant Director | 
| Joseph Ray | Second Assistant Director | 
| Dwight Williams | First Assistant Director | 
| Joan Brockschmidt | Props | 
| Charles Cecil | Standby Carpenter | 
| Jeffrey Crandell | Art Department Production Assistant | 
| Anthony Dunne | Construction Coordinator | 
| Melba Katzman Farquhar | Assistant Production Design | 
| Tyler Kim | Art Department Production Assistant | 
| Andrew Lassman | Property Master | 
| Kristin McNiff | Assistant Production Design | 
| David Moon | Scenic Artist | 
| Rhoda E. Neal | Set Dresser | 
| Andrei Petrow | Art Department Production Assistant | 
| Richard Lee Sisco Jr. | Storyboard Artist | 
| Allen Stillman | Shop Electric | 
| Lynn Tonnessen | Set Dresser | 
| Dale Johnston | Sound Editor | 
| Lawrence Loewinger | Sound Mixer | 
| Mel Metcalfe | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Terry Porter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| David J. Hudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Jerome R. Vitucci | Boom Operator | 
| Tom Ruff | ADR Mixer | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| George Jackson | Executive Producer | 
| Michael Schultz | Producer | 
| Lauren Jones | Associate Producer | 
| Doug McHenry | Producer | 
| Russell Simmons | Co-Producer | 
| Shirley Calloway | Associate Producer | 
| Robert O. Kaplan | Executive Producer | 
| Dwight Williams | Associate Producer | 
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