On View
Musical Crossroads Gallery
Exhibition
Musical Crossroads
Commissioned by
Orion Pictures, American, founded 1978
Owned by
DJ Kool Herc, Jamaican American, born 1955
Written by
Hager, Steven, American, born 1951
Davis, Andrew, American, born 1946
Gilbert, David, American, 1929 - 2008
Golding, Paul
Produced by
Belafonte, Harry Jr., American, 1927 - 2023
Picker, David V., American, 1931 - 2019
Date
November 30, 1984
Medium
ink on paper
Description
A screenplay for the film “Beat Street” owned by DJ Kool Herc. Consisting of 95 pages of printed black text on white paper, the screenplay is bound by a blue spine Duo-Tang folder and has handwritten annotations in the upper right corner [205 [encircled]] and in the bottom right quadrant [1/3/84]. The title page reads: [205 / BEAT STREET / Screenplay by: Steven Hager / Revised Screenplay by: Andy Davis / David Gilbert / Paul Golding / AN ORIAN RELEASE / PRODUCED BY: Harry Belafonte / David V. Picker / DIRECTED BY: Andy Davis / Revised: November 30, 1983 / 1/3/84].
Place captured
Bronx, New York City, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Manuscripts
Type
screenplays
Topic
DJs (Musicians)
Film
Hip-hop (Music)
Social life and customs
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2022.73.7
Restrictions & Rights
© Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58d9e8934-5aa2-4d16-8d28-8670fce59723

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