- On View
- Musical Crossroads Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- 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.




