Script for the film Beat Street owned by DJ Kool Herc
date: label: Date
content: November 30, 1984
name: label: Commissioned by
content: Orion Pictures, American, founded 1978
label: Owned by
content: DJ Kool Herc, Jamaican American, born 1955
label: Written by
content: Steven Hager, American, born 1951
label: Written by
content: Andrew Davis, American, born 1946
label: Written by
content: David Gilbert, American, 1929 - 2008
label: Written by
content: Paul Golding
label: Produced by
content: Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023
label: Produced by
content: David V. Picker, American, 1931 - 2019
notes: label: Description
content: 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: label: Place captured
content: Bronx, New York City, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: DJs (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Social life and customs
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
label: Exhibition
content: Musical Crossroads
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2022.73.7
objectType: label: Type
content: screenplays
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper