Rappin'
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Directed by | Joel Silberg |
Written by | Adam Friedman Robert J. Litz |
Produced by | Menahem Golan Yoram Globus |
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Cinematography | David Gurfinkel |
Edited by | Marcus Manton |
Distributed by | Cannon Films |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $2,864,844[1] |
Rappin' is a 1985 film directed by Joel Silberg, written by Adam Friedman and Robert J. Litz, produced by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus and starring Mario Van Peebles. The film is a sequel to Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, and is also known as Breakdance 3: Electric Boogalee. Although it features Ice-T (who featured in Breakin' and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo), Rappin' has a plot unconnected to the previous two films and features different lead characters and locations. The film has developed a small cult following, despite Van Peebles' lack of rapping ability and the film's overall poor production values.
Overview[]
Rappin' John Hood (Van Peebles), an ex-convict, attempts to save his neighborhood from developers and hoodlums. Around the same time, one of the hoodlums' girlfriend, Cecilia, persuades him to audition for a rap recording contract which will develop into a relationship. Mario Van Peebles' raps were overdubbed by Master Gee of the Sugarhill Gang, who also wrote one part.[2] The movie was filmed in and around Pittsburgh.
Ice-T's small role is uncredited and he reportedly provided the rhymes, including the hero's climactic lines, "Can't stop / Won't stop / Climbing that mountain 'till we reach the top!"[citation needed]
Cast and crew[]
- Mario Van Peebles: John Hood
- Rutanya Alda: Cecilia
- Eyde Byrde: Grandma
- Rony Clanton: Cedric
- Melvin Plowden: Fats
- Jessie Daniels, Antoine Lundy, Charles Nelson, Trisco Pearson: The Force M.D.s
- Richie Abanes: Richie
- Harry Goz: Thorndike
- Kadeem Hardison: Moon
- Eriq La Salle: Ice
- Leo O'Brien: Allan
- Thomas Ross: Thomas
- Joe Schad: Burton
- Tasia Valenza: Dixie
- Eugene Wilde: Himself
- Richy Givens: Gangster
Featured songs[]
- Born to love - Claudja Barry
- Rappin' – Lovebug Starski
- Snack Attack – Melvin Plowden, Mario Van Peebles, Eriq La Salle, Kadeem Hardison, Richie Abanes
- The Fight Rap – Lovebug Starski
- Neighborhood Walk – Mario Van Peebles
- Itchin' For A Scratch – The Force M.D.'s
- Flame In The Fire – Warren Mills
- Call Me – D. Terrell
- If You Want To (FU12) – Lajuan Carter
- Golly Gee – Tuff, Inc.
- First Love Never Dies – Eugene Wilde, Joanna Gardner
Reception[]
The film earned $2.9 million at the US box office.[3]
References[]
- ^ Rappin' at Box Office Mojo
- ^ JayQuan (2005). "Accept No Substitutes – The Original Master Gee". www.thafoundation.com. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ Andrew Yule, Hollywood a Go-Go: The True Story of the Cannon Film Empire, Sphere Books, 1987 p111
External links[]
- 1985 films
- English-language films
- 1980s hip hop films
- Hood films
- American crime thriller films
- American films
- 1980s thriller films
- 1980s musical films
- Golan-Globus films
- Films shot in Pennsylvania
- Films shot in Pittsburgh
- Films set in Pennsylvania
- Films set in Pittsburgh