Krush Groove (1985)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Michael Schultz

Writer:

Ralph Farquhar (writer)

Release Date:

25 October 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Music

Tagline:

It's chillin'!

Plot:

In this movie based on the early days of Def Jam Recordings, up-and-coming manager Russell Walker has...

Plot Keywords:

Recording Industry | Church | Nightclub | High School | Loan Shark

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Sheila E.	...	Herself
Joseph Simmons	...	Himself (Run-D.M.C)
Darryl McDaniels	...	Himself (Run-D.M.C.) (as Daryll McDaniels)
Jason Mizell	...	Himself (Run-D.M.C.)
Mark Morales	...	Himself (Fat Boys)
Damon Wimbley	...	Himself (Fat Boys)
Darren Robinson	...	Himself (Fat Boys) (as Darren 'Buffy' Robinson)
Kurtis Blow	...	Himself
Blair Underwood	...	Russell Walker
Ricky Bell	...	Himself (New Edition)
Michael Lamone Bivins	...	Himself (New Edition) (as Michael Bivins)
Bobby Brown	...	Himself (New Edition) (as New Edition)
Ronald De Voe	...	Himself (New Edition) (as New Edition)
Ralph E. Tresvant	...	Himself (New Edition) (as Ralph Tresvant)
Lisa Gay Hamilton	...	Aisha

Also Known As:

Rap Attack (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:G (Quebec) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Crystalite Productions

Trivia:

Spike Lee inquired about the possibility of working as an assistant director to help fund his film She's Gotta Have It (1986) but didn't get the job.

Quotes:

Rick: That guy was a sucker, man. Carmen, file this.
[He hands her the "accounting book" -- a trashed out spiral notebook.]
Carmen: [rolls eyes and files the book by tossing it aside on a nearby table.]
Rick: Damn. Take all my money out of that bank.
Carmen: We don't have an account.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! (2006)

Soundtrack:

A Love Bizarre

If you like old school rap this movie is for you

This is a movie about the struggles of early rap groups trying to make it big in the 80's when rap was not a popular music genre. This is not the most dramatic of movies by any stretch of the imagination, but if you like old school rap acts like RUN-DMC, The Beastie Boys, The Fat Boys, and LL Cool J you will find this movie entertaining. However if you are not familiar with the 80's rap scene you may not be very impressed with this movie. I though it would be a really stupid movie at first, but once I watched it I was impressed.