1984

1h 10m

7.5(60 votes)

Music

Documentary

TV Movie

Overview

Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant's PBS documentary tracks the rise and fall of subway graffiti in New York in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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17 members

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Daze

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Dondi

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Kase 2

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Eric Haze

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Ed Koch

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Rammellzee

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Irene Cara

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Gene Anthony Ray

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Skeme

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Lady Pink

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Duster

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Shy 147

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Mare 139

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Min 1

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Seen

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DJ Kay Slay

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