Product Details
- An MVD Exclusive
- SKU: BDVD202
- Format: DVD
- UPC: 187830002029
- Street Date: 05/27/07
- PreBook Date: 10/16/07
- Label: Brink »
- Genre: Martial Arts
- Run Time: 61 mins
- Number of Discs: 1
- Audio: STEREO
- Year of Production: 2007
- Region Code: 0
- Box Lot: 30
- Territory: WORLD
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Deadly Art Of Survival
Charlie Ahearn's 1979 martial arts epic, pre-Wild Style.
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Before Charlie Ahearn shot his seminal hip-hop film "Wild Style" in 1982, he was directly exposed to the bourgeoning hip-hop, break-dancing and graffiti movement, while shooting his super-8 martial arts epic "The Deadly Art of Survival" around the projects (next door to his apartment) in the Lower East Side in 1979. It stars Nathan Ingram, a true to life martial arts hero, who in this movie version struggles against local drug dealers operating from a rival karate school called the disco dojo. The local handball courts were painted by graffiti legend Lee Quinones, who went on to star in "Wild Style". This film is a must see for anyone interested in the roots of hip-hop at the intersection of Lower East Side art world, in the late seventies.
Bonus Materials
- An 2007 interview with karate instructor Nathan Ingram at his martial arts school. (18 minutes)
- Director's Commentary
