Run-D.M.C. Movies

The documentary Just for Kicks explains how important shoes are in hip-hop culture. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Lyricist Lounge features over a dozen classic hip hop music videos, and offers viewers the chance to listen to the original songs or remixed versions. Included are the promotional clips for Wu-Tang Clan's "C.R.E.A.M.," A Tribe Called Quest's "Electric Relaxation," Biz Markie's "Just a Friend," "The Pharcyde's "Passin' Me By," and Run DMC's classic cover of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way." ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Hip-Hop culture has always been about much more than just rap music; hip-hop embraced a number of vehicles of expression for youth in Urban America, and an integral part of the formative years of Hip-Hop was graffiti. As hip-hop culture grew, graffiti evolved from gang members "tagging" buildings to mark their territory to elaborate murals which often expressed the same issues of ghetto life reflected in rap music, as well as celebrating the hard-won joys of life in the inner city. Through the Years of Hip Hop, Vol. 1: Graffiti is a documentary which looks at the role of graffiti in hip-hop, and how it grew into a internationally recognized art form. The video also features videos for seven classic old-school hip-hop tracks, including hits by Run-DMC, Dana Dane, Queen Latifah, De La Soul, and Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

For the absolute best in the world of hip-hop music, why not go straight to The Source? Collecting some of the hottest acts on the scene onto one stage for an unforgettable night of music and awards, the 1999 Hip-Hop Music Awards features such talented performers as Lauryn Hill, Puff Daddy, DMX, and many, many more. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

This concert film documents a show staged at Alcatraz and given by a handful of R&B and Hip-Hop artists. Among the performers are the legendary Run-DMC, Too Short, K-CI & JoJo, Missy Elliot, and Da Brat. There are also appearances by sports stars Shaquille O'Neal, Luc Robitaille, and Robert Horry. The historic setting adds a great deal of production value to this otherwise straightforward concert film. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

This video series profiles success stories of rock and roll artists who have risen from obscurity to popular acclaim. This segment features the work of such pop artists as Madonna, Michael Jackson, N.W.A., and Run-DMC. There is a look at the phenomenal career of Madonna. Her business savy and shrewd assessment of America's sexual mores have made her fabulously wealthy. Poking fun at the vestiges of Puritanic culture in America by singing suggestive lyrics and wearing outlandishly provocative clothes, she has won the admiration of some, the ire of others. Her iconoclastic attitude towards sexual repression has turned her into an icon herself. Michael Jackson, too, is portrayed in the film as a visionary, as well as a great entertainer. His androgynous appearance and forays into the outer limits of plastic surgery tell volumes about American culture and its future. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide

Rock to the sounds of rappers Run D.M.C. with titles such as "Walk This Way," "Rock Box" and "It's Tricky." ~ All Movie Guide

In-between rappin' numbers by groups like Run-DMC and The Fat Boys, an almost unnoticeable plot unfolds as manager Russell (Blair Underwood) desperately looks for funding to press more records for Run-DMC's first hit. This gets him into deep water when he borrows from the wrong man and then is left behind after his performers hit the charts and are off on a better life. But all is not lost, after more rap and rock by everyone, the clan returns with salvation at hand. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide