



When director Tony Silver and partner-producer Henry Chalfant delivered the broadcast version of their prize-winning film to PBS in 1983, the world received its first full immersion into a phenomenon that had taken over New York City. Graffiti artists had invented a new visual language in New York’s ramshackle subway system using trains as their canvas. Mayor Ed Koch, the police, and the New York Transit Authority struggle to combat the rising tide of street art, while MC’s, DJ’s and B-boys rock the city, turning street corner breakdance battles into performance art.

Style Wars embraces the spirit of hip hop as it exploded into the world from underground tunnels, uptown streets, clubs and playgrounds. New York’s legendary kings of graffiti own a special place in the hip hop pantheon. This film is regarded by many as the definitive document of the emerging hip hop culture, and the continuing struggle to keep its authentic spirit alive.

The Film:

• Style Wars, finally in HD. A beautiful new 2K transfer from the original 16mm print.

• Feature commentary by director-producer Tony Silver and producer Henry Chalfant.

• Digitally Remastered 5.1 Dolby soundtrack.

• English subtitles for the hearing impaired.





The Extras:

• The Outtakes: A brand new 40 min film. With the help of donors and fans from Kickstarter we sorted through almost 30 hours of left over materials to bring you hidden gems and fascinating moments never before seen. Also transferred to HD from the original 16mm, The Outtakes is part nostalgia and part hindsight, taking fans back in time to tell new stories, show slightly different perspectives and delve deeper into the world of early 80’s New York City.

• B-Boy Showcase: 10 minutes of fast paced phenomenally acrobatic gems. The Rocksteady Crew at their tour launch party, in the studio, on the streets, and battling it out against Dynamic Rockers at the United Skates of America in Queens.

Style Wars In The Cutting Room: In the summer of ’83 a camera crew visited Valkhn Films, an editing house where Style Wars was being painstakingly sliced together. This 25 min piece is a rare glimpse at the process of telling a real story as it’s happening and the people who kept it real. See editor Sam Pollard, director Tony Silver, supervising editor Victor Kanefsky, and more, make history in this unusual and candid short.

The soundtrack features classics performed by The Sugar Hill Gang, The Treacherous Three, The Fearless Four, Grand Master Flash and The Furious Five, Trouble Funk, Rammellzee / K-Rob and Dion. New York’s kings of graffiti and b-boys own a special place in the hip hop pantheon. In Style Wars they continue to empower new generations with the original spirit of hip hop, as it reached out from underground tunnels, from uptown streets, clubs and playgrounds, to the world at large

Blu-Ray FAQ’s

Is the Blu-Ray available in Europe?

Yes, the Blu-Ray is All Regions

Does the Blu-Ray have closed captioning?

Yes, both the film and the extras have closed captioning

What languages is the Blu-Ray available in?

English