In the late 1970s, the "greatest city in the world" was teetering on the edge of total chaos. A failed economy, crime and en mass housing corruption gave way to a city in crisis. Yet out of the economic and social strife that held the "Big Apple" hostage, a family of homegrown cultures that would forever change the world began to emerge. Downtown Calling not only documents, in detail, the evolution of New York City's fertile music and art subculture during this period, but how its collective output continues to play a prominent, driving role in the international fashion, art and music industries today.
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Charlie Ahearn
Self
Debbie Harry
Self - Narrator
Known for
Videodrome
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Shan Nicholson
Reid Van Renesse
Adam Goldstein
Self
Also in
Entourage
Gone Too Far
Michael Holman
Self
Also in
Downtown '81
Sk8r Grrl
Ben Velez
Fab 5 Freddy
Self
Known for
Rachel Getting Married
Wild Style
Jaleel Bunton
Jaleel Bunton
David Viola
Nelson George
Self
Also in
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
The Last Critic
Henry Chalfant
Henry Chalfant
Also in
The Writing on the Wall
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Shan Nicholson Director · Reid Van Renesse Cinematographer
United States release October 24, 2009 · Produced in United States
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 24, 2009
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