| Edition |
Widescreen. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (347 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD ; 2.0 Dolby digital or 5.1 Dolby surround ; Stereo. |
| Credits |
Co-producer, Heidi Rataj Addison ; associate producer, John Carluccio ; music supervisors, Carol Sue Baker and Jonathan Hafter ; director of photography, Robert Bennett. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a documentary film in 2001. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Summary |
Here are some of the world's best DJs, those famous for solo scratching, competing in international DJ battles, playing for rap artists, or just rocking parties with the most insane records ever dug up. Check out dynamic performances and interviews with DJs Qbert, Z-Trip, Mix Master Mike (of the Beastie Boys), Rob Swift and the X-ecutioners, Cut Chemist & NuMark (of Jurassic 5), DJ Craze, DJ Shadow, The Bullet Proof Space Travelers, Babu (of Dilated Peoples), KF Krush, DJ Premier (Gang Starr), and others, along with "old-school" innovators like Afrika Bambaataa and Grand Wizard Theodore. |
| Contents |
Scratch (Documentary, 92 min.) -- Special features (255 min.) |
| Note |
Special features: Disc 1. Audio commentary with director Doug Pray and producer Brad Blondheim ; additional scenes and extended interviews ; original theatrical trailer ; artist and crew bios ; previews and weblinks. |
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Special features: Disc 2. How to rock a party: with DJ Z-Trip, some tips to help you get there ; "Sneak Attack": a selection from Wave Twisters ; a multiangle do-it-yourself lesson with DJ Qbert ; selections from the acclaimed Battle Sounds documentary ; Scratch notation demo ; previews and weblinks. |
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GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Turntablists.
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Hip-hop.
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Rap (Music)
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Pray, Doug.
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Blondheim, Brad.
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Meza, Ernest.
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Hughes, Allen.
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Hughes, Albert.
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Palm Pictures.
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Ridgeway Entertainment.
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Firewalk Films.
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| Standard No. |
660200304621 |
| Music No. |
palmdvd3046-2 Palm Pictures |
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