NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

7.5IMDb Score
Released:2007-07-09
Duration:87 min
Director:Henry Corra
Actors:Afrika Bambaataa, Randy Jones, Ed Koch, KRS-One, Tommy Ramone
Production:Firehouse Films, VH1 Rock Docs

Overview:

New York City, 1977 - It was a time when the city had fallen into decay, with too few jobs, money, police, schools, and social services. There was a city wide blackout with major looting, a serial killer on the loose, and the Bronx was burning. And yet out of the chaos emerged one of the most creative times any city has ever encountered.

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