Rappin is a 1985 film directed by Joel Silberg, written by Adam Friedman

Adam Friedman

- as producer :* 1993 : Air Combat * 1994 : Masters of War * 1996 : America's Flying Aces: The Blue Angels 50th Anniversary* 1999 : When Good Pets Go Bad * 2003 : Travel Detective...

 and Robert J. Litz and starring Mario Van Peebles

Mario Van Peebles

Mario "Chip" Cain Van Peebles is an American director and actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films. He is son of filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles.-Life and career:...

. Van Peebles plays "Rappin' John Hood", an ex-convict, who attempts to save his neighborhood from developers and hoodlums. The film has developed a small cult following despite Peeble's lack of rapping ability and the film's overall poor production values.

Ice-T

ICE-T

* Ice-T, an American rapper and actor* ICE T , a tilting model of the German InterCityExpress series of high-speed trains...

 appeared in a small uncredited role and reportedly provided the rhymes, including the hero's climactic lines, "Can't stop/ Won't stop/ Climbing that mountain 'till we reach the top!"

Cast and crew

• Mario Van Peebles
  Mario Van Peebles
  Mario "Chip" Cain Van Peebles is an American director and actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films. He is son of filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles.-Life and career:...
  
  : John Hood
• Rutanya Alda
  Rutanya Alda
  -Life:Rutanya Alda was born as Rutanya Alda Skrastiņa in Riga, Latvia, the daughter of Vera , a businesswoman, and Jānis Skrastiņš, a poet...
  
  : Cecilia
• Eyde Byrde: Grandma
• Rony Clanton: Cedric
• Jessie Daniels
  Jessie Daniels
  Jessie Daniels is an American actress, songwriter, and Christian musician. She has been acting since she was eight, appearing in independent films and commercials for Lifetime Television and MTV...
  
  , Antoine Lundy, Charles Nelson, Trisco Pearson: The Force M.D.s
  The Force M.D.s
  The Force MDs is an American R&B vocal group, that was formed in 1981 in Staten Island, New York.- Biography :The Force M.D.'s originally called themselves the L.D.s, then the Force MCs, but ultimately preferred MD, which is short for Musical Diversity...
  
  
• Richie Abanes: Richie
• Harry Goz
  Harry Goz
  Harry Goz was an American musical theater actor and voice actor.He debuted in the 1964 Broadway production of Bajour, co-starring Chita Rivera and Nancy Dussault. Goz played Tevye in the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof from 1966 to 1968, both as understudy and lead actor...
  
  : Thorndike
• Kadeem Hardison
  Kadeem Hardison
  Kadeem Hardison is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dwayne Wayne on A Different World, a spin-off of the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show.-Childhood:...
  
  : Moon
• Eriq La Salle
  Eriq La Salle
  Eriq La Salle is an American actor and director, known for his portrayals of Darryl in the 1988 comedy film Coming to America and Dr. Peter Benton on the NBC drama series ER.-Early life:...
  
  : Ice
• Leo O'Brien: Allan
• Thomas Ross: Thomas
• Joe Schad: Burton
• Tasia Valenza
  Tasia Valenza
  Tasia Valenza is an American actress who has most recently found acclaim as a voice actor.- Television :...
  
  : Dixie
• Eugene Wilde
  Eugene Wilde
  Eugene Wilde is an American R&B singer and songwriter, who had two #1 hits on the US R&B charts in the 1980s.-Career:...
  
  : Himself

Featured Songs

• Rappin' - Lovebug Starski
• Snack Attack - Melvin Plowden, Mario Van Peebles, Eriq La Salle, Kadeem Hardison, Richie Abanes
• The Fight Rap - Lovebug Starski
• Neighborhood Walk - Mario Van Peebles
• Itchin' For A Scratch - The Force M.D.'s
• Flame In The Fire - Warren Mills
• Call Me - D. Terrell
• If You Want To (FU12) - Lajuan Carter
• Golly Gee - Tuff, Inc.
• First Love Never Dies - Eugene Wilde, Joanna Gardner

External links

• IMDB entry
• New York Times review
• The AV Club review