NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell (2007)

7.5/10 87 min Documentary

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.

Cast

Afrika Bambaataa

Self

Randy Jones

Self

Ed Koch

Self

KRS-One

Self

Geraldo Rivera

Self

Richard Hell

Self

Annie Sprinkle

Self

Patti Smith

Debbie Harry

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bella Abzug

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

David Berkowitz

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

David Byrne

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sid Vicious

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Grandmaster Flash

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Al Goldstein

Self

Gloria Gaynor

Self

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