The Legend of Cool Disco Dan

The Legend of Cool Disco Dan

"The Legend of Cool 'Disco' Dan" is the story of black Washington DC told from the perspective of Cool "Disco" Dan starting with his birth during the civil rights era and follows his life parallel with the rise of Go-Go music through the 1980s (which is the unheard but yet dominant urban music of DC) and also local DC politics with Marion Barry's rise and fall. Despite ending up homeless Cool "Disco" Dan used graffiti to escape the social problems D.C. had in the 1980s when things turned violent and became known as the Murder Capital of the United States. Cool "Disco" Dan ends up as a cult character of DC and his name becomes a symbol of survival during DC's most trying years.

US

Made in US

8/10

2012

Documentary

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Cast

Cool 'Disco' Dan

Cool 'Disco' Dan

As Himself

Henry Rollins

Henry Rollins

As Narrator

Marion Barry

Marion Barry

As Himself

Chuck Brown

Chuck Brown

As Himself

Gregory 'Sugar Bear' Elliott

Gregory 'Sugar Bear' Elliott

As Himself

Big Tony Fisher

Big Tony Fisher

As Himself

Paul Hendrickson

Paul Hendrickson

As Himself

Andre 'Whiteboy' Johnson

Andre 'Whiteboy' Johnson

As Himself

Seth Hurwitz

Seth Hurwitz

As Himself

DC Scorpio

DC Scorpio

As Himself

Frank Ski

Frank Ski

As Himself

Alona Wartofsky

Alona Wartofsky

As Herself

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