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Breakin' (1984)

 -  Comedy | Drama | Musical  -  4 May 1984 (USA)
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'Breakin': A struggling young jazz dancer (Lucinda Dickey) meets up with two break-dancers. Together they become the sensation of the street crowds. Features ICE-T in his film debut as a club MC.

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Kelly / Special K
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Ozone / Orlando (as Adolfo 'Shabba-Doo' Quinones)
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Turbo / Tony (as Michael 'Boogaloo Shrimp' Chambers)
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Franco
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James
Phineas Newborn III ...
Adam
Bruno Falcon ...
Electro Rock 1 (as 'Bruno Pop N' Taco' Falcon)
Timothy Solomon ...
Electro Rock 2 (as Timothy 'Poppin' Pete' Solomon)
Ana Sánchez ...
Electro Rock 3 (as Ana 'Lollipop' Sanchez)
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Rap Talker (as Ice T)
Peter Bromilow ...
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Scott Cooper ...
Judge
Eb Lottimer ...
Judge's Assistant
Teresa Kelly ...
Vicky (as T.C. Laughlin)
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'Breakin': A struggling young jazz dancer (Lucinda Dickey) meets up with two break-dancers. Together they become the sensation of the street crowds. Features ICE-T in his film debut as a club MC.

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For the break of your life! Push it to pop it! Rock it to lock it! Break it to make it! See more »


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Breakdance  »

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$36,100,000 (USA)
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Trivia

Though the end credits never reveal it, Ozone and Turbo's real names are Orlando and Tony, respectively. See more »

Goofs

When Ozone, Turbo and Kelly pose in the last shot of their Dance Montage, the actors marker is on the bottom of the floor. See more »

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Judge: Next!
Ozone: OZONE! Street dancer.
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Spoofed in Chappelle's Show: Episode #1.7 (2003) See more »

Soundtracks

"Boogie Down"
Performed by Al Jarreau
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. and WEA International Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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bringing back the memories
19 October 2006 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

well as an adult watching back on what i used too do myself in the streets of NYC. This movie brought back memories i thought i had forgotten.Ozone and Turbo inspired me and it rekindled what i had lost as a child now as an adult.Memories last a lifetime and i wish i was back in the 80's again!I sit here now as adult wondering where my childhood idols are at now.Trying too think where all this time went, Being able too look up there Bio's is cool.Just wish that breakn'3 could have been made,that would be something truly unique.The movie was very in-depth of how it was growing up back then dancing in the streets and wondering if our dreams of making it big would come true. Just to get out and experience what life on the other side could have been like for a child in the hood.


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