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Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)

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A developer tries to bulldoze a community recreation center. The local breakdancers try to stop it.

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Cast

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Ozone (as Adolfo 'Shabba-Doo' Quinones)
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Turbo (as Michael 'Boogaloo Shrimp' Chambers)
Susie Coelho ...
Rhonda (as Susie Bono)
Harry Caesar ...
Byron
Jo De Winter ...
Mrs. Bennett
John Christy Ewing ...
Mr. Bennett
Steve Notario ...
Strobe / Electro-Rockers Dancer (as Steve 'Sugarfoot' Notario)
Sabrina García ...
Lucia
Lu Leonard ...
Head Nurse
Ken Olfson ...
Randall
Peter MacLean ...
Mr. Douglas
Herb Mitchell ...
Stanley
Sandy Lipton ...
Mrs. Snyder
William Cort ...
Howard Howard
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Storyline

A developer tries to bulldoze a community recreation center. The local breakdancers try to stop it.

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Believe in the beat that's on the street, it's hoppin' and poppin', they're breakin' and lockin'. See more »

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Drama | Musical

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21 December 1984 (USA)  »

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Breakin' 2 is Electric Boogaloo  »

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$6,800,000 (USA)
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Trivia

Movie was inspired by the events. The Radio-Tron was a youth center located in the MacArthur Park area and faced demolition. Youth director, Carmelo Alvarez, rallied the youth and community to march to Los Angeles City Hall in the effort to save the Radio-Tron. See more »

Goofs

When Turbo's girlfriend visits him in the hospital, she comes out of the locker and closes it behind her. In the next shot, the locker door is wide open. See more »

Quotes

Turbo: Man, I am hungry, gimme some food!
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Referenced in The Sasquatch Gang (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"Go Off"
Performed by Ice-T featuring Chris 'Glove' Taylor and Afrika Islam
Music by David Storrs
Written by Ice-T and David Storrs
Produced by David Storrs and Chris 'Glove' Taylor for Underglove Ltd.
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I Believe This is the Greatest Film of All Time

Some may say I'm merely crazy. But I see the deep meaning behind this movie.

The dancers represent Jesus. The construction workers are Satan. By defeating the construction workers, the dancers are telling them " go back to hell " and as a result they are showing the world that they are like Jesus.

Okay, it's a bit of a stretch but the director himself claimed he used it as a metaphor, and the "Electric Boogaloo" is a direct reference to Psalm 83, which many believe was written by King David when he was playing a Boogaloo -- an ancient musical device (much like a guitar and flute) that could be played using both hands and/or mouth.

Anyway, a real great movie. I wish Citizen Kane had been this good.

I'm not joking.


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