Breakin' (1984)

A struggling young jazz dancer meets up with two break-dancers. Together they become the sensation of the street crowds.

Director:

Joel Silberg

Writers:

Charles Parker (story), Allen DeBevoise (story)

Stars:

Lucinda Dickey, Adolfo Quinones, Michael Chambers

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lucinda Dickey	...	Kelly / Special K
Adolfo Quinones	...	Ozone / Orlando (as Adolfo 'Shabba-Doo' Quinones)
Michael Chambers	...	Turbo / Tony (as Michael 'Boogaloo Shrimp' Chambers)
Ben Lokey	...	Franco
Christopher McDonald	...	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)
Ice-T	...	Rap Talker (as Ice T)
Peter Bromilow	...	Judge
Eleanor Zee	...	Judge
Scott Cooper	...	Judge
Eb Lottimer	...	Judge's Assistant
Teresa Kelly	...	Vicky (as T.C. Laughlin)

Storyline

A struggling young jazz dancer meets up with two break-dancers. Together they become the sensation of the street crowds.

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Plot Keywords:

breakdancing | rap music | psychotronic | cult film | hip hop | 

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Taglines:

Push it to Pop it! Rock it to Lock it! Break it to Make it!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 May 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Breakdance

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,047,686, 6 May 1984, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$38,682,707

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$57,456,707

Company Credits

Production Co:

Golan-Globus Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The shirtless dancer with black shorts and black hair dancing next to Jean Claude Van Damme is Van Damme's longtime friend and actor Michel Qissi. Michel would go on to play Jean Claude's rival in "Kickboxer" as the legendary Tong Po.

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Goofs

When Adam and Kelly first meet Ozone and Turbo at the beach Ozone is heard saying "Hey Adam!" In that shot of him saying that, he actually smiling then, in the next shot talking.

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Quotes

Rap Talker: [rapping] Hip-Hoping; is a thing to binge, Is where the stone-cold Nitro party begin, So listen party people with an ear to the street, The Cali' professionals and the socially elite, To the fly young guys, to the pretty girls, Ice-T is gonna tell you about that Hip-Hop world...

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Connections

Referenced in Homestarrunner.com: Everything Else, Volume 2 (2006)

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Soundtracks

Garage Dance
Written by Gary Malkin (as Gary Remal) and Michael Boyd

User Reviews

pop and lock.

A true b-movie classic... pop and lock it, baby. Everything about this movie is funny watching it today. The wardrobes are awesome. They're so bad that they're good. The acting is so stilted and straight that you can't help but dig it, and the storyline is very predictable, but somehow does the job, and gets you to remain interested in the story in a 80's kind of way. This whole film is almost camp now. But the Break dancing is off the chain... Breaking 2 - Electric Boogaloo is even better! I'm surprised movies used to be this simple? Amazing how times and movies change, seems like usually for the better if you're looking at it from a modern sensibility. It's dated, but totally cool and fun to watch with friends...