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A struggling young jazz dancer meets up with two break-dancers. Together they become the sensation of the street crowds.A struggling young jazz dancer meets up with two break-dancers. Together they become the sensation of the street crowds.A struggling young jazz dancer meets up with two break-dancers. Together they become the sensation of the street crowds.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Adolfo Quinones
- Ozone
- (as Adolfo 'Shabba-Doo' Quinones)
Michael Chambers
- Turbo
- (as Michael 'Boogaloo Shrimp' Chambers)
Bruno Falcon
- Electro Rock 1
- (as Bruno 'Pop N' Taco' Falcon)
Popin Pete
- Electro Rock 2
- (as Timothy 'Poppin' Pete' Solomon)
Ana Sánchez
- Electro Rock 3
- (as Ana 'Lollipop' Sanchez)
Ice-T
- Rap Talker
- (as Ice T)
Teresa Kelly
- Vicky
- (as T.C. Laughlin)
Ric Mancino
- Joe the Cook
- (as Ric Mancini)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the first "street dancing" scene, in which Kelly accompanies Ozone and Turbo to the beach, the audience watching the dancing is comprised of surfers and beach bums. A man in a black singlet claps with the music. It's Jean-Claude Van Damme in his first on-screen appearance. According to Van Damme, he tried hard to draw attention to himself by jumping in the air and doing flips, but they were not included in the film.
- GoofsIn the second dance battle scene in the club, Ice-T can clearly be seen rapping/talking into the microphone in the background yet we do not hear him at all. All that can be heard is music and the main characters dialog.
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: Breakin'/Firestarter/Hardbodies/Sugar Cane Alley (1984)
- SoundtracksTibetan Jam
Written by Chris The Glove Taylor (as Chris "The Glove" Taylor)
Rap by Ice-T (as Ice T)
Produced by Chris The Glove Taylor (as Chris "The Glove" Taylor)
Featured review
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...
- johnnymovieboy
- May 14, 2005
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Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Breakdance
- Filming locations
- 4323 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA(Interior and exterior. Boogaloo shrimp's broom dance sequence in front of convenience store.)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $38,682,707
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,047,686
- May 6, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $38,682,707
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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