Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
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| Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo | |
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 Breakdance 2: Electric Boogaloo movie poster |
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| Directed by | Sam Firstenberg |
| Produced by | Yoram Globus Menahem Golan Pieter Jan Brugge (executive producer) |
| Written by | Charles Parker Allen DeBevoise Jan Ventura Julie Reichert |
| Starring | Lucinda Dickey Adolfo Quinones Michael Chambers |
| Music by | Michael Linn |
| Cinematography | Hanania Baer |
| Editing by | Sally Allen Bert Glatstein Bob Jenkis Marcus Manton Barry Zetlin |
| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures (USA) Cannon Films (non-USA) |
| Release date(s) | December 19, 1984 |
| Running time | 94 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Breakin' |
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo is the sequel to the 1984 breakdancing film Breakin'. It was released the same year as its predecessor by Cannon Films. In some international locations, the movie was released under the title Breakdance 2: Electric Boogaloo.
Breakin' 2 sees the return of Kelly (Lucinda Dickey), Ozone (Adolfo Quinones), and Turbo (Michael Chambers) as they try to stop a developer from bulldozing a community recreation center. The film also features dancer Viktor Manoel and a very young Ice-T who returned from the original, as well as an appearance by future pop star Martika. Ice-T can be seen in the film throughout, he is in a scene at a hip/hop night club where he raps one of the songs from the soundtrack as well as in the final dance scene where he performs and even dances along with the rest of the choreographed dance.
Since the release of the film, the unusual title suffix "Electric Boogaloo," a reference to a funk-oriented dance style from the 1970s, has become a commonly used snowclone concerning sequels.[1] The implications vary, but tend to imply a sequel that is ridiculous, absurd, unwanted, unnecessary, formulaic, or simply obscure.[2][3] Roger Ebert gave the film a fairly positive review but did not assign a stars-rating to it.[4]
Like its predecessor, much of the film's soundtrack was provided by Ollie & Jerry, comprising the duo Ollie Brown and Jerry Knight. The title track, "Electric Boogaloo," did not hit the pop charts and climbed to only #45 on the R&B chart.[5]
[edit] Soundtrack
- "Electric Boogaloo" - Ollie & Jerry
- "Radiotron" - Firefox
- "Din Daa Daa" - George Kranz
- "When I.C.U." - Ollie & Jerry
- "Gotta Have the Money" - Steve Donn
- "Believe in the Beat" - Carol Lynn Townes
- "Set it out" - Midway
- "I Don't Wanna Come Down" - Mark Scott
- "Stylin' Profilin'" - Firefox
- "Oye Mamacita" - Rags & Riches
[edit] References
- ^ Phrasal Patterns 2: Electric Boogaloo Oxford University Press Blog, Ben Zimmer. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
- ^ The 25 Worst Sequels Ever Made Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 9, 2007.
- ^ You Got Served Variety. Retrieved May 9, 2007.
- ^ http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19840101/REVIEWS/401010316/1023
- ^ Ollie and Jerry Electro-Funk biography page. Retrieved May 9, 2007.
