Breakin'

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Breakin

Breakin movie poster
Directed by Joel Silberg
Produced by Allen DeBevoise
Yoram Globus (executive producer)
Menahem Golan (executive producer)
David Zito
Written by Allen DeBevoise
Starring Lucinda Dickey
Adolfo Quinones
Michael Chambers
Music by Michael Boyd
Cinematography Hanania Baer
Editing by Larry Bock
Mark Helfrich
Gib Jaffe
Vincent Sklena
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (USA)
Cannon Films (non-USA)
Release date(s) May 4, 1984
Running time 90 min.
Country United States
Language English
Followed by Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
This article is about the 1984 film. For other uses, see breaking (disambiguation).


Breakin', released as Breakdance: The Movie in some countries, is a 1984 breakdancing-themed film. It was directed by Joel Silberg. The film setting was inspired by a German documentary entitled Breakin' and Enterin set in the Los Angeles multi-racial hip hop club Radiotron, based out of Macarthur Park in Los Angeles. Many of the artists and dancers, including Ice-T (who makes his movie debut as a club MC) and Boogaloo Shrimp went straight from Breakin' and Enterin' to star in Breakin'. Ice-T has stated that he considers the film and his own performance in it to be "wack".[1]

The story is a retelling of the 1961 film West Side Story[citation needed]. Breakin' reverses the genders of the white/Puerto Rican couple. Although Kelly and Ozone are clearly a romantic couple in the sequel, and although they peck briefly in the first film (during the song "99 1/2 Won't Do"), the love scene in which they become a couple has been cut, and now exists only as a glimpse during the end credits.

The music score featured the hits, "Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us" by Ollie & Jerry and "Freakshow on the Dance Floor". Breakin' was followed by a sequel, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.

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[edit] Plot outline

Kelly, a struggling young jazz dancer (Lucinda Dickey) meets up with two break dancers, Ozone (Adolfo Quinones) and Turbo (Michael Chambers), who have a bitter rivalry with another crew, Electro Rock, consisting of poppers Poppin' Pete (Timothy Solomon), Poppin' Taco (Bruno Falcon) and Lollipop (Ana 'Lollipop' Sánchez). They also struggle to overcome scorn from Kelly's dance instructor, Franco, who disapproves of her hybrid dance style and affiliation with street dancers. Kelly soon becomes the sensation of the street crowds. Through it all the audience is treated to a variety of breakthrough performances, including Turbo's "Broom Scene" and Taco's unique popping solos during the dance battles at the Radiotron nightclub. Many hit songs are featured, including "There's No Stoppin' Us" is by Ollie & Jerry and "Tour de France" by Kraftwerk.

[edit] Cast

  • Ice-T as Hip hop MC
  • Jean-Claude Van Damme as Background Break Dancer (uncredited)
  • Kara Vallow as Break Dancer (uncredited)
  • Lucinda Dickey as Kelly / Special K
  • Adolfo Quinones as Ozone (as Shabba-Doo)
  • Michael Chambers as Turbo (as Boogaloo Shrimp)
  • Ben Lokey as Franco
  • Christopher McDonald as James
  • Phineas Newborn III as Adam
  • Bruno Falcon|Bruno 'Popin Taco' Falcon as Electro Rock 1
  • Timothy Solomon|Timothy 'Popin Pete' Solomon as Electro Rock 2
  • Ana 'Lollipop' Sánchez as Electro Rock 3
  • Cooley Jackson as Featured Street Dancer
  • Richie Haglund as Background Break Dancer (as Lil "R")
  • Brian Kirchberg as Background Break Dancer
  • Lisa Freeman as Waitress

[edit] Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was released by Mercury Records in 1984. The album contains the first performance on an album of rapper Ice-T.[2] (He had released some 12" singles previously.)

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us" by Ollie & Jerry – 4:34
  2. "Freakshow on the Dance Floor" by Bar-Kays – 4:42
  3. "Body Work" by Hot Streak – 4:22
  4. "99 ½" by Carol Lynn Townes – 4:02
  5. "Showdown" by Ollie & Jerry – 3:57
  6. "Heart of the Beat" by 3V – 4:18
  7. "Street People" by Fire Fox – Music by (Ollie & Jerry) 3:23
  8. "Cut It" by Re-Flex – 3:11
  9. "Ain't Nobody" by Chaka Khan – 4:45
  10. "Reckless" by Ice T – 3:57

Despite not being listed on the official soundtrack this film also features the songs "Tour de France" by Kraftwerk and "Beat Box" by Art of Noise.


[edit] References

  1. ^ Ice T; Sigmund, Heidi (1994). The Ice Opinion. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 96. ISBN 0312104863. 
  2. ^ "Breakin'". Allmusic.

[edit] External links

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