Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
| Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo | |
|---|---|
 Breakdance 2: Electric Boogaloo movie poster | |
| Directed by | Sam Firstenberg |
| Written by | Charles Parker Allen DeBevoise Jan Ventura Julie Reichert |
| Produced by | Yoram Globus Menahem Golan Pieter Jan Brugge (executive producer) |
| Starring | Lucinda Dickey Adolfo Quinones Michael Chambers |
| Cinematography | Hanania Baer |
| Edited by | Sally Allen Bert Glatstein Bob Jenkis Marcus Manton Barry Zetlin |
| Music by | Michael Linn |
| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures (USA) Cannon Films (non-USA) |
Release date | February 5, 1985 |
Running time | 94 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $15,101,131 |
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo is the 1985 sequel to the 1984 breakdancing film Breakin'. It was released the year after its predecessor by Cannon Films. In some international locations, the movie was released under the title Breakdance 2: Electric Boogaloo.
Plot
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 young Ice-T who returned from the original, as well as an appearance by future pop star Martika. Ice-T can be seen throughout the film; 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.
Electric Boogaloo
Since the release of the film, the unusual subtitle "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]
Critical reception
New York Press film critic Armond White considers it to be "superb."[4] Roger Ebert gave the film a three-star review, despite most critics rating Breakin' 2 poorly.[5]
Soundtrack
Like its predecessor, much of the film's soundtrack was provided by Ollie & Jerry, comprising the duo Ollie E. 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.[6]
- "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
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://www.nypress.com/article-21490-ready-set-jump_.html
- ^ http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19840101/REVIEWS/401010316/1023
- ^ Ollie and Jerry Electro-Funk biography page. Retrieved May 9, 2007.
