| Breakin' | |
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| Directed by | Joel Silberg |
| Produced by | Allen DeBevoise, producer, and David Zito, producer Yoram Globus (executive producer) Menahem Golan (executive producer) |
| Written by | Charles Parker (a.k.a. David Zito) and 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 |
| Box office | Domestic: $ 38,682,707 Foreign: $18,774,000 Worldwide: $ 57,456,707 |
Breakin', released as Breakdance: The Movie in some countries, is a 1984 breakdancing-themed film 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 he considers the film and his own performance in it to be "wack".[1]
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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Kelly, a struggling young jazz dancer (Lucinda Dickey) meets up with two break dancers, Ozone (Adolfo Quiñones)(known for crazy inversions) 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" by Ollie & Jerry and "Tour de France" by Kraftwerk.
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.[3] (He had released some 12" singles previously.)
Despite not being included on the official soundtrack, the film also features the songs "Tour de France" by Kraftwerk, "Boogie Down" by Al Jarreau, and "Beatbox" by Art of Noise.
Several months before the release of Breakin', Adolfo "Shabba Doo" Quiñones, Michael "Boogaloo Shrimp" Chambers, and other dancers from the film were all prominently featured in the music video for Chaka Khan's remake of the 1979 Prince song "I Feel for You".