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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
So much to deride, yet even more to love. Classic eighties cheese-fest
Make no mistake, this is a truly awful film in almost every way. The storyline is abysmal, the characters are horribly flimsy and the acting is as bad as you'll ever see. Yet despite all this, the amazing dancing and brilliant soundtrack make this film it not just watchable, but actually very enjoyable.
Adolfo Quinones and Michael Chambers are clearly dancers first and actors second. And honestly, that's fine. Their extreme cheesiness actually gives this film a certain degree of character and charm- a definite case of 'so bad, it's good'. Both men are amazingly charismatic dancers, with brilliant facial expressions and highly inventive routines. Quinones displays a spectacular array of techniques throughout the film and the famous 'Turbo Broom Dance' is arguably one of the most iconic dance scenes in movie history.
Lucinda Dickey is a truly appalling actor and every line she delivers makes me wince so much I can feel my retinas detach slightly. Phineas Newborn III takes campness to a new level and gives Dickey a run for her money as the worst actor of the 20th century. These two are such a laughably wretched combination that they essentially become a comedy double act.
I cannot think of another film that is so bad yet so much fun to watch. I have seen Breakin' countless times and can't imagine ever getting bored of it.
Adolfo Quinones and Michael Chambers are clearly dancers first and actors second. And honestly, that's fine. Their extreme cheesiness actually gives this film a certain degree of character and charm- a definite case of 'so bad, it's good'. Both men are amazingly charismatic dancers, with brilliant facial expressions and highly inventive routines. Quinones displays a spectacular array of techniques throughout the film and the famous 'Turbo Broom Dance' is arguably one of the most iconic dance scenes in movie history.
Lucinda Dickey is a truly appalling actor and every line she delivers makes me wince so much I can feel my retinas detach slightly. Phineas Newborn III takes campness to a new level and gives Dickey a run for her money as the worst actor of the 20th century. These two are such a laughably wretched combination that they essentially become a comedy double act.
I cannot think of another film that is so bad yet so much fun to watch. I have seen Breakin' countless times and can't imagine ever getting bored of it.
- Ruskington
- Apr 12, 2020
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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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