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Breakin'
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Overview

User Rating:
4.7/10   1,892 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Charles Parker (story) &
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Release Date:
4 May 1984 (USA) more
Tagline:
the beat of the streets is... more
Plot:
'Breakin': A struggling young jazz dancer (Lucinda Dickey) meets up with two break-dancers. Together they become the sensation of the street crowds. Features ICE-T in his film debut as a club MC. | add synopsis
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1 nomination more
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(3 articles)
Scenes (Songs) We Love: Ain't Nobody From 'Breakin'
 (From Cinematical. 27 November 2009, 12:15 PM, PST)

Best. Gay. Week. Ever. (March 13, 2009)
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User Comments:
Classic '80s at it's best! more (56 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Lucinda Dickey ... Kelly

Adolfo Quinones ... Ozone (as Adolfo 'Shabba-Doo' Quinones)
Michael Chambers ... Turbo (as Michael 'Boogaloo Shrimp' Chambers)
Ben Lokey ... Franco

Christopher McDonald ... James
Phineas Newborn III ... Adam
Bruno Falcon ... Electro Rock 1 (as 'Bruno Pop N' Taco' Falcon)
Timothy Solomon ... Electro Rock 2 (as Timothy 'Poppin' Pete' Solomon)
Ana Sánchez ... Electro Rock 3 (as Ana 'Lollipop' Sanchez)

Ice-T ... Rap Talker (as Ice T)
Peter Bromilow ... Judge
Eleanor Zee ... Judge
Scott Cooper ... Judge
Ed Lottimer ... Judge's Assistant (as Eb Lottimer)
Teresa Kelly ... Vicky (as T.C. Laughlin)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Breakdance (Philippines: English title)
Breakdance: The Movie (Europe: English title)
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Runtime:
90 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Trivia:
In the first "street dancing" scene (the one in which Kelly accompanies Ozone and Turbo to the beach), the audience watching the dancing is comprised of surfers and beach bums. In said audience, we see a man in a black singlet clapping with the music. This man is 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. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When James and Adam are watching Kelly, Turbo and Ozone dancing at the Radio-Tron, you can hear "Right on!" But neither Adam nor James lips move. more
Quotes:
Ozone: FOOL! more
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8 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Classic '80s at it's best!, 14 May 2002
9/10
Author: dgordon-1 from Toronto, Canada

I fondly remember this movie, and it's soundtrack. Ollie & Jerry's "There's No Stoppin' Us" and all the other classic tunes included in this Golan & Globus "breakploitation" masterpiece. The energy, and all the actors are what make this movie special. The plot consists of the character of Kelly working in a greasy spoon, and takes dance training from a lecherous teacher. One day one of her friends introduces her to Ozone & Turbo, and the rest is history, after this everyone is bustin' a move! It's no academy award winner, but it's a fun movie. The storyline, all the dancing & the music make this a must have movie for anybody that loves movies from the '80s and/or breakdancing.

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