Breakin'

1984
PG
1h 27m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

7.5K

YOUR RATING

Michael Chambers, Lucinda Dickey, and Adolfo Quinones in Breakin' (1984)

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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.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

7.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

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)

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)

Peter Bromilow

Judge

Eleanor Zee

Judge

Scott Cooper

Judge

Eb Lottimer

Judge's Assistant

Teresa Kelly

Vicky
(as T.C. Laughlin)

Ric Mancino

Joe the Cook
(as Ric Mancini)

Lyla Grahm

Caroline Divine

Bea Silvern

Jennifer Sweet

Storyline

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Trivia
In 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.

Goofs
In 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.

Quotes
Turbo: You owe me seven dollars man.
Franco: For what?
Turbo: For teaching you how to dance sucker.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Breakin'/Firestarter/Hardbodies/Sugar Cane Alley (1984)

Soundtracks
Tibetan 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)

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Featured review

10/10

bringing back the memories

well as an adult watching back on what i used too do myself in the streets of NYC. This movie brought back memories i thought i had forgotten.Ozone and Turbo inspired me and it rekindled what i had lost as a child now as an adult.Memories last a lifetime and i wish i was back in the 80's again!I sit here now as adult wondering where my childhood idols are at now.Trying too think where all this time went, Being able too look up there Bio's is cool.Just wish that breakn'3 could have been made,that would be something truly unique.The movie was very in-depth of how it was growing up back then dancing in the streets and wondering if our dreams of making it big would come true. Just to get out and experience what life on the other side could have been like for a child in the hood.