One afternoon, a friend introduces her to two African-American street dancers, Ozone (Adolfo “Shabba Doo” Quinones) and Turbo (Michael “Boogaloo Shrimp” Chambers). They have immense cultural value.īREAKIN’ is the story of Kelly ( Lucinda Dickey), a classically trained jazz dancer. Seen today, these pictures – both of which offer substantial entertainment value - are so much more than dance flicks. Coming out amid big Christmas movies like BEVERLY HILLS COP hurt its box office take, which stalled at $15 million. It was so popular, in fact, that a sequel, BREAKIN’ 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO, was rushed into production and released just nine months later. It was a big hit, beating out John Hughes’ SIXTEEN CANDLES in their shared opening weekend and going on to earn an impressive $38.6 million. The 1984 original, released by Cannon Films, was designed to capitalize on the popularity of breakdancing. Case in point: BREAKIN’ and its sequel, BREAKIN 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO. Sometimes the true value of a film doesn’t become clear until years later.
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