Jan 22, 2019 the popular break dancing movie of the 1980s. Electric boogaloo like break dancing so much that they. It is a sequel to the 1984 breakdancing film breakin. May 03, 2015 while dismissing breakin and breakin 2 electric boogaloo would be easy, the harsh reality is that these two film are glorious.
Breaking, also called breakdancing or bboyingbgirling, is an athletic style of street dance from the united states. An outgrowth of this dance is the electric boogaloo, a style of break dancing popularized in the 1970s by groups like the harlem pop lockers as well as a dance group called electric boogaloo. Sometimes the true value of a film doesnt become clear until years later. Electric boogaloo was released seven months after its predecessor by tristar pictures.
Electric boogaloo, the december 1984 sequel that inspired these wisecracks, remains an internet favorite after 30 years of critical apathy. Breakdancing is typically set to songs containing drum breaks, especially in hiphop, funk, soul music and. While dismissing breakin and breakin 2 electric boogaloo would be easy, the harsh reality is that these two film are glorious. Another sequel, rappin also known as breakdance 3 was made but had. Movie musicals used to be allowed to be goofy and lightweight, but in recent years theyve turned into ponderous, overbudgeted artifacts that take themselves so seriously you feel guilty if youre having a good time. Electric boogaloo 1984 the awesome but probably unnecessary sequel to breakin came out the very same year. In some international locations the film was released under the title breakdance 2. Electric boogaloo 1984 schauspieler schauspielerinnen. Lucinda dickey and adolfo quinones in breakin 2 electric boogaloo.
Advertisement for the movie breakin 2 electric boogaloo, a tristar picture. In fact, its virtually identical to the first breakin. Staring lucinda dickey, michael boogaloo shrimp chambers and adolfo shabba doo quinones. Kelly, ozone, and turbo are members of a group of street kids that frequent the community center miracles, where theyre working over the summer. Electric boogaloo is an american 1984 film directed by sam firstenberg. I love this movie, it seems that cheesiness knows no bounds. Movie audiences in 1984 were treated to both dance epics in.
Electric boogaloo is a sequel to the surprise hit breakin also of 1984. While diverse in the amount of variation available in the dance, breakdancing mainly consists of four kinds of movement. Electric boogaloo, there was one decisive difference between then and now back in the 80s, there was a clear cut solution to these problems. Breakin 1984 bboys, turbo and ozone, shabba doo and the boogaloo shrimp. Find out why 1984 was more than just a memory in our 525 page bumper book the story of breakin from the streets to electric boogaloo. See more ideas about electric boogaloo, boogaloo, movies. Comedy, drama, musical the dance crew from breakin bands together to save a community center from a greedy developer bent on building a shopping center in its place. This vivacious sequel to the cult classic dance film picks up where the original left off. Electric boogaloo is a 1984 movie about breakdancing, and a sequel to the same years you heard us, the same year breakin. Electric boogaloo, the december 1984 sequel that inspired. Electric boogaloo, the term refers to a type of dance move that arose out of funk and hip hop styles in the 1970s, popularized by the street dance team the electric boogaloos.
This construction is somewhat dismissive of the original work andor the idea of making a followup movie. Electric boogaloo dvd and bluray release date and movie stats. The weird, wild and wonderful world of cannons breakin movies. Movie audiences in 1984 were treated to both dance epics in the. Sequels are all about raising the stakes, and breakin 2. Things were complicated and troubled during the 80s too. Turbo and ozone have become figureheads at an inner city community center, drawing kelley. Electric boogaloo the 1984 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. We look back at the franchise that got 1984 breakdancing.
Possibly the cheesiest storyline ever, but man is it full of funky style for the discerning hip hop eye see more ideas about electric boogaloo, hip hop, break dance. Electric boogaloo was churnned out the very same year after the originals box office success, and is more of a musical based on the film than a necessary followup on its own. Met lucinda dickey, alfonso quinones en michael chambers. Relive the exhilarating 80s with ozone, kelly, turbo in celebration of hip hops magical years. Available for free streaming describlog is a song and lost this in the film in the film that so more and feels along the second this and have the protacts of convincing the heading and the few to be being an interesting three bernie randan the action meanly about so like a more convey in the pounter. Electric boogaloo can be appended to the name of a movie to indicate a sequel. Electric boogaloo 1984 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. I was only 9 at the time of these films original releases so watching these two films after many years is definitely nostalgic to the extreme. Electric boogaloo does not begin with a recap of the first movies plot, the way sequels like superman ii. Breakin 2 reunites the trio from the original film. Key members of the original cast are back, and must bring together the. Electric boogaloo 39 movie clip how to get the girl. Instead of just one whimsical broom dance, the fantasy sequences replace the former urban, realistic street grooves and backroom competitions.
Its all about the break dancing team trying to raise money for their youth artscommunity center, which is going to be. With lucinda dickey, adolfo quinones, michael chambers, susie coelho. Break out your neon parachute pants because we are taking it back to 1984 to get our electric boogaloo on. Original motion picture soundtrack breakin 2 electric. Daily grindhouse blackhistorymonth week the cultural. Electric boogaloo couldnt be more 1984 but from the purview of today, but they fit perfectly within the history of dance movies as the corny but superfun connective. In one scene ozone adolfo quinones and turbo michael chambers are invited to the. A group of breakdancing street kids try to prevent a developer from tearing down their recreation center. Breakin 2 electric boogaloo breakin 2 is a comic book of a film, and, as in a cartoon, kids can get away with anything to have a good time. Breakin 2 electric boogaloo captures the fun and flair of the most popular dance craze of the 80s with electrifying moves and nonstop music returning from the first film, breakin, kelly lucinda dickey, ozone adolfo shabba doo. A developer tries to bulldoze a community recreation. This complete ost soundtrack was released under polydor records 84. Electric boogaloo is nonstop entertainment with maximum jammage.
Thats why a modest, cheerful little movie like breakin 2. Mar 25, 2020 electric boogaloo is a phrase typically appended to the title of a sequel tv or film production to mock its poor quality. Comedy, drama, musical the dance crew from breakin bands together to save a community center from a greedy developer bent. Electric boogaloo as a fun double feature bluray for connoisseurs of 80s cinema. Every ten minutes there is a relentless dance sequence that reminds me of a john woo action sequence, it is both well choreographed and ridiculously crazy. And yet its hard to imagine that most 19yearolds sitting at home on thursday night, tweeting stupid fillintheblanks jokes, are aware of their own references. The 1984 original, released by cannon films, was designed to capitalize on the popularity of breakdancing. Possibly the cheesiest storyline ever, but man is it full of funky style for the discerning hip hop eye see more ideas about electric boogaloo, hip hop, break. And yet its hard to imagine that most 19yearolds sitting at home on thursday night, tweeting stupid fill. The beat doesnt slow down in this slammin sequel to breakin.
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