Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
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Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo movie poster
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| Directed by | Sam Firstenberg |
| Produced by | Yoram Globus Menahem Golan Pieter Jan Brugge (executive producer) Shirts Stanley |
| Written by | Charles Parker Allen DeBevoise Jan Ventura Julie Reichert |
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| Music by | Michael Linn |
| Cinematography | Hanania Baer |
| Edited by | Sally Allen Bert Glatstein Bob Jenkis Marcus Manton Barry Zetlin |
| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures (USA) Cannon Films (non-USA) |
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Release dates
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December 21, 1984[1] |
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Running time
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94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $15,101,131[1] |
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo is a 1984 film directed by Sam Firstenberg.[2] It is a sequel to the 1984 breakdancing flim, Breakin'. Electric Boogaloo was released nine months after its predecessor by TriStar Pictures and Cannon Films a few months later. In some international locations the film was released under the title Breakdance 2: Electric Boogaloo. Another sequel, Rappin' (also known as Breakdance 3) was made but had an unconnected plot and different lead characters - only Ice-T features in all three movies.
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Plot
Breakin' 2 features three characters from Breakin' – Kelly (Lucinda Dickey), Ozone (Adolfo Quinones), and Turbo (Michael Chambers) – who struggle to stop the demolition of a community recreation center by a developer who wants to build a shopping mall. Viktor Manoel, Ice-T, and Martika (who was little known then) also appear as dancers.
Cast
- Lucinda Dickey as Kelly / Special K
- Adolfo Quiñones as Orlando/Ozone
- Michael Chambers as Tony/Turbo
- Susie Bono (Susie Coelho) as Rhonda
- Sabrina Garcia as Lucia
- Ice-T as Rapper
- Cooley Jackson as Featured Street Dancer TKO
- John LaMotta as a Policeman
- Steve "Sugarfoot" Notario as Strobe
"Electric Boogaloo"
Since the release of the film, the subtitle "Electric Boogaloo", originally a reference to a funk-oriented dance style of the same name, has entered the pop-culture lexicon as a snowclone pejorative nickname for unnecessary and/or unwanted sequels.[3] The usual connotation is of either a ridiculous sequel title, or of the follow-up to an obscure, formulaic, or simply unsuccessful movie (or other work).[4][5]
Critical reception
Though most critics rated the film poorly,[6][7] New York Press film critic Armond White considered it to be "superb"[8] and Roger Ebert gave the film a three-star rating.[9]
Soundtrack
Like its predecessor, much of the film's soundtrack was provided by Ollie & Jerry, comprising the duo Ollie E. Brown and Jerry Knight. The title track, "Electric Boogaloo", reached number 45 on the R&B charts.[10]
- "Electric Boogaloo" – Ollie & Jerry
- "Radiotron" – Firefox
- "Din Daa Daa" – George Kranz
- "When I.C.U." – Ollie & Jerry
- "Gotta Have the Money" – Steve Donn
- "Believe in the Beat" – Carol Lynn Townes
- "Set it out" – Midway
- "I Don't Wanna Come Down" – Mark Scott
- "Stylin' Profilin'" – Firefox
- "Oye Mamacita" – Rags & Riches
Home video releases
On April 15, 2003, MGM Home Entertainment released Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo as a bare bones DVD. On April 21, 2015, Shout Factory released the film, along with Breakin', as a double feature Blu-ray.
Legacy
In the 30th episode of the 2nd season of the Yu-Gi-Oh GX english dub; entitled "Magnetic Personality," Chazz Princeton summons Beetron-1 and then quickly follows up by Special Summoning another monster he refers to as Beetron-2: Electric Boogaloo.
The first episode of the 11th season of 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' pays homage to the movie with the title 'Chardee MacDennis 2: Electric Boogaloo'. [11]
References
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- ↑ Phrasal Patterns 2: Electric Boogaloo Oxford University Press Blog, Ben Zimmer. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
- ↑ The 25 Worst Sequels Ever Made Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 9, 2007.
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