Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
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Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo is the 1984 sequel
to the breakdancing film
Breakin'
. It was first released in the same year as its predecessor by TriStar Pictures
, and by Cannon Films the year after. In some international locations, the movie was released under the title Breakdance 2: Electric Boogaloo.
), Ozone (Adolfo Quinones
), and Turbo (Michael Chambers
) as they try to stop a developer from bulldozing a community recreation center. The film also features dancer Viktor Manoel
and a young Ice-T
who returned from the original, as well as an appearance by future pop star
Martika
. Ice-T can be seen throughout the film; in a scene at a hip/hop night club where he raps one of the songs from the soundtrack as well as in the final dance scene where he performs and even dances along with the rest of the choreographed dance.
-oriented dance style from the 1970s, has become a commonly used snowclone
concerning sequels. The implications vary, but tend to imply a sequel that is ridiculous, absurd, unwanted, unnecessary, formulaic, or simply obscure.
film critic Armond White
considered it to be "superb" and Roger Ebert
gave the film a three-star review.
, comprising the duo Ollie E. Brown
and Jerry Knight
. The title track, "Electric Boogaloo," did not hit the pop charts and climbed to only #45 on the R&B chart.
Sequel
A sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
to the breakdancing film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
Breakin'
Breakin'
Breakin', released as Breakdance: The Movie in some countries, is a 1984 breakdancing-themed film directed by Joel Silberg. The film setting was inspired by a German documentary entitled Breakin' and Enterin set in the Los Angeles multi-racial hip hop club Radiotron, based out of Macarthur Park in...
. It was first released in the same year as its predecessor by TriStar Pictures
TriStar Pictures
TriStar Pictures, Inc. is an American film production/distribution studio and subsidiary of Columbia Pictures, itself a subdivision of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, which is owned by Sony Pictures...
, and by Cannon Films the year after. In some international locations, the movie was released under the title Breakdance 2: Electric Boogaloo.
Plot
Breakin' 2 sees the return of Kelly (Lucinda DickeyLucinda Dickey
Lucinda Dickey is an American dancer and actress who is best known for her role as Kelly in the 1984 cult film Breakin and the 1985 sequel, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.-Biography:...
), Ozone (Adolfo Quinones
Adolfo Quinones
Shabba Doo is the stage name of Adolfo Quiñones , an American actor, dancer, choreographer, and director.He became one of the founders of the dance style commonly known as locking as a member of The Original Lockers with Toni Basil, Don "Campbellock" Campbell and Fred "Rerun" Berry.Quiñones' most...
), and Turbo (Michael Chambers
Michael Chambers
Michael "Boogalo Shrimp" Chambers is an American dancer and actor known for his role as "Turbo" in the 1984 cult classic film Breakin and the 1984 hit sequel Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo...
) as they try to stop a developer from bulldozing a community recreation center. The film also features dancer Viktor Manoel
Viktor Manoel
Viktor Manoel is a Mexican-American dancer, choreographer, writer, and actor. Viktor Manoel was born and raised in Mexico. His charismatic, androgynous look and unique style of dancing captured the imaginations of choreographers Édouard Lock of Canadian dance group La La La Human Steps and Toni...
and a young Ice-T
ICE-T
* Ice-T, an American rapper and actor* ICE T , a tilting model of the German InterCityExpress series of high-speed trains...
who returned from the original, as well as an appearance by future pop star
Pop Star
"Pop Star" is a 2005 single from Japanese singer Ken Hirai. The single went on to top the 2005 Oricon Charts and is known for its remarkable music video, featuring Ken in seven different personas, including a raccoon and his own manager. The Video also helped Ken break into the US and Canadian...
Martika
Martika
Martika is an American pop singer-songwriter and actress. As a singer she released two internationally successful albums in the late 1980s and early 1990s, selling over four million copies worldwide.-Early life and career:Martika entered mainstream show business in an uncredited role as one of the...
. Ice-T can be seen throughout the film; in a scene at a hip/hop night club where he raps one of the songs from the soundtrack as well as in the final dance scene where he performs and even dances along with the rest of the choreographed dance.
Cast
- Lucinda DickeyLucinda DickeyLucinda Dickey is an American dancer and actress who is best known for her role as Kelly in the 1984 cult film Breakin and the 1985 sequel, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.-Biography:...
as Kelly / Special K - Adolfo Quiñones as Ozone
- Michael ChambersMichael ChambersMichael "Boogalo Shrimp" Chambers is an American dancer and actor known for his role as "Turbo" in the 1984 cult classic film Breakin and the 1984 hit sequel Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo...
as Turbo - Ice-TICE-T* Ice-T, an American rapper and actor* ICE T , a tilting model of the German InterCityExpress series of high-speed trains...
as Rap Talker - Ben Lokey as Franco
Electric Boogaloo
Since the release of the film, the unusual subtitle "Electric Boogaloo", a reference to a funkFunk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
-oriented dance style from the 1970s, has become a commonly used snowclone
Snowclone
A snowclone is a type of cliché and phrasal template originally defined as "a multi-use, customizable, instantly recognizable, time-worn, quoted or misquoted phrase or sentence that can be used in an entirely open array of different variants"....
concerning sequels. The implications vary, but tend to imply a sequel that is ridiculous, absurd, unwanted, unnecessary, formulaic, or simply obscure.
Critical reception
Though most critics rated the film poorly, New York PressNew York Press
New York Press was a free alternative weekly in New York City, that was published from 1988 to 2011. During its lifetime, it was the main competitor to the Village Voice...
film critic Armond White
Armond White
Armond White is a New York-based film and music critic known for his provocative and idiosyncratic film criticism, which some have characterized as contrarian. He is currently the editor of City Arts, for which he also writes articles and reviews...
considered it to be "superb" and Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Roger Joseph Ebert is an American film critic and screenwriter. He is the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.Ebert is known for his film review column and for the television programs Sneak Previews, At the Movies with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, and Siskel and Ebert and The...
gave the film a three-star review.
Soundtrack
Like its predecessor, much of the film's soundtrack was provided by Ollie & JerryOllie & Jerry
Ollie & Jerry was an American dance-pop duo active in the 1980s, consisting of drummer Ollie E. Brown and R&B singer Jerry Knight.Despite releasing no studio albums under their own name, they are still widely known for their hit single "Breakin'.....
, comprising the duo Ollie E. Brown
Ollie E. Brown
Ollie E. Brown is an American drummer, percussionist and record producer. A prolific session musician, Brown has performed on over a hundred albums in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. Brown was also half of the American dance-pop duo Ollie & Jerry, which had a Top 10 hit with "Breakin'.....
and Jerry Knight
Jerry Knight
Jerry Knight was an American R&B vocalist and bassist in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Along with Ray Parker Jr., he was a founding member of the group Raydio, singing vocals on their early hit, "Jack and Jill"...
. The title track, "Electric Boogaloo," did not hit the pop charts and climbed to only #45 on the R&B chart.
- "Electric BoogalooElectric Boogaloo (song)"Electric Boogaloo" is a dance-pop song by American music duo Ollie & Jerry. Released in late 1984 as the lead single from the soundtrack to the film Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, the song reached number 45 on the R&B chart.- Background :...
" - Ollie & JerryOllie & JerryOllie & Jerry was an American dance-pop duo active in the 1980s, consisting of drummer Ollie E. Brown and R&B singer Jerry Knight.Despite releasing no studio albums under their own name, they are still widely known for their hit single "Breakin'..... - "Radiotron" - Firefox
- "Din Daa Daa" - George KranzGeorge KranzGeorge Kranz is a German dance music singer and percussionist. He is best known for his song "Trommeltanz", otherwise known as "Din Daa Daa". The song hit No. 1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1984 and then returned to the chart in a new version in 1991, peaking at No. 8...
- "When I.C.U." - Ollie & Jerry
- "Gotta Have the Money" - Steve Donn
- "Believe in the Beat" - Carol Lynn TownesCarol Lynn TownesCarol Lynn Townes is an American soul singer from Warrenton, North Carolina.Hailing from a family of gospel singers, she made her debut singing gospel at age three. She moved to New York in the early 1970s, joining a male soul group called Fifth Avenue. The group consisted of prominent jingle singers...
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- "Stylin' Profilin'" - Firefox
- "Oye Mamacita" - Rags & Riches