The electric boogaloo is still a dance today, but its most common use alludes to the 1984 film breakin 2. A group of breakdancing street kids try to prevent a developer from tearing down their recreation center. 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. Staring lucinda dickey, michael boogaloo shrimp chambers and adolfo shabba doo quinones. Electric boogaloo is an american 1984 film directed by sam firstenberg. Kelly lucinda dickey reunites with ozone adolfo quinones and turbo michael chambers to help save the local community center from being torn down by greedy land developers. While dismissing breakin and breakin 2 electric boogaloo would be easy, the harsh reality is that these two film are glorious. 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. 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. Original motion picture soundtrack breakin 2 electric. With lucinda dickey, adolfo quinones, michael chambers, susie coelho.
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. 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. The beat doesnt slow down in this slammin sequel to breakin. Electric boogaloo, there was one decisive difference between then and now back in the 80s, there was a clear cut solution to these problems. Its all about the break dancing team trying to raise money for their youth artscommunity center, which is going to be. Electric boogaloo is nonstop entertainment with maximum jammage.
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. Breakin 2 reunites the trio from the original film. Instead of just one whimsical broom dance, the fantasy sequences replace the former urban, realistic street grooves and backroom competitions. Electric boogaloo is a 1984 movie about breakdancing, and a sequel to the same years you heard us, the same year breakin. This construction is somewhat dismissive of the original work andor the idea of making a followup movie. The 1984 original, released by cannon films, was designed to capitalize on the popularity of breakdancing. 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. Kelly, ozone, and turbo are members of a group of street kids that frequent the community center miracles, where theyre working over the summer. Daily grindhouse blackhistorymonth week the cultural. 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. A developer tries to bulldoze a community recreation. Break out your neon parachute pants because we are taking it back to 1984 to get our electric boogaloo on.
Electric boogaloo 39 movie clip how to get the girl. 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. 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. The weird, wild and wonderful world of cannons breakin movies.
Electric boogaloo can be appended to the name of a movie to indicate a sequel. Electric boogaloo the 1984 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Originally featured in the title of the poorly received 1984 dance film breakin 2. We look back at the franchise that got 1984 breakdancing. Electric boogaloo, the december 1984 sequel that inspired these wisecracks, remains an internet favorite after 30 years of critical apathy. Electric boogaloo, the december 1984 sequel that inspired. Sometimes the true value of a film doesnt become clear until years later. Advertisement for the movie breakin 2 electric boogaloo, a tristar picture. Electric boogaloo was released seven months after its predecessor by tristar pictures.
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. This vivacious sequel to the cult classic dance film picks up where the original left off. Comedy, drama, musical the dance crew from breakin bands together to save a community center from a greedy developer bent. Electric boogaloo does not begin with a recap of the first movies plot, the way sequels like superman ii. Breaking, also called breakdancing or bboyingbgirling, is an athletic style of street dance from the united states. Relive the exhilarating 80s with ozone, kelly, turbo in celebration of hip hops magical years. Lucinda dickey and adolfo quinones in breakin 2 electric boogaloo.
Electric boogaloo like break dancing so much that they. 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. Movie audiences in 1984 were treated to both dance epics in the. In some international locations the film was released under the title breakdance 2.
Breakdancing is typically set to songs containing drum breaks, especially in hiphop, funk, soul music and. Electric boogaloo 1984 schauspieler schauspielerinnen. Electric boogaloo 19 movie clip electric boogaloo 1984 hd. Movie audiences in 1984 were treated to both dance epics in. 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. Sequels are all about raising the stakes, and breakin 2. Met lucinda dickey, alfonso quinones en michael chambers.
In fact, its virtually identical to the first breakin. 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. 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. See more ideas about electric boogaloo, boogaloo, movies. Another sequel, rappin also known as breakdance 3 was made but had.
Electric boogaloo dvd and bluray release date and movie stats. Thats why a modest, cheerful little movie like breakin 2. Electric boogaloo is a sequel to the surprise hit breakin also of 1984. 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. I love this movie, it seems that cheesiness knows no bounds. Jan 22, 2019 the popular break dancing movie of the 1980s. Turbo and ozone have become figureheads at an inner city community center, drawing kelley. Electric boogaloo 1984 the awesome but probably unnecessary sequel to breakin came out the very same year. Things were complicated and troubled during the 80s too. 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. And yet its hard to imagine that most 19yearolds sitting at home on thursday night, tweeting stupid fill. Key members of the original cast are back, and must bring together the.
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