Breakdance: The Movie

Released in 1984, Breakin' also known as Breakdance: The Movie, was the first movie of its kind and a blueprint for all dance movies of its type to follow. This movie took you into the world of street dance, and although it might seem dated now due to the dialogue and fashion that some might find amusing, this movie reflected the style of that time period and the dance craze that was sweeping the nation. 'Turbo' and 'Ozone' the two main guys in this movie had some great moves, i also liked what they did with 'Kelly' the female lead roles character, making her from a contemporary dance background instead of a street dancer which she had to learn to become through a duration of the movie with turbo and ozone as her teachers, we also get to see how she incorporates her own style of dance into the mix and teach turbo and ozone a little about the

world she's from which i found made the story more interesting and global, another memorable moment in this movie was the broom dance by Turbo. The energy and enthusiasm that the cast members brung to the screen is enough to make you want to start 'poppin' and locking' which was a style of breakdance used in this movie. The film was inspired by a 1983 German documentary entitled Breakin' and Enterin' set in Los Angeles, many of the artists and dancers went straight from the Breakin' and Enterin' documentary to star in the movie, This was a entertaining watch and i would recommend it, especially if you're into dance. Breakdance also had a sequel with the return of the cast members in Breakdance 2: Electric Boogaloo which came out a year later in 1985.

Jean-Claude Van Damme in the background next to Turbo

A little random info is that the muscles from brussels himself, Jean-Claude Van Damme made his first appearance in this movie as an extra, another random fact is that this was also the rapper Ice T's first movie, he played a club M.C. and described the movie and his part in it as "wack" (not good). 

Ice T in the movie

Synopsis and trailer

Kelly (Lucinda Dickey) is a classically trained jazz dancer who's tired of warding off her amorous teacher and hungry for a new outlet. When she befriends street dancers Ozone (Adolfo "Shabba-Doo" Quinones) and Turbo (Michael "Boogaloo Shrimp" Chambers), she's blown away by their unique and original moves. She soon volunteers to help them defeat a rival group of street dancers, learning break-dancing skills along the way and sharing some moves of her own.

Directed by: Joel Silberg

Produced by: Allen DeBevoise, David Zito
Executive Producers: Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus
Written by:
screenplay: Charles Parker, Allen DeBevoise
story: Charles Parker, Allen DeBevoise, Gerald Scaife

Starring: Lucinda Dickey, Shabba Doo, Boogaloo Shrimp, Ben Lokey, Phineas Newborn III, Christopher McDonald

Music by: Michael Boyd, Gary Remal
Cinematography: Hanania Baer
Edited by: Larry Bock, Gib Jaffe, Vincent Sklena
Distributed by: MGM/UA Entertainment Company (USA)
Cannon Films (non-USA)

Release dates: May 4, 1984

Running time: 1hr 30mins.