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Breakin'

Breakin'

Push it to pop it! Rock it to lock it! Break it to make it!

19846.61h 30m

Overview

A struggling young dancer joins forces with two breakdancers and together they become a street sensation.

Directed by Joel Silberg
Written by Charles Parker, Allen DeBevoise, Gerald Scaife
Box OfficeBudget: $1.2MRevenue: $38.7M

Top Cast

Lucinda Dickey

Lucinda Dickey

Kelly / Special K

Adolfo Quinones

Adolfo Quinones

Ozone

Michael Chambers

Michael Chambers

Turbo

Ben Lokey

Ben Lokey

Franco

Christopher McDonald

Christopher McDonald

James

P

Phineas Newborn III

Adam

Ice-T

Ice-T

Rap Talker

Bruno Falcon

Bruno Falcon

Electro Rock 1

P

Popin' Pete

Electro Rock 2

A

Ana Sánchez

Electro Rock 3 (as Ana 'Lollipop' Sanchez)

Themes & Keywords

dancingrap musichip-hopstreet gangbreakdanceghettodance battlespandexbreakdancing

About Breakin'

Breakin' is a music, drama, romance film released in 1984 exploring themes of dancing, rap music, hip-hop, street gang, breakdance, ghetto. Directed by Joel Silberg, it stars Lucinda Dickey, Adolfo Quinones, Michael Chambers. A struggling young dancer joins forces with two breakdancers and together they become a street sensation.

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