Breakin' (1984) on Netflix
Kelly Bennett trains as a dancer under Franco in Venice, California. Through her friend Adam she meets Ozone and Turbo, two street dancers on the boardwalk, and the three form a troupe.
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Plot summary
Kelly Bennett studies dance in Venice, California, with an instructor called Franco. Through her friend Adam she meets Ozone and Turbo, two street dancers performing on the boardwalk at Venice Beach, and she is drawn to what they do. Franco considers breakdancing low-class, treats Ozone and Turbo rudely and makes inappropriate advances toward Kelly, so she ends her training with him. An audition in front of harsh directors goes badly for her. Adam urges Ozone and Turbo to teach Kelly to breakdance, and after they train, the three perform as a troupe. Kelly persuades the group to enter a dance competition, and James, a friend of hers who works as an agent, watches them and offers to back them.
Cast
- Popin' Peteas Electro Rock 2
- Ana Sánchezas Electro Rock 3 (as Ana 'Lollipop' Sanchez)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Breakin' (1984)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Menahem Golan of Cannon Films, who got the idea after his daughter saw a breakdancer perform in Venice Beach, pressured the production crew to finish the film before Orion Pictures could release its own breakdancing film, Beat Street.
- Rapper Ice-T, who made his film debut here, later admitted he thinks both his own performance and the movie itself are "wack."
- MGM ended its distribution deal with Cannon Films shortly after, reportedly over the potentially X-rated content in John Derek's film Bolero and MGM's policy against releasing X-rated material theatrically.
- On opening day the film outgrossed the more widely released teen comedy Sixteen Candles despite playing in fewer theaters.
- The film's soundtrack album carries the first recorded album appearance by rapper Ice-T, produced by DJ Chris "The Glove" Taylor and David Storrs.
