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Breakin'

Year:

1984

Duration:

90 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance

IMDB rate:

5.6

Director:

Joel Silberg

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1984-05-04

Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $6,047,686 (USA) (6 May 1984)

Gross: $35,995,234 (USA) (29 July 1984)

Cast

Actor

Character

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Lucinda Dickey

Kelly

Adolfo Quinones

Ozone

Michael Chambers

Turbo

Ben Lokey

Franco

Christopher McDonald

James

Phineas Newborn III

Adam

Bruno Falcon

Electro Rock 1 (as 'Bruno Pop N' Taco' Falcon)

Timothy Solomon

Electro Rock 2 (as Timothy 'Poppin' Pete' Solomon)

Ana Sánchez

Electro Rock 3 (as Ana 'Lollipop' Sanchez)

Ice-T

Rap Talker (as Ice T)

Peter Bromilow

Judge

Eleanor Zee

Judge

Scott Cooper

Judge

Eb Lottimer

Judge's Assistant

Teresa Kelly

Vicky (as T.C. Laughlin)

Ric Mancino

Joe the Cook (as Ric Mancini)

Lyla Grahm

Caroline Divine

Bea Silvern

Jennifer Sweet

Gweldolyn Brown

Sophie Cunningham

Andre Landzaat

Waiter

Dalton Cathey

Producer #1

Larry Newberg

Producer #2

Lisa Freeman

Waitress

Richard 'Skate' Diaz

Featured Street Dancer (as Richard 'C.M. Skate' Diaz)

Cooley Jackson

Featured Street Dancer (as Cooly Jackson)

Audrey K. Baranishyn

Dancer (uncredited)

Leslie Cook

Jazz Dancer (uncredited)

Amy Golden

Soda Pop (uncredited)

Dontez Hood

Street Dancer (uncredited)

Bond Dale Jackson Jr.

Dancer (uncredited)

Michel Qissi

Passerby in First Dance Sequence (uncredited)

Lela Rochon

Extra in First Scene (uncredited)

Kara Vallow

Break Dancer (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Though the end credits never reveal it, Ozone and Turbo's real names are Orlando and Tony, respectively.

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In the first "street dancing" scene (the one in which Kelly accompanies Ozone and Turbo to the beach), the audience watching the dancing is comprised of surfers and beach bums. In said audience, we see a man in a black singlet clapping with the music. This man is Jean-Claude Van Damme in his first on-screen appearance. According to Van Damme, he tried hard to draw attention to himself by jumping in the air and doing flips but they were not included in the film.

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First feature film of rapper Ice-T - two of his early instrumental rap songs were used (Tibetan Jam and Reckless); the producers later used Tibetan Jam in the film Missing in Action (1984) where it was used as background music.

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Goofs

In the second dance battle scene in the club, Ice-T can clearly be seen rapping/talking into the microphone in the background yet we do not hear him at all. All that can be heard is music and the main characters dialog.

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In the last audition scene, Kelly and Turbo are seen ripping off their sleeves, but in a brief long shot, their jackets are still on.

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Towards the end of the movie when Kelly and Ozone are arguing at Venice Beach, the last shot of that scene as they are walking away; Ozone says, "I want to show you what real dancing is about." You can see that Ozone's lips don't move, but you can still hear him say something.

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Quotes

Ozone: FOOL!

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Judge: Next!

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Turbo: You owe me seven dollars man.

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