Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo | |
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Directed by | Sam Firstenberg |
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Cinematography | Hanania Baer |
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Music by | Michael Linn |
Production company | The Cannon Group |
Distributed by | TriStar Pictures[1] |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $3 million[2] |
Box office | $15.1 million (US/Canada)[1] |
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo is a 1984 American dance musical film directed by Sam Firstenberg.[3] It is a sequel to the 1984 breakdancing film Breakin'. Electric Boogaloo was released seven months after its predecessor by TriStar Pictures. In some international locations the film was released under the title Breakdance 2: Electric Boogaloo. Another sequel, Rappin' (also known as Breakdance 3) was made but had an unconnected plot and different lead characters – only Ice-T features in all three films.
The subtitle "Electric Boogaloo" has entered the popular culture lexicon as a snowclone nickname to denote an archetypal sequel.
Plot
The three main dancers from
Cast
- Lucinda Dickey as Kelly "Special K" Bennett
- Adolfo "Shabba Doo" Quiñones as Orlando "Ozone" Barco
- Michael "Boogaloo Shrimp" Chambers as Tony "Turbo" Ainley
- Susie Bono as Rhonda
- Harry Caesar as Byron
- Sabrina Garcia as Lucia
- Peter MacLean as Mr. Douglas
- Ice-T as Rapper "Ice-T"
- Cooley Jackson/Jaxson as Featured Street Dancer TKO
- John LaMotta as a Policeman
- Steve "Sugarfoot" Notario as Strobe
- Tyler Birch
Critical reception
Like its predecessor, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo received mostly negative reviews from critics.[4][5] New York Press film critic Armond White considered it to be "superb"[6] and Roger Ebert gave the film a three out of four star rating.[7] As of December 2017, Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 29% based on 7 reviews.[8]
Box office
The film grossed $2,921,030 in its first 5 days starting December 21, 1984, playing at 717 theaters in the United States and Canada[9] and went on to gross $15.1 million in the United States and Canada,[1] less than half that of its predecessor. Despite this, it is considered to be a success financially, due to making back over three times its budget.
Soundtrack
Like its predecessor, much of the film's soundtrack was provided by Ollie & Jerry, comprising the duo Ollie E. Brown and Jerry Knight. The title track, "Electric Boogaloo", reached number 45 on the R&B charts.[10]
- "Electric Boogaloo" – Ollie & Jerry
- "Radiotron" – Firefox
- "Din Daa Daa" – George Kranz
- "When I.C.U." – Ollie & Jerry
- "Gotta Have the Money" – Steve Donn
- "Believe in the Beat" – Carol Lynn Townes
- "Set it out" – Midway
- "I Don't Wanna Come Down" – Mark Scott
- "Stylin' Profilin'" – Firefox
- "Oye Mamacita" – Rags & Riches
Charts
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[11] | 51 |
UK Albums (OCC)[12] | 34 |
US Billboard 200[13] | 52 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] | 25 |
Home video releases
On April 15, 2003, MGM Home Entertainment released Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo as a bare-bones DVD. On April 21, 2015,
Legacy
The subtitle "Electric Boogaloo", originally a reference to a
The term "boogaloo" on its own has become a slang term on the Internet beginning as early as 2012, coming to widespread attention in late 2019.[23][24] Used by some far-right extremists to describe an uprising against the American government, the term originated from the idea that such a conflict would be, like the film, a "sequel" to the American Civil War; that is, "Civil War 2: Electric Boogaloo".[25] Groups subscribing to this ideology are considered to be a part of the boogaloo movement, and their members are often called "boogaloo boys".[26][27][28]
References
- ^ Amazon.com. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ "How Boyle Heights Became a Dance Battleground for Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo". April 13, 2021.
- ^ "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo". TCM database. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ Variety Staff (December 31, 1983). "Review: Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo". Variety. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (December 19, 1984). "Breakin 2 Electric Boogaloo (1984) Screen: 'Breakin' 2'". The New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- ^ White, Armond (August 4, 2010). "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo". New York Press. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (January 1, 1984). "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Domestic 1984 Weekend 51". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "Electric Boogaloo". Billboard. January 26, 1985.[permanent dead link]
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ Zimmer, Ben (August 9, 2007). "Phrasal Patterns 2: Electric Boogaloo". OUPblog. Oxford University Press. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ^ Nashawaty, Chris (December 22, 2007). "The 25 Worst Sequels Ever Made". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
No one ever sets out to make a bad movie. But it happens. A lot. Especially when there's a 2, a III, or an Electric Boogaloo in the title. Hollywood's mania for sequels is a relatively new development.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (January 29, 2004). "Review: 'You Got Served'". Variety. Retrieved May 9, 2007.
- ^ a b Patches, Matt (December 22, 2014). "How 'Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo' Became a Movie and Then a Meme". Grantland. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ^ Fowler, Matt (January 6, 2016). "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: "Chardee MacDennis 2: Electric Boogaloo" Review". ign.com. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ^ Foundas, Scott (September 9, 2014). "Toronto Film Review: 'Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films'". variety.com. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ^ Kicking and Screaming (1995) - IMDb, retrieved April 6, 2023
- Viz Communications. Archived from the originalon May 10, 2000. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ Miller, Cassie (June 5, 2020). "The 'Boogaloo' Started as a Racist Meme". Hatewatch. Southern Poverty Law Center. Archived from the original on June 20, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ Zadrozny, Brandy (February 19, 2020). "What is the 'boogaloo'? How online calls for a violent uprising are hitting the mainstream". NBC News. Archived from the original on April 22, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ Woodward, Alex (May 30, 2020). "Why far-right protesters are wearing Hawaiian print". The Independent. Archived from the original on June 1, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "The Boogaloo: Extremists' New Slang Term for A Coming Civil War". Anti-Defamation League. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "Cyber Swarming, Memetic Warfare and Viral Insurgency: How Domestic Militants Organize on Memes to Incite Violent Insurrection and Terror Against Government and Law Enforcement". Network Contagion Research Institute. p. 2. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "What is the 'boogaloo'? How online calls for a violent uprising are hitting the mainstream". NBC News. February 19, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.