Breakin'
“Push it to pop it! Rock it to lock it! Break it to make it!”
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A classically trained dancer joins two street performers and discovers that the big showcase needs a different kind of energy. The story is familiar and the fashions are a time capsule, but the dancing earns the attention. Let the routines do the work whenever the melodrama takes a breath.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 4.5/10
- Plot
- 6/10
- Effects
- 1/10
- Dialogue
- 5.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 8/10
“The plot knows the steps. The dancers make them worth watching.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 50
Synopsis and movie facts
A struggling young dancer joins forces with two breakdancers and together they become a street sensation.
- Released
- 1984
- Directed by
- Joel Silberg
- Running time
- 86 min
Starring
- Lucinda Dickey as Kelly / Special K
- Adolfo Quinones as Ozone
- Michael Chambers as Turbo
- Ben Lokey as Franco
- Christopher McDonald as James
- Phineas Newborn III as Adam
- Ice-T as Rap Talker
- Bruno Falcon as Electro Rock 1
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
TMDB identity and credits retrieved on 2026-11-10: Breakin' (1984), directed by Joel Silberg. The importer rechecks identity, poster, synopsis, release date, runtime, genres and cast against live metadata.
- Review · badmovies.org
The review praises the dancers' energy and skill while joking about predictable plotting, costumes and interpersonal melodrama. Full review text retained from earlier catalogue research and consulted again on 2026-11-10; no claim of a fresh page download.
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