Review of Breakin' (1984) by Allan C — 31 Oct 2014
Ah, the 1980s. What surprised me most about watching this film now is how unimpressive the dancing seemed. Breakdancing has evolved quite a bit since 1984, but I remember being blown away by dancing when this first came out.
The story is pretty simple. "Serious" dancer Lucinda Dickey (who his same year appeared in "Ninja III: The Domination") meets a couple of street dancers, Shabba-Doo and Boogaloo Shrimp, and then with the help of Christopher McDonald (long before he made a career out of playing jerks in films like "Happy Gilmore) is a dance agent who helps them win mainstream acceptance from the dance community.
Besides the film's 1980s charms, it a fairly inoffensive, if highly unoriginally, showbiz story about plucky kids wanting to make the big time. Oh, and you also get to see Ice-T rap at a couple of breakdance showdowns.
This review of Breakin' (1984) was written by Allan C on 31 Oct 2014.
Breakin' has generally received positive reviews.
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