Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo

"They're Back... For Everyone Who Believes In the Beat."

1984 1h 34m EN

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5.4

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29%

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5.2

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★5.4TMDB · 102🥫29%Rotten Tomatoes●55Metacritic★5.2IMDB · 5,264

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Synopsis

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The dance crew from "Breakin'" bands together to save a community center from a greedy developer bent on building a shopping center in its place.

“They're Back... For Everyone Who Believes In the Beat.”

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Cast

Lucinda Dickey
Kelly
Adolfo Quinones
Ozone
Michael Chambers
Turbo
Susie Coelho
Rhonda
Harry Caesar
Byron
Jo De Winter
Mrs. Bennett
John Christy Ewing
Mr. Bennett
Steve Notario
Strobe / Electro-Rockers Dancer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sam Firstenberg
Writers: Jan Ventura, Julie Reichert, Charles Parker
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.0× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Breakin' Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sam Firstenberg, shot by Hanania Baer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Linn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Marcus Manton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sam Firstenberg directs. Hanania Baer behind the camera. Michael Linn scores. Marcus Manton cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 5.0× over at the box office.
342 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
5Part of the "Breakin' Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Sam Firstenberg, shot by Hanania Baer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Michael Linn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Marcus Manton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Lucinda Dickey and Adolfo Quinones and Michael Chambers carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "They're Back... For Everyone Who Believes In the Beat.".
11IMDB entry: tt0086999 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.