{"id":88752,"date":"2022-12-03T15:04:44","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T22:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=88752"},"modified":"2022-12-03T19:20:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T02:20:03","slug":"breakin-1984","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=88752","title":{"rendered":"Breakin&#8217; (1984)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;It takes more than talent; you&#8217;ve gotta be tough.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Poster-188x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-88753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Poster-188x300.png 188w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Poster-80x128.png 80w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Poster-169x270.png 169w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Poster.png 597w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a waitress (Lucinda Dickey) and her friend (Phineas Newborn III) from dance class meet up with a pair of break dancers (Adolfo &#8220;Shabba-Doo&#8221; Quinones and Michael &#8220;Boogaloo Shrimp&#8221; Chambers) in Venice, they try to convince Dickey&#8217;s new agent (Christopher McDonald) to give their troupe a chance at fame &#8212; but will Dickey&#8217;s slimy dance teacher (Ben Lokey) attempt to interfere?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dancers <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis quickie pop flick was made expressly by Cannon Films to bank on the success of a 1983 documentary entitled <em>Breakin&#8217; and Enterin&#8217;<\/em>, about the new(ish) phenomenon of break dancing. The serviceable script consists of lines like the following:  <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;She ain&#8217;t no street dancer; she knows nothin&#8217; about what we do.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Street dancing belongs on the street; it won&#8217;t get you to Broadway.&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230; etc. And while the characters are two-dimensional, Dickey (a talented dancer) at least has nice screen presence. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Dickey2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Dickey2-1024x556.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-88755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Dickey2-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Dickey2-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Dickey2-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Dickey2-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Dickey2-497x270.png 497w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Dickey2.png 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, there are plenty of impressive dance sequences taking place on the streets, in clubs, and in studios &#8212; which is what we&#8217;re really watching for anyway. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Dancing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Dancing-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-88756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Dancing-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Dancing-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Dancing-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Dancing-768x412.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Dancing-503x270.png 503w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Dancing.png 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While interracial harmony abounds, class differences are highlighted to a ludicrous degree: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Party.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Party-1024x551.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-88762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Party-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Party-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Party-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Party-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Party-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Party.png 1291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; though it&#8217;s all in service of miraculously bridging divides by the end. And yes, that is Ice T. in his screen debut as a DJ.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Ice-T.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Ice-T-1024x553.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-88757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Ice-T-1024x553.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Ice-T-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Ice-T-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Ice-T-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Ice-T-500x270.png 500w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Ice-T.png 1295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plenty of fun dancing sequences<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Polio.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Polio-1024x551.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-88760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Polio-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Polio-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Polio-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Polio-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Polio-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Polio.png 1295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Good use of L.A. location shooting<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Beach2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Beach2-1024x551.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-88759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Beach2-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Beach2-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Beach2-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Beach2-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Beach2-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Breakin-Beach2.png 1295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s worth a look for its cult status. Listed as a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0086998\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.badmovies.org\/movies\/breakin\/\">Bad Movies Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/1983\/breakin#articles-reviews?articleId=1434280\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/1983\/breakin#articles-reviews?articleId=443265\">TCM Article 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It takes more than talent; you&#8217;ve gotta be tough.&#8221; Synopsis: When a waitress (Lucinda Dickey) and her friend (Phineas Newborn III) from dance class meet up with a pair of break dancers (Adolfo &#8220;Shabba-Doo&#8221; Quinones and Michael &#8220;Boogaloo Shrimp&#8221; Chambers) in Venice, they try to convince Dickey&#8217;s new agent (Christopher McDonald) to give their troupe a chance at fame &#8212; but will Dickey&#8217;s slimy dance teacher (Ben Lokey) attempt to interfere? 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