Breakin 2 electric boogaloo movie the 80s movies rewind. Electric boogaloo can be appended to the name of a movie to indicate a sequel. It involves the same actors, including a team of streetdance artists named shabbadoo quinones and boogaloo shrimp chambers, who more or less seem to be playing themselves. The break dancing movie is an instant so bad its good classic. Umbrella entertainments bluray of electric boogaloo is actually on a nifty doublebill bd disc, electric boogaloo. Breakin 2 electric boogaloo the best movie about how break dancing saves a youth center from greedy developers. Electric boogaloo was released seven months after its predecessor by tristar pictures. In their time, golan the artist and globus the businessman managed to create and sustain a company that above all ran on heart. Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the sam firstenbergdirected movie via. 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. Mar 25, 2020 electric boogaloo is a phrase typically appended to the title of a sequel tv or film production to mock its poor quality. The wild, untold story of cannon films, director mark hartley regales us with wild anecdotes and clips, and while the structure is a. Breakdancing, hiphop, rap, and a good time are the main stars of this standard teen movie about youths trying to raise money to save their community club from.
Please let me know where this song aired and where i can find the. The wild, untold story of cannon films 2015 starring bo derek and dolph lundgren on dvd and bluray. Apr 28, 2015 breakin 2 electric boogaloo movie 1984 teaser trailer. The wild, untold story of cannon films paired with machete maidens unleashed. Electric boogaloo is a phrase typically appended to the title of a sequel tv or film production to mock its poor quality. Electric boogaloo is a phrase typically appended to the title of a sequel tv or. This construction is somewhat dismissive of the original work andor the idea of making a followup movie. Kelly dickey, ozone aldolfo shabba doo quinones and turbo the phenomenal michael boogalo shrimp chambers have finished up what appears to have been a short run of their musical street people.
Electric boogaloo begins with the same regrettable tone, calling the films silly, stupid, and low budget, but after 15 minutes, the narrative changes to one of appreciation. Electric boogaloo, the term refers to a type of dance move that arose out of funk and hip hop styles in the 1970s, popularized by the street dance team the electric boogaloos. Breakin 2 electric boogaloo photos view all photos 2 movie info. Kelly lucinda dickey reunites with ozone adolfo quinones and turbo michael chambers to help save the local community center from being torn down by greedy land developers. Electric boogaloo stars lucinda dickey, adolfo quinones, michael boogaloo shrimp chambers, susie coelho the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 34 min. This construction is somewhat dismissive of the original work andor the idea of. This construction is somewhat dismissive of the original work andor the idea of making.
Icet, lucinda dickey, adolfo quinones, sabrina garcia. The new interviews are immaculate and the animated titles and interstitial sequences quite diverting. The wild, untold story of cannon films, which offers a critique of the movie business. In some international locations the film was released under the title breakdance 2. Electric boogaloo trailer you are watching the movie breakin 2. From acclaimed cult film documentarian mark hartley not quite hollywood, machete maidens unleashed, electric boogaloo centres on the story of two movieobsessed immigrant cousins, menahem golan. Especially when theres a 2, a iii, or an electric boogaloo in the title. It was hilarious, and quite well done for a childrens television show. Director sam who gives a fuck firstenberg brings what is apparently his signature style of not giving a fuck. Electric boogaloo is an american 1984 film directed by sam firstenberg. I vaguely remember this film being released but always thought it was called breakdance 2.
The actual story of the movie concerns the tension between zoros passion for his art and his personal life, particularly his. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing breakin 2. Her father john christy ewing disapproves of kellys friendship with street dancers ozone adolfo shabbadoo quinones and turbo michael boogaloo shrimp chambers, and encourages her to pursue an opportunity to perform in paris. In this weeks stream this, chris takes a look at electric boogaloo. Breakdancing, hiphop, rap, and a good time are the main stars of this standard teen movie about youths trying to raise money. Electric boogaloo is a 1984 movie about breakdancing, and a sequel to the same years you heard us, the same year breakin. Electric boogaloo is a 1984 movie about breakdancing, and a sequel to the same years you heard us, the same year breakin kelly, ozone, and turbo are members of a group of street kids that frequent the community center miracles, where theyre working over the summer. The hd encoding on both is excellent, and the images pop at all times. As noted, electric boogaloo is often used in the context of opportunistic sequel culture in the entertainment industry. The wild, untold story of cannon films pays tribute to the titular studio with an affectionate look back thats arguably more entertaining than much of cannons own b movie product. Zoro, the citys hottest and most elusive graffiti writer. An outgrowth of this dance is the electric boogaloo, a style of break dancing popularized in the 1970s by groups like the harlem pop lockers as well as a dance group called electric boogaloo.
Electric boogaloo, a shitty and completely unnecessary continuation of a movie that wasnt even any good to begin with. Refine see titles to watch instantly, titles you havent rated, etc instant watch options. Electric boogaloo is a term used on the internets to describe an egregious sequel that never should have been made. Almost from the moment of the movie s release, people exploited the format of the movie s title for humorous purposes, replacing breakin. Electric boogaloo packs in more dancing, more characters, more fun, and less clothing on lucinda dickey this go round. The movie is a sequel to 1983s very successful breakin. Boogaloo has its roots in decades of jokes about an old movie. Kelly, ozone, and turbo are members of a group of street kids that frequent the community center miracles, where theyre working over the summer. A cute little spanish tease in the infamously campy yet still entertaining sequel to the actually surprisingly decent breakin, which came out the same year, wherein sabrina breaks the heart of michael boogaloo shrimp chambers. It could inspire a boomlet of lowpriced movie musicals movies not saddled with multimillion dollar budgets, broadway connections, and stars who are not necessarily able to sing and dance.
The electric boogaloo is still a dance today, but its most common use alludes to the 1984 film breakin 2. Originally featured in the title of the poorly received 1984 dance film breakin 2. The subtitle struck many as hilarious incidentally, the electric boogaloo is an actual style of dance, and since then, electric boogaloo has been used as a spoof subtitle for a sequel to just about anything, especially a sequel perceived or expected to be of inferior quality, felt to be unnecessary, or sequels with unwieldy. Breaking 2 electric boogaloo had ice t in the mix 2 years before ice. Dec 11, 2015 in this weeks stream this, chris takes a look at electric boogaloo.
Electric boogaloo movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. Bigger and brighter than its predecessor, breakin 2. Director mark hartleys documentary focuses on the wild, untold story of cannon films. Electric boogaloo pg 1h 34min comedy, drama, musical 21 december 1984 usa a developer tries to bulldoze a community recreation center. The title of the documentary, which might baffle people, comes from one of their early hit films breakin 2. Electric boogaloo, the strange sequel to the hit 1984 rap dancing film, breakin cleverly unfolds through the skillful editing together of myriad eyewitness talking heads and interspersing these with clips from relevant films along with some wonderfully tongueincheek animations.
Breakin 2 electric boogaloo the 1984 dance music movie featuring lucinda dickey and adolfo quinones at the award winning 80s movies rewind. When a greedy developer tries to demolish a san francisco community center, the best way for these fly kids to fight the power is to bust a move. Electric boogaloo 1984 the awesome but probably unnecessary sequel to breakin came out the very same year. Was there ever a song on the electric company called back to boogaloo. Breakdancing, hiphop, rap, and a good time are the main stars of this standard teen movie about youths trying to raise money to save their community club from being razed for a shopping mall.
This construction is somewhat dismissive of the original work. With lucinda dickey, adolfo quinones, michael chambers, susie coelho. It is a sequel to the 1984 breakdancing film breakin. I remember this song from either sesame street or the electric company where a guy came out looking like johnny cash, accompanied by three or so women singers, and sang this song. Electric boogaloo, the wild untold story of cannon films. Breakin electric boogaloo is the 1985 sequel to the breakdancing film breakin. As with hartleys previous documentaries, the story at the heart of electric boogaloo its name taken from the film, breakin 2. The wild, untold story of cannon films is a 2014 australianamerican comedic documentary film written and directed by mark hartley. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. An evil ninja attempts to avenge his death from beyond the grave, by possessing an innocent womans body. The wild, untold story of cannon films the second of the dueling cannon films documentaries gets deeper and more raucously under the skin of. Globus two movieobsessed cousins whose passion for cinema changed the way movies. Here are all the movies of the 2014documentary, electric boogaloo in order of appear. Electric boogaloo is not a great movie, but its inexhaustible, entertaining, and may turn out to be influential.