Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo Explained

Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
Director:Sam Firstenberg
Producer:
Starring:
Music:Michael Linn
Cinematography:Hanania Baer
Editing:
  • Sally Allen
  • Bert Glatstein
  • Bob Jenkis
  • Marcus Manton
  • Barry Zetlin
Studio:The Cannon Group
Distributor:TriStar Pictures
Released:[1]
Runtime:94 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English
Budget:$3 million[2]
Gross:$15.1 million (US/Canada)

Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo is a 1984 American dance musical film directed by Sam Firstenberg.[3] It is a sequel to the 1984 breakdancing film Breakin'. Electric Boogaloo was released seven months after its predecessor by TriStar Pictures. In some international locations the film was released under the title Breakdance 2: Electric Boogaloo. Another sequel, Rappin' (also known as Breakdance 3) was made but had an unconnected plot and different lead characters – only Ice-T features in all three films.

The subtitle "Electric Boogaloo" has entered the popular culture lexicon as a snowclone nickname to denote an archetypal sequel.

Plot

The three main dancers from Breakin' – Kelly "Special K" Bennett (Lucinda Dickey), Orlando "Ozone" Barco (Adolfo Quinones), and Tony "Turbo" Ainley (Michael Chambers) – struggle to stop the demolition of a community recreation center by a developer who wants to build a shopping mall. Viktor Manoel, Ice-T, Lela Rochon and Martika also appear as dancers.

Cast

Critical reception

Like its predecessor, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo received mostly negative reviews from critics.[4] [5] New York Press film critic Armond White considered it to be "superb"[6] and Roger Ebert gave the film a three out of four star rating.[7] As of December 2017, Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 29% based on 7 reviews.[8]

Box office

The film grossed $2,921,030 in its first 5 days starting December 21, 1984, playing at 717 theaters in the United States and Canada[9] and went on to gross $15.1 million in the United States and Canada,[1] less than half that of its predecessor. Despite this, it is considered to be a success financially, due to making back over three times its budget.

Soundtrack

Like its predecessor, much of the film's soundtrack was provided by Ollie & Jerry, comprising the duo Ollie E. Brown and Jerry Knight. The title track, "Electric Boogaloo", reached number 45 on the R&B charts.[10]

  1. "Electric Boogaloo" – Ollie & Jerry
  2. "Radiotron" – Firefox
  3. "Din Daa Daa" – George Kranz
  4. "When I.C.U." – Ollie & Jerry
  5. "Gotta Have the Money" – Steve Donn
  6. "Believe in the Beat" – Carol Lynn Townes
  7. "Set it out" – Midway
  8. "I Don't Wanna Come Down" – Mark Scott
  9. "Stylin' Profilin'" – Firefox
  10. "Oye Mamacita" – Rags & Riches

Charts

Chart (1985)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[11] 51

Home video releases

On April 15, 2003, MGM Home Entertainment released Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo as a bare-bones DVD. On April 21, 2015, Shout! Factory released the film, along with Breakin, as a double feature Blu-ray.

Legacy

The subtitle "Electric Boogaloo", originally a reference to a funk-oriented dance style of the same name, has entered the popular culture lexicon as a snowclone nickname to denote an archetypal sequel.[12] The usual connotation is of either a ridiculous sequel title, or of the follow-up to an obscure or eclectic film (or other work).[13] [14] The rock band Five Iron Frenzy titled their fourth album and the mathgrind band The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza titled their sophomore album . The band Minus the Bear features the song "Get Me Naked 2: Electric Boogaloo" on the album Highly Refined Pirates. An episode of the television show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia was titled "Chardee MacDennis 2: Electric Boogaloo".[15] Other news articles and media have used the Electric Boogaloo subtitle, and it has also become an Internet meme.[16] A documentary about the Cannon Group was released in 2014 called of which Breakin' and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo were featured.[17] In the movie Kicking and Screaming, Grover's promiscuous partners after a breakup with a girl named Jane are collectively rereferred to as "Jane 2: Electric Boogaloo." The third volume of the Pokémon graphic novel series by Toshihiro Ono is known in English as Pokémon: Electric Pikachu Boogaloo.[18]

The term "boogaloo" on its own has become a slang term on the Internet beginning as early as 2012, coming to widespread attention in late 2019.[19] [20] Used by some far-right extremists to describe an uprising against the American government, the term originated from the idea that such a conflict would be, like the film, a "sequel" to the American Civil War; that is, "Civil War 2: Electric Boogaloo".[21] Groups subscribing to this ideology are considered to be a part of the boogaloo movement, and their members are often called "boogaloo boys".[22] [23] [24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. February 21, 2016. Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com.
  2. Web site: How Boyle Heights Became a Dance Battleground for Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. April 13, 2021.
  3. Web site: Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. TCM database. Turner Classic Movies. February 21, 2016.
  4. News: Review: Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. Variety. Variety Staff. December 31, 1983. March 27, 2012 .
  5. Web site: Breakin 2 Electric Boogaloo (1984) Screen: 'Breakin' 2'. Maslin . Janet . Janet Maslin . The New York Times. December 19, 1984. March 27, 2011.
  6. News: Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo . Armond White. White, Armond. New York Press. August 4, 2010. January 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150107113527/http://nypress.com/ready-set-jump. July 31, 2013.
  7. News: Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. . January 1, 1984 . Roger Ebert . Ebert . Roger . March 22, 2021 .
  8. Web site: Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo . . 29 December 2020 .
  9. Web site: Domestic 1984 Weekend 51. Box Office Mojo. May 23, 2020.
  10. Electric Boogaloo. Billboard. January 26, 1985.
  11. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. St Ives, N.S.W.. Australian Chart Book. 1993. 283. 0-646-11917-6.
  12. Web site: Phrasal Patterns 2: Electric Boogaloo . Ben . Zimmer . OUPblog . . August 9, 2007. June 1, 2017.
  13. The 25 Worst Sequels Ever Made . Chris . Nashawaty . December 22, 2007 . June 1, 2017 . . No one ever sets out to make a bad movie. But it happens. A lot. Especially when there’s a 2, a III, or an Electric Boogaloo in the title. Hollywood’s mania for sequels is a relatively new development. .
  14. Web site: Review: 'You Got Served'. Harvey, Dennis. January 29, 2004. Variety. May 9, 2007.
  15. Web site: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: "Chardee MacDennis 2: Electric Boogaloo" Review. Matt. Fowler. January 6, 2016. ign.com. June 1, 2017.
  16. Web site: How 'Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo' Became a Movie and Then a Meme. Matt. Patches. December 22, 2014. Grantland. June 1, 2017.
  17. Web site: Toronto Film Review: 'Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films'. Scott. Foundas. September 9, 2014. variety.com. June 1, 2017.
  18. Web site: Pokémon Comics. https://web.archive.org/web/20000510032557/http://www.vizkids.com/pokemon/products_comics.shtml. Viz Communications. 2000-05-10. 2023-06-27.
  19. Web site: Miller. Cassie. June 5, 2020. The 'Boogaloo' Started as a Racist Meme. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200620153143/https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/06/05/boogaloo-started-racist-meme. June 20, 2020. June 21, 2020. Hatewatch. Southern Poverty Law Center. en.
  20. Web site: What is the 'boogaloo'? How online calls for a violent uprising are hitting the mainstream. Zadrozny. Brandy . Brandy Zadrozny. February 19, 2020. NBC News. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200422182905/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/what-boogaloo-how-online-calls-violent-uprising-are-getting-organized-n1138461. April 22, 2020. May 30, 2020.
  21. News: Why far-right protesters are wearing Hawaiian print . Alex . Woodward . May 30, 2020 . June 1, 2020 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20200601055031/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/far-right-hawaiian-print-shirts-why-protesters-boogaloo-racist-a9539776.html . June 1, 2020 . live .
  22. Web site: The Boogaloo: Extremists' New Slang Term for A Coming Civil War. Anti-Defamation League. April 30, 2020.
  23. Web site: Cyber Swarming, Memetic Warfare and Viral Insurgency: How Domestic Militants Organize on Memes to Incite Violent Insurrection and Terror Against Government and Law Enforcement. 2. Network Contagion Research Institute. April 30, 2020.
  24. Web site: What is the 'boogaloo'? How online calls for a violent uprising are hitting the mainstream. February 19, 2020. NBC News. April 30, 2020.

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