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From:
Mark Barton
To:
, Che
Date:
Fri, 5 Feb 1999 09:09:24 -0000
Subject:
Re: (idm) Guide to Break Dancing Movies
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quoted 15 lines Breakin' (1984)>Breakin' (1984) >Harmless FLASHDANCE clone, but with the emphasis on breakdancing. Here, >heroine Dickey waitresses rather than welds. Look for Jean-Claude Van Damme >as an extra at the beach. A sequel followed before the year was out. > > >Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984) >Two worthy adversaries--a toothy WASP developer who could rate a centerfold >in Forbes and a young urban black whose earring is longer than a >bola--clash when the former tries to bulldoze a community rec center. The >18 break-dancing standards include ``Do Your Thang'' and ``Oye Mamacita. '' > >Che's note: This has the great solo dance w/ broom scene set to Kraftwerk's >"Tour de France". >
umm , i think that the broom scene was actually in breakin ' 1 rather than the sequel . ' turbo ' s ' solo scene in breakin ' 2 was one in which he break dances on the floor , walls and ceiling lionel ritchie style ! can ' t remember the tune as it ' s been 14 years since i saw it ! cheers , mark b .