Our friends Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus of Cannon Films brought us something very spectacular - very special - in 1984. They brought us a little film called Breakin'.
Any of y'all who know me realize by now that I am this film's strongest supporter, its most ardent acolyte. Anyone who challenges this film's integrity within a 500 yard radius of my being had better beware, because I will cut them the fuck up. The. Fuck. Up.
That's right.
I remember it very clearly. I was fat, androgynous, bowl-haircutted, socially retarded, covered in braces, and dressed in clothes they wouldn't even carry in JC Penney, but when I went to see this movie with my cousins in 1984, I decided right then and there that I wanted to be a "breaker." My cousins and I came up with breakin' names. And mine was... are you ready? DJ Ice.
Fuck you - I was a child.
I got those fat neon ghetto laces for my sneakers, the breakdance instructional book from the B. Dalton, and a big piece of square cardboard on which to practice my phat dance moves. I'm pretty sure I got through one half-hearted centipede before I decided I'd be better off watching Diff'rent Strokes and eating pudding pops.
That breakdancing was hard work.
Meanwhile, Turbo, Ozone and Kelly made it look so easy in Breakin'. I was and am thoroughly jealous of their abilities. Every time I watch it, I get a hankering to attempt that shit.
We're very fortunate that Breakin' and its equally stellar sequel Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo were recently released on the DVD. In a box set, even!
Sadly, the soundtrack - and music is pretty crucial to this film - is out-of-print. It features a pre-thug Ice-T and Ms. Chaka Khan! Well, naturally, as a nerd, I had to procure a copy of this soundtrack and use my handy cd-recorder to transform it from vinyl to mp3 magic, and now I can share it with y'all.
Click -> here <- to download.
Track Listing:
"Breakin' ... There's No Stoppin' Us" by Ollie & Jerry – 4:34
"Freakshow on the Dance Floor" by Bar-Kays – 4:42
"Body Work" by Hot Streak – 4:22
"99 ½" by Carol Lynn Townes – 4:02
"Showdown" by Ollie & Jerry – 3:57
"Heart of the Beat" – 4:18
"Street People" by Fire Fox – 3:23
"Cut It" by Re Flex – 3:11
"Ain't Nobody" by Rufus & Chaka Khan – 4:41
"Reckless" by Ice T – 3:57
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