Also known as
  • Breakdance: The Movie
Breakin is a 1984 movie directed by Joel Silberg. It was also released under the title Breakdance: The Movie in some international locations. The film is a retelling of West Side Story. The film setting was inspired by a German documentary entitled Breakin' and Enterin' set in the Los Angeles multi-racial hip-hop club Radiotron, based out of Macarthur Park in Los Angeles. Many of the artists and dancers including Ice-T (who makes his movie debut as a club MC) and Boogaloo Shrimp went straight... full article at wikipedia
Initial release date
  • May 4, 1984
Tagline
  • For The Break Of Your Life!
  • Push it to Pop it! Rock it to Lock it! Break it to Make it!
  • the beat of the streets is...
  • the dance explosion of the 80s
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  • 90.0min
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initial release date
  • Dec 21, 1984
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Netflix ID
  • 60029666
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