Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo

The three main dancers from ''Breakin''', Kelly "Special K" Bennett, Orlando "Ozone" Barco and Tony "Turbo" Ainley, struggle to stop the demolition of a community recreation center by a developer who wants to build a shopping mall. ==Cast==

• Lucinda Dickey as Kelly "Special K" Bennett • Adolfo "Shabba Doo" Quiñones as Orlando "Ozone" Barco • Michael "Boogaloo Shrimp" Chambers as Tony "Turbo" Ainley • Susie Coelho (listed as Susie Bono) as Rhonda • Harry Caesar as Byron • Sabrina Garcia as Lucia • Peter MacLean as Mr. Douglas • Lu Leonard as Head Nurse • Ken Offson as Randall • John Christy Ewing as Mr. Bennett, Kelly's Father • Jo de Winter as Mrs. Bennett, Kelly's Mother • Herb Mitchell as Stanley • Sandy Lipton as Mrs. Snyder • Vidal Rodriguez as Coco • Ice-T as Rapper "Ice-T" • Cooley Jackson/Jaxson as Featured Street Dancer TKO • John LaMotta as a Policeman • Steve "Sugarfoot" Notario as Strobe • Kimberly McCullough as Kimberly • Martika (listed as Marta Marrero) as Kid • Tyler Birch ==Reception==

As with its predecessor, ''Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo received mostly negative critical reviews. New York Press'' film critic Armond White considered it to be "superb" and Roger Ebert awarded the film a three-star rating. On review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 29% positive rating based on seven reviews. Box office The film grossed $2,921,030 in its first five days starting December 21, 1984, playing at 717 theaters in the United States and Canada. It grossed a total of $15.1 million, less than half that of its predecessor but more than three times its budget. ==Soundtrack==

As with Breakin', much of the film's soundtrack was provided by the duo of Ollie & Jerry. The title track, "Electric Boogaloo", reached #45 on the Billboard R&B chart. • "Electric Boogaloo" – Ollie & Jerry • "Radiotron" – Firefox • "Din Daa Daa" – George Kranz • "When I.C.U." – Ollie & Jerry • "Gotta Have the Money" – Steve Donn • "Believe in the Beat" – Carol Lynn Townes • "Set It Out" – Midway • "I Don't Wanna Come Down" – Mark Scott • "Stylin' Profilin'" – Firefox • "Oye Mamacita" – Rags & Riches Charts ==Home video==

On April 15, 2003, MGM Home Entertainment released ''Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo on DVD format. 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, entered the popular-culture lexicon as a snowclone used to denote an archetypal sequel. The usual connotation is that of a ridiculous sequel title or of a title of a follow-up to an obscure or eclectic film or other work. While most instances are imaginary, some are real; in 1993, Toronto band Dig Circus rereleased their 1992 album Shekkie with extra tracks as Shekkie II: Electric Boogaloo. The rock band Five Iron Frenzy titled their fourth album Five Iron Frenzy 2: Electric Boogaloo and the mathgrind band The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza titled their sophomore album Danza II: Electric Boogaloo. Other news articles and media have used the "Electric Boogaloo" subtitle, and it has also become an Internet meme. A documentary about the Cannon Group was released in 2014 titled Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films, in which ''Breakin' and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo were featured. In the film Kicking and Screaming'', Grover's promiscuous partners after a breakup with a girl named Jane are collectively called "Jane 2: Electric Boogaloo." The third volume of the Pokémon graphic novel series Pokémon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu by Toshihiro Ono is known in English as Pokémon: Electric Pikachu Boogaloo. As early as 2012, right-wing activists in the United States began using the term "boogaloo" (or simply "boog") as a dog whistle to describe a rebellion against the American government, implying a desire for a "sequel" to the first American Revolution, which came to widespread attention in late 2019. Those subscribing to this ideology are part of the boogaloo movement, who are often called "boogaloo boys". ==References==