Breakin’
New York Jewish Film Festival 2015
January 14 - December 29, 2015
This devastatingly entertaining cult classic tells the tale of a struggling jazz dancer who, with the help of street-dancing friends, becomes the new sensation of the crowds—and did more to put spandex on the silver screen than any other single work of art of any discipline.
Breakin’ did perhaps more than any other single work of art of any discipline to bring a marginal street dance form to the forefront of mainstream American pop culture—and to put spandex on the silver screen. Dated but still devastatingly entertaining, the film tells the tale of a struggling jazz dancer who, with the help of street-dancing friends, becomes the new sensation of the crowds, despite disapproval from her dance instructor and the bitter rivalry from another crew. A variety of hybrid breakthrough performances, alongside a fantastic soundtrack that included Ollie and Jerry’s “There’s No Stopping Us” and Chaka Khan’s “Ain’t Nobody,” made Breakin’ a major success for the iconic low- and medium-budget Cannon Films.
Screening in conjunction with the documentary The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films.
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