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directed by

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that is a sequel to ''

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,'' released seven months earlier the same year by the same producers,

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. In markets where the earlier film was titled ''Breakdance'', the sequel was released as ''Breakdance 2: Electric Boogaloo''. Another sequel, ''

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'' (also known as ''Breakdance 3''), was produced but with an unconnected plot and different lead characters; only

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appears in all three films. The subtitle "Electric Boogaloo" has entered the popular-culture lexicon as a

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nickname to denote an archetypal

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Plot

The three main dancers from ''

'', 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

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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 *

as Rapper "Ice-T" * Cooley Jackson/Jaxson as Featured Street Dancer TKO * John LaMotta as a Policeman * Steve "Sugarfoot" Notario as Strobe *

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as Kimberly *

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(listed as Marta Marrero) as Kid * Tyler Birch

Reception

As with its predecessor, ''Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo'' received mostly negative critical reviews. ''

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'' film critic

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considered it to be "superb" and

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awarded the film a three-star rating. On review aggregator site

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, 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

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. The title track, "Electric Boogaloo", reached #45 on the ''

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'' R&B chart. # " Electric Boogaloo" –

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Charts

Home video

On April 15, 2003, MGM Home Entertainment released ''Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo'' on DVD format. On April 21, 2015,

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released the film, along with ''Breakin, as a double feature

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Legacy

The subtitle "Electric Boogaloo", originally a reference to a

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used to denote an archetypal

. 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

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titled their fourth album '' Five Iron Frenzy 2: Electric Boogaloo'' and the mathgrind band

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titled their sophomore album '' Danza II: Electric Boogaloo''. The band

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features the song "Get Me Naked 2: Electric Boogaloo" on the album ''

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''. The sitcom ''

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s season 11 episode " Chardee MacDennis 2: Electric Boogaloo" is a follow-up to the season 7 episode " Chardee MacDennis: The Game of Games". Other news articles and media have used the "Electric Boogaloo" subtitle, and it has also become an

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. A documentary about the Cannon Group was released in 2014 titled '' Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films'', in which ''

'' 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

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graphic novel series '' Pokémon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu'' by

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is known in English as ''Pokémon: Electric Pikachu Boogaloo''. As early as 2012, right-wing activists in the

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began using the term "boogaloo" (or simply "boog") as a

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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

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, who are often called "boogaloo boys".

References

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