B Movie Breakdown - Episode 32: Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
When the goinâ gets tough, the tough get dancinâ! This week weâve gone back to 1984 to tangle with one of the most infamous bad sequels of all time, Breakinâ 2: Electric Boogaloo. Considering that this sequel was made and released the same year as the original, itâs a wonder it didnât turn out even worse than it did. Breakers Kelly, Ozone and Turbo (or, as I like to call them, Special K, Shabba-Doo and Boogaloo Shrimp) are back with a mission, except when theyâre starting riot level flash mobs and dancing aimlessly from scene to scene. Rich kid Kelly would rather keep living off of her parentsâ dime and half-heartedly attending dance auditions until she discovers her hood friendsâ community center will be demolished unless they can raise $200,000 to stave off a murderous land developer. After trying their best to make the money with a car wash, lemonade stand, face painting, balloons and star maps, they decide to throw all their chips on a âstreet showâ that they barely plan or rehearse because theyâre too busy dancing with a sex doll, defying the laws of physics and going to dinner half naked with Kellyâs parents. The gangâs show is successful, mostly due to an appearance by Ice-T as DJ âRap Talker,â and Turbo wins himself a bootleg Michael Jackson outfit, a closeted girlfriend and a broken leg that manages to heal in a day or two. God bless the 80s.
Because weâve had so much fun with this weekâs 80s bomb, weâve decide zap ourselves back a couple more years to check out Scott Baioâs first film role in 1982âs Zapped! Supposedly a parody of Carrie, but with elements of The Excorcist, Star Trek and Taxi Driver as well, a teen botches a high school lab experiment which leaves him with telekinetic powers. Rather than use his newfound powers for good, he lets his friend convince him to use them for borderline rape instead, flipping up girlsâ skirts and ripping open their blouses. If Scott Baio wasnât already a sex addict by this point, Iâm sure he was afterwards. This wonderful film is available for streaming on Netflix, but to whet your appetite, check out the trailer for it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-lLsewsAuk
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