Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo is a 1984 American dance musical film directed by Sam Firstenberg. It is a sequel to the 1984 breakdancing film Breakin'. Electric Boogaloo was released seven months after its predecessor by TriStar Pictures. In some international locations the film was released under the title Breakdance 2: Electric Boogaloo. Another sequel, Rappin' (also known as Breakdance 3) was made but had an unconnected plot and different lead characters – only Ice-T features in all three films. Plot The three main dancers from Breakin' – Kelly "Special K" Bennett (Lucinda Dickey), Orlando "Ozone" Barco (Adolfo Quinones), and Tony "Turbo" Ainley (Michael Chambers) – struggle to stop the demolition of a community recreation center by a developer who wants to build a shopping mall. Viktor Manoel, Ice-T, Lela Rochon and Martika also appear as dancers. 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 Bono as Rhonda Harry Caesar as Byron Sabrina Garcia as Lucia Peter MacLean as Mr. Douglas Ice-T as Rapper "Ice-T" Cooley Jackson/Jaxson as Featured Street Dancer TKO John LaMotta as a Policeman Steve "Sugarfoot" Notario as Strobe Tyler Birch Critical reception Like its predecessor, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo received mostly negative reviews from critics. New York Press film critic Armond White considered it to be "superb" and Roger Ebert gave the film a three out of four star rating. As of December 2017, Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 29% based on 7 reviews. Box office The film grossed $2,921,030 in its first 5 days starting December 21, 1984, playing at 717 theaters in the United States and Canada and went on to gross $15.1 million in the United States and Canada, less than half that of its predecessor. Soundtrack Like its predecessor, much of the film's soundtrack was provided by Ollie & Jerry, comprising the duo Ollie E. Brown and Jerry Knight. The title track, "Electric Boogaloo", reached number 45 on the R&B charts. "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 releases