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Lorenzo Lamas breakdancing. That's it. That's the tweet.
TMDB
42
IMDb
37
Rotten Tomatoes
46
Audience Score
46
Google
80

Body Rock (1984)

chaotic '80s fever dreamso-bad-it's-iconicbreakdance soap opera

Overview

DramaMusic

A disco owner lures a New York breakdancer away from his rapping and dancing friends.

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dancerdance competitiondancingbronx, new york citybreakdancebreakdancingnew york city breakers
selling out vs. staying trueexploitation of street culturefame's hollow promise

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Actual NYC Breakers doing windmills while Lamas tries.

Costume

Shoulder pads, mesh shirts, and satin pants OH MY.

Best for:Friends: Mystery Science Theater style roast session required.·Background: Fold laundry to aggressively dated breakdance sequences.·Rewatch: Cult classic status achieved through sheer audacity.
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Director

Marcelo Epstein

ReleasedSep 28, 1984
Runtime1h 33m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feellight
Budget$6M·Revenue$1.7M

Top Cast

Lorenzo Lamas

Lorenzo Lamas

Chilly

Vicki Frederick

Vicki Frederick

Claire

Cameron Dye

Cameron Dye

E-Z

Michelle Nicastro

Michelle Nicastro

Darlene

Ray Sharkey

Ray Sharkey

Terrence

Joseph Whipp

Joseph Whipp

Donald

Grace Zabriskie

Grace Zabriskie

Chilly's Mother

Tony Ganios

Tony Ganios

Big Mac

Carole Ita White

Carole Ita White

Unemployed Lady

Ellen Gerstein

Ellen Gerstein

Secretary

Page Leong

Page Leong

Smoothtalker Dancer

Amelia Kinkade

Amelia Kinkade

Little Freak (uncredited)

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

The New York City Breakers were a real crew who appeared in Beat Street the same year, making this their less-remembered second 1984 film.

Cultural

This was part of a brief Hollywood obsession with breakdancing that produced Breakin', Beat Street, and this—clearly the runt of the litter.

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