An ex-con and break-dancer helps save a neighborhood from a greedy developer while trying to win a rap contest.
Acting
Ice-T's five minutes of screen time outshines the entire lead cast.
Costume
Sweatbands, parachute pants, and enough neon to blind a small village.
Writing
Dialogue so wooden it could be used for breakdance flooring.
Director
Joel Silberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Ice-T's first film appearance, predating his actual music career breakthrough by two years.
Released during Hollywood's brief obsession with 'urban' dance films, it arrived two years after Breakin' and beat Street by mere months.
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