Breakin'

Kelly works as a waitress, but dancing is what she really wants to do, and she has trained in jazz. Through a fellow student she meets two street dancers, Ozone and Turbo, who perform on their own terms, outside anything taught in a studio. At first they are unsure about her background, but the three of them join forces, and their different styles become a single act aimed at winning recognition on the street circuit, where judges in suits and ties decide who gets taken seriously.

Released in 1984, Breakin' was directed by Joel Silberg, working from a screenplay by Gerald Scaife. Lucinda Dickey plays Kelly, with Adolfo Quinones as Ozone, Michael Chambers as Turbo, Ben Lokey as Franco, Christopher McDonald as James and Phineas Newborn III as Adam, among a credited cast of 59. It was Silberg's first feature, followed much later by Prison Heat in 1993.

Made for about 1 million dollars by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with Cannon Group and Golan-Globus Productions, the film took roughly 39 million dollars worldwide, a return far beyond its cost that reflects how strongly the breakdancing subject connected with audiences. On IMDb it holds 5.9 out of 10 from around 7,900 votes, while on TMDB it stands at 6.7 from about 180 votes; a critics' rating of 4.5 from nine reviews places it lower than either audience measure.