Summary
A disco owner lures a New York breakdancer away from his rapping and dancing friends.
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 42GoodWatch 43
Audience score46%
IMDb3.8
Box office
28%of its budget back
- Budget
- $6 M
- Worldwide
- $2 M
Worldwide it made back $2 M of the $6 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 33 min
Shorter than most music movies, −13 min on the typical 106
typical 10693Half of all music movies run 94–120 min.
Released
1984
September 28, 1984
42 years ago
Genres
MusicDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG-13 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
and 11 more22 people
- Lorenzo LamasChilly
- Vicki FrederickClaire
- Cameron DyeE-Z
- Michelle NicastroDarlene
- Ray SharkeyTerrence
- SKSeth KaufmanJama
- Joseph WhippDonald
- Grace ZabriskieChilly's Mother
- Tony GaniosBig Mac
Carole Ita WhiteUnemployed Lady
Ellen GersteinSecretary- RERene ElizondoSnake
Page LeongSmoothtalker Dancer
Amelia KinkadeLittle Freak (uncredited)- LRLa Ron A. SmithMagick
- A'Adolph 'Oz' AlvarezRicky Riccardo
Russell ClarkJay- RMRobin MenkenJodie
- MSMark SellersD.J.
- SPShawn Patrick WhittingtonDwayne
- JDJeffery DollisonTeammate
The New York City Breakers(Uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Marcelo Epstein Director
Writing · 2
- Desmond Nakano Story, Screenplay
- Kimberly Lynn White Story
Production · 6
- Phil Ramone Executive Producer
- Charles Weber Executive Producer
- Jon Feltheimer Executive Producer
- Jeffrey Schechtman Producer
- Annette Benson Casting
- Chuck Russell Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Robby Müller Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Richard Halsey Editor
- Lorenzo DeStefano Editor
Sound · 1
- Sylvester Levay Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Craig Stearns Art Direction, Production Design
- Guy J. Comtois Production Design
- Cricket Rowland Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Marlene Stewart Costume Design
- Marleen Marta Makeup & Hair
- Timothy D'Arcy Makeup & Hair
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