This article is about the 1984 movie; for other breakin' or breaking references see breaking.
Breakin' is a
1984 movie directed by
Joel Silberg. It was also released under the title
Breakdance: The Movie in some international locations. The film is a retelling of
West Side Story.
The film setting was inspired by a German
documentary entitled
Breakin' and Enterin' set in the
Los Angeles multi-racial
hip-hop club Radiotron, based out of Macarthur Park in Los Angeles. Many of the artists and dancers including
Ice-T (who makes his movie debut as a club MC) and
Boogaloo Shrimp went straight from
Breakin' and Enterin' to star in
Breakin'.