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1985 film directed by Joel Silberg From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rappin' is a 1985 American film directed by Joel Silberg, written by Adam Friedman and Robert J. Litz, produced by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus and starring Mario Van Peebles. The film is a sequel to Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, and is also known as Breakdance 3. Although it features Ice-T (who featured in Breakin' and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo), Rappin' has a plot unconnected to the previous two films and features different lead characters and locations. It is also considered to be a companion piece to the documentary Breakin' 'n' Enterin'.[2]
Rappin' | |
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Directed by | Joel Silberg |
Written by | Adam Friedman Robert J. Litz |
Produced by | Menahem Golan Yoram Globus |
Starring |
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Cinematography | David Gurfinkel |
Edited by | Marcus Manton |
Music by | Michael Linn |
Distributed by | Cannon Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $2,864,844[1] |
Rappin' John Hood (Van Peebles), an ex-convict, attempts to save his neighborhood from developers and hoodlums. Around the same time, one of the hoodlums' girlfriend, Dixie, persuades him to audition for a rap recording contract. Their interactions develop into a relationship.
Mario Van Peebles' raps were overdubbed by Master Gee of the Sugarhill Gang, who also wrote one part,[3] and whose brother Leo plays the role of Allan. The film was filmed in and around Pittsburgh.
Ice-T's small role is uncredited and he reportedly provided the rhymes, including the hero's climactic lines, "Can't stop / Won't stop / Climbing that mountain 'till we reach the top!"[citation needed] Two verses of his 1985 single, Killers, feature mid-way through the film. Brothers Evil E and Hen-Gee, both of whom would go on to work with Ice-T, feature in the film.
The film earned $2.9 million at the US box office.[4]
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