Monday Movie [Parte 1]

The apparent death-knell of the whole first-wave of "let us entertain middle America with urban culture" movies has to be Body Rock. Tellingly, this was released in 1984 along with such heavyweights as Breakin' and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. Starring an all-singing, all-dancing Lorenzo Lamas as Chilly D, enthusiastic street dude extraordinaire of the Body Rock crew, and his trials and tribulations of being tempted by the fame and money of a swanky Manhattanite club, prompting a re-evaluation of his musical passion, friends, and ambition. In this devastating scene, he encounters his old crew on the street wearing his new duds, and must tell his mother (Grace Zabriskie, the sour-faced grandmother from Big Love) that he is moving out so he can be surrounded by other artistes. The eventual epic, saw-it-coming reunion scene occurs in front of a giant friggin' boombox at the Rapstravaganza. Soundtrack ranges from new-wave soft rock to terrible electro and freestyle and includes Maria Vidal, Ashford & Simpson, and Laura Branigan.