Body Rock

UPC: 013131279696

Studio: Anchor Bay

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language]

Summary: Meant to cash in on the breakdancing mania of the early 1980s, this run-of-the-mill teen movie is undercut by casting Lorenzo Lamas in the role of Chilly D, a breakdancing king, while Magick (La Ron A. Smith) who teaches Chilly the fine art of the acrobatic moves is a real pro. Once Chilly has mastered his new talent, he gets an offer to perform in a high-class club. Lusting after fame and status, Chilly leaves his girlfriend, mother, and buddies behind to focus on a new lifestyle that includes an upscale apartment, a new girlfriend, and as one might guess, all the things he never really wanted. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Category: Musical

Features: Featurette
Trailer
8-page booklet with liner notes and fun facts, exclusive to the first print run of DVDs

Body Rock

Format: DVD

Release Date: 08/21/2007

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 94 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Body Rock
1. Main Titles [4:26]
2. Chilly D & Crew [8:16]
3. Putting the Freeze On [6:12]
4. Magick Moves [4:34]
5. Body Rockin' [5:58]
6. The Softer Side of Chilly [6:26]
7. Day-glo Nightmare [6:20]
8. Seduction [2:45]
9. Movin' On Up [5:38]
10. Smooth Talker [6:17]
11. Club Rampage [5:41]
12. Chilly's Lament [6:47]
13. Cold Shoulder [3:09]
14. Time for Reflection [3:34]
15. Rapstravaganza [13:36]
16. End Credits [4:13]

Jeremy Wheeler

Ninety-three minutes of pure, cheese-coated hilarity await you in Body Rock, a self-declared "rapstravaganza" that will change your mind about Lorenzo Lamas, breakdancing, and life in general. Virtually every second of this shockingly bad outing from 1984 reeks of kitsch gold. From the brilliant and gaudy new wave street gear outfits to the insane black light dance sequence, viewers should be prepared for anything! As far as the hunky hero with the marvelous chest hair goes, Lamas is an Ed Wood-ian joy as Chilly D, the leader of the breakdancing/rapping performance artists, Body Rock. Oh, if only big papa Fernando could have lived a few more years to see his son in parachute pants and neon headbands trying his best to be the next Grandmaster Flash. Proving that rich white actors really could rap back then (no, really!), the future king of straight-to-video steamy action flicks does wonders with the bodacious wordplay and equally shows off his lead feet in some of the most jaw-dropping musical numbers this side of The Apple. Production design should equally share the praise as it delivers what could be the coolest boom box set ever created on stage, screen, or even scrawled on classroom notebooks. This is '80s excessive trash at its most loud and proud, which is curious considering its strong homophobic underpinnings that pop up throughout the film. In a perfect world, this would be the new Rocky Horror Picture Show, but alas, it's just a bit too obscure for the ironic crowd to jump onto. Hopefully, one day more people will discover this gem, and when they do, one should hope that they pay special attention to the mustached and overweight white guy in the Body Rock team whose mind-altering enthusiasm is a lesson in life that everyone can learn from. This one's for you, man! Thanks to Fernando Lamas and Body Rock, your teachings shall never be forgotten. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Cameron Dye  Actor 
Robin Menken  Actor 
Jeannine Bisignano  Actor 
Robert Kessler  Actor 
Tony Ganios  Actor 
Joseph Taylor  Actor 
Philip Granger  Actor 
Scott Grossman  Actor 
Carole Ita White  Actor 
Shashawnee Hall  Actor 
David Andrews  Actor 
Kirk Hansen  Actor 
Page Leong  Actor 
James Greene  Actor 
Russell Clark  Actor 
Mimi Kinkade  Actor 
Ann Williams  Actor 
Ellen Gerstein  Actor 
Grace Zabriskie  Actor 
Rene Elizondo  Actor 
Marcelo Epstein  Director 
Sylvester Levay  Composer (Music Score) 
Desmond Nakano  Screenwriter 
Chuck Russell  Producer 
Phil Ramone  Executive Producer 
Phil Ramone  Producer 
Charles Weber  Executive Producer 
Charles Weber  Producer 
Jeff Schechtman  Producer 
Jon Feltheimer  Executive Producer 
Lorenzo Lamas  Actor 
Vicki Frederick  Actor 
Ray Sharkey  Actor 
Michelle Nicastro  Actor 
Seth Kaufman  Actor 
Joe Whipp  Actor 
La Ron A. Smith  Actor 

Country: USA