Breezy (1973)

Breezy is a teen-aged hippy with a big heart. After taking a ride with a man who only wants her for sex, Breezy manages to escape. She runs to hide on a secluded property where stands the ... See full summary »

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Writer:

Jo Heims

Stars:

William Holden, Kay Lenz, Roger C. Carmel

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William Holden	...	Frank Harmon
Kay Lenz	...	Breezy
Roger C. Carmel	...	Bob Henderson
Marj Dusay	...	Betty Tobin
Joan Hotchkis	...	Paula Harmon
Jamie Smith-Jackson	...	Marcy (as Jamie Smith Jackson)
Norman Bartold	...	Man in Car
Lynn Borden	...	Overnight Date
Shelley Morrison	...	Nancy Henderson
Dennis Olivieri	...	Bruno
Eugene Peterson	...	Charlie
Lew Brown	...	Police Officer
Richard Bull	...	Doctor
Johnnie Collins III	...	Norman
Don Diamond	...	Maitre'D

Storyline

Breezy is a teen-aged hippy with a big heart. After taking a ride with a man who only wants her for sex, Breezy manages to escape. She runs to hide on a secluded property where stands the home of a middle-aged divorced man, Frank Harmon. Frank reluctantly takes Breezy in only to fall unexpectedly in love with her.

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Plot Keywords:

sex | ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship | one word title | little girl lost | beach | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 1974 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Begegnung am Vormittag

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Malpaso Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jo Ann Harris (who had recently starred with Clint Eastwood in The Beguiled), Lauren Hutton, Cybill Shepherd and Tuesday Weld were considered for the female lead.

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Goofs

In the scene when Frankie and Breezy are walking down the boardwalk and pass Director Clint Eastwood, he is standing to the left of the post. As they continue walking, they pass a couple at the next post. In the next camera angle high above, Director Clint Eastwood is still leaning over the railing, but now he is to the right of the post, and the couple just passed by, are no longer even on the boardwalk.

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Connections

Referenced in The Directors: The Films of Clint Eastwood

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Soundtracks

"Breezy's Song"
Lyrics by Marilyn Bergman and Alan Bergman
Music by Michel Legrand
Vocal by Shelby Flint

User Reviews

Can love bridge the generation gap ?

I watched this film again today on AMC, and I find it to be an in-depth character study set in a time of a rapidly changing society, 1973.

Breezy is a young, free spirited, outgoing hippy living on the streets of Los Angeles. Frank is a middle aged, roughened, hard drinking real estate salesman with an ex-wife and ex-girlfriend. They are total opposites. A chance meeting brings the two together. The relationship that ensues is one of turbulence, kindness, and complexities as the two attempt to merge their worlds.

This is the third film directed by Clint Eastwood; the richness of the characters resembles that of Play Misty for Me. Of particular interest to fans of Clint Eastwood's work, and for people who remember the 70's.